Travis Satterfield grows mainly rice and soybeans in Mississippi. He has also served as Chair of Delta F.A.R.M. and is a member of the Mississippi Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force. I visited with him during the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour. He got involved in the tour because of his concern about the availability and quality of water and …
Stovall Farms Putting Conservation Into Practice
The first stop on the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour was Stovall Farms. Our host was Pete Hunter, one of the farm owners. In the photo Pete is receiving a thank you gift from Conservation Technology Information Center board member Lara Moody, The Fertilizer Institute. Pete provided us with a history of the farm that includes legendary blues musician Muddy …
Excitement is Building for AG CONNECT 2013
AG CONNECT Expo & Summit 2013 will be held January 29-31, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Kansas City Convention Center and we got a little preview of this upcoming event during the National Agri-Marketing Association conference, also in Kansas City just a month or so ago. I talked with AG CONNECT show director Sara Mooney about what will …
New Holland “Really Cool Mowing Units”
This is the face of a very happy compact tractor. But don’t let its cute little face fool you – this new New Holland Boomer 25 is no toy tractor. “It’s a real tractor which does real work,” says Dan Valen, New Holland segment marketing manager. “It’s only little in terms of its actual size.” The Boomer 20 and 25 …
SLIP Plate Launches Facebook Sweepstakes
Let me re-introduce you to SLIP Plate, a Superior Graphite product. Many farmers already know about SLIP Plate and use the products but over coming months we’re going to introduce you to this company and this product. We’re going to get started now with an interview I just conducted with Barry Lee, Product Manager Coatings & Lubricants, Superior Graphite. He …
A John Deere Welcome to CTIC Tour
One of our sponsors for the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour is John Deere. Making some opening remarks tonight was Matt Weinheimer, Division Sales Mgr., Mid-South. He says John Deere has been a member of CTIC since it was founded and he congratulates the organization on celebrating 30 years. Listen to Matt’s remarks here: 2012 Conservation in Action Tour Photo …
A Taste of Watermelon Slim
It was a big treat for this blues loving AgriBlogger to hear Watermelon Slim tonight at the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour opening reception. He told us before playing that he had farmed and felt a special connection to the audience he had tonight. Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine …
Previewing 2012 Conservation in Action Tour
It’s registration time at the hotel desk for the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour. I spoke with Rex Martin, Syngenta, about the program we’re about to embark upon. Rex is the Chairman of the Board for the Conservation Information Technology Center and is pictured with CTIC staff. According to Rex this is the 5th annual conservation tour conducted by CTIC. …
Building a Megrabrand
How would you go about building a megabrand? Alltech has some ideas. Eight of them to be precise. One of the presentations during the 2012 Alltech Annual International Symposium was titled, “Building a Megabrand.” Our presenter was Catherine Keogh. Catherine shared Alltech’s eight branding principles which can be conformed to your business. I’ve included this portion of her presentation in …
Talking Social Media at Alltech Symposium
I attended the 2012 Alltech International Symposium Discuss Dinner titled, “Creating Raving Fans: How can you embrace the digital world for your business?” Our moderator was Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters. Michele had a very diverse group to deal with. I think we had folks from about 15 countries in the room! They had a lot of questions about social media …