We brought Anna Leigh Peek to the National Farm Machinery Show last week as our “unofficial” intern for the day, just because we are very impressed with the motivation and self-confidence of this Alabama farm girl who is about to graduate from Auburn University with a degree in agricultural communications. “I had grown up for 13 years of my life …
Fellowship of Christian Farmers at NFMS
If you have been in attendance this week at the National Farm Machinery Show you may have seen many people, especially high school students, walking around with sticks. When you approach the Fellowship of Christian Farmers International (FCFI) booth you will be offered a free walking stick. These walking sticks are smooth and sturdy, but the five beads attached to …
Get a SatShot in MapShots
Here’s another example of how MapShots has been working with partner companies to integrate their services into AgStudio. One of the presenters at last week’s customer conference was Lanny Faleide, President/CEO of SatShot, a satellite and aerial imagery company. He told me that their specialized imagery integrates well with MapShots. “We take an ag perspective, understand the agronomy, reasons why …
FMC Anthem Provides Greater Flexibility
As we prepare for the 2014 planting season corn and soybean growers have some new flexibility with the announcement of FMC Anthem herbicide registration in soybeans. FMC’s Nick Hustedde told me, “The Anthem registration in soybeans is really going to help allow growers to be flexible because it can be applied in corn or soybeans so we have that flexibility …
Walk Along a New Holland CR8090 Combine
New combines and headers from New Holland were getting a lot of attention at the National Farm Machinery Show. I got Cole Sanford to take a few minutes and walk me through some of the new features on the CR8090 model combine and folding corn head that you see him standing next to in the photo. Introducing NEW CR Series …
49th Farm Machinery Show Big as Ever
The 2014 National Farm Machinery Show marks 49 years of the largest indoor farm show in the United States. “This show is as big or bigger than ever before,” said show manager Corinne Fetter. “We are sold out in space again with 850 exhibitors … it’s the place to be in February.” There was still snow on the ground for …
#NFMS14 Media Room by FMC
The media room at the National Farm Machinery Show is sponsored again this year by FMC. Thank you FMC! Only the media know how important this is. For one thing, it provides us a place to get away from the crowds to work and publish information. It’s also a great meeting place for interviews. I remember covering this show with …
On The Floor with New Holland
Hello from day one of the National Farm Machinery Show. As usual, we get off to a very busy start with lots of interviews scheduled. I’ll be sharing them with you into next week I’m sure. One of our main sponsors for coverage of the show again this is New Holland. Their exhibit area is getting more and more crowded …
More Corn for Export
To the surprise of traders, USDA increased the projection for U.S. corn exports this marketing year, lowering ending stocks in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. U.S. feed grain ending stocks for 2013/14 are expected lower with a 150-million-bushel increase projected for corn exports. Jack Scoville of the Price Futures Group discussed the estimates during the …
MapShots and AgStudio Growing Fast
You often get the best perspective on what a company does and what its culture is like by talking with the founder. I had that pleasure last week at the MapShots Customer Conference to visit with founder Ted Macy. MapShots, Inc., is a software development company that provides crop management applications for the agriculture industry and is now a subsidiary …