July 23 Is National Cowboy Day

Chuck Zimmerman

National Cowboy DayI’m sure my old buddy, Derry Brownfield, would like this. A national cowboy day. I never even heard about it until Cindy brought it to my attention. You can find a reference to it on the American Farm Bureau home page, including a series of psa’s recorded by Randy Huston. How many of you have heard these on the radio? If not, it’s probably because stations just don’t play psa’s like they used to!

Ag Groups, Audio

Monsanto’s YGPL Root Reports Hit The Airwaves

Chuck Zimmerman

MonsantoThis isn’t the first year they’ve done it but they’re doing it a little differently this year. That is they’re using ZimmComm to pre-record interviews with growers and technical representative for a series of radio reports. They’re Osborn & Barr for their client, Monsanto, and the reports are about YieldGard Plus with a focus on corn plant root conditions.

Agencies, Agribusiness, Audio

Corn Congress Discussed On CornTalk

Chuck Zimmerman

MCGA CornTalkLast week Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO Gary Marshall was in Washington, DC where his meetings focused on several issues. In this week’s CornTalk program Cindy interviews Gary about the energy bill, the highway bill, WRDA and CAFTA.

Ag Groups, Audio, Podcasts

Changes To MBIC Website On This Week’s MBIC Report

Chuck Zimmerman

Missouri Beef Industry CouncilIn this week’s MBIC Report, executive director Steve Taylor, discusses changes being made in the organization’s website to make it more user friendly and to add to the amount of content available.

Ag Groups, Audio, Podcasts

European Trip Discussed On CornTalk

Chuck Zimmerman

Missouri Corn Growers AssociationMCGA CEO Gary Marshall just returned from his second trip to Switzerland in the last couple months. While there he met with the folks at Syngenta’s headquarters office. He also stopped in France to meet with French corn growers. Learn about his trip in this week’s CornTalk program.

Ag Groups, Audio, Podcasts

Former CIA Director Woolsey On Ethanol & National Security

Chuck Zimmerman

25 X 25 Ag Energy Work GroupThe 25×25 Ag Energy Work Group held a press conference today with former CIA director James Woolsey. It was a discussion on the idea that reducing our dependence on foreign oil is an issue of national security. Here’s what their news release said:

Ag Groups, Audio, Ethanol