The recent AG CONNECT Expo can certainly be considered a success, especially if you talk to some of the exhibitors who attended. “We have a group of customers coming into this show, who are coming into here for education, taking part in the 50 educational sessions, and almost every one of them have been booked out,” said Rusty Fowler, President/CEO …
New Holland Initiative Supports Ethanol
We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of New Holland‘s commitment to ethanol and corn growers through their initiative with Growth Energy. Started in March 2012, the company’s manager of Cash Crop Product Specialists, Jim Moellenberndt, told Chuck at the recent AG CONNECT Expo that the ethanol initiative has been growing in popularity. “[We’re] getting the news out that New …
Claas Rolls Out New Lexion 780 at AG CONNECT
Farmers this fall will see a new combine that sets itself apart from the competition in its efficiency. During the recent AG CONNECT, Chuck caught up with Claas product specialist Christopher Girodat, who talked about the improvements they’ve made in the company’s new Lexion 780 over the old 770 model. “We have a new feeder house drive system, which allows …
A Look Back at Milestones in Biodiesel Industry
The ZimmComm team is in action at various locations like the National Ethanol Conference, Cattle Industry Convention and I’m currently covering the National Biodiesel Conference. We’re really enjoying seeing so many of our friends. The opening general session of this year’s National Biodiesel Conference was a fantastic look back at 20 years of the National Biodiesel Board and 10 years …
Three Pillars of Headline Plant Health
Growers at the recent BASF Crop Protection “Fields of Innovation” symposium heard from Technical Market Specialist Dr. Jennifer Holland about the three pillars of plant health – disease control, growth efficiency and stress tolerance, and how Headline fungicide plays a role in those. “Headline fungicide really controls the pathogen in a preventative manner,” she explained, adding it keeps the pathogen …
AG CONNECTers Invited to Agritechnica in Fall
The recent AG CONNECT Expo gave farmers across the U.S. a chance to see the latest in American agriculture. But if you want a more international feel, you might want to check out what next November’s Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany has to offer. “Usually in America, you meet Americans. But when you go outside, especially to this #1 show [Agritechnica], …
John Deere Recognized for Machine Sync Excellence
At the recent AG CONNECT Expo, John Deere was recognized for its efforts picking up an AE50 Gold Medal. Kathy Michael, Senior Product Manager, Intelligent Solutions Group for John Deere, explained to Chuck what their Machine Sync, which won the award, can do. “What [Machine Sync does is allow] the combine to control the tractor of the grain cart and …
Understanding the Connections at IPPE
Connecting the interests of the poultry industry sums of the theme Novus International adopted for this year’s International Production & Processing Expo held earlier this week in Atlanta, GA. Today’s poultry industry faces multiple and often contradictory challenges to profitability. Between managing margins and servicing customers, every stakeholder in the supply chain is working to meet financial metrics, strict quality …
Great American Wheat Harvest Documentary
Here’s a great project to show your support for. It’s a film documentary in production now called The Great American Wheat Harvest. In this week’s program I’m sharing a conversation with film producer Conrad Weaver during AG CONNECT Expo and U.S. Custom Harvesters Convention. I put the program together in a noisy Atlanta Delta Sky Club this morning because that’s …
Headline AMP Makes Headline Even Better
Headline fungicide has been one of the most successful crop protection products in the history of agriculture, but combining Headline with other chemistries makes it even better. At the recent BASF Crop Protection “Fields of Innovation” symposium, BASF Technical Service Representative Dr. Caren Schmidt talked about how adding Caramba™ fungicide to Headline created Headline AMP for maximum protection from foliar …