The Distinguished Dr. Greg Stapleton

Chuck Zimmerman

BASF Senior Technical Service Representative Greg Stapleton has just been awarded the Distinguished Service Award for Industry at the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) annual meeting in Jacksonville, FL. In making the nomination, fellow members stated that Dr. Stapleton has been very active in SWSS on many different committees. During the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award for Industry, the …

Agribusiness, BASF

BASF Bids Best Wishes to Dan Muys

Cindy Zimmerman

Here at ZimmComm, it is very true that our clients are our friends and we hate to see them move on. So, it is with mixed emotions and fond memories that we say goodbye to our friend Dan Muys with Quarry and wish him the very best as he moves across the country of Canada for personal reasons. I found …

Agencies, BASF

Kip and the Bean Stalk

Cindy Zimmerman

A sample from Kip Cullers’ world record soybean yield was on display in a trophy case at Pioneer’s Commodity Classic trade show booth and it certainly received a lot of well-deserved attention. Kip’s record in 2007, you may recall, was an astonishing 154 bushels per acre. Pioneer and BASF are two of the companies Kip credits with helping him break …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Pioneer, Seed, Soybean

New Holland Helping the Media Get the Message Out

Chuck Zimmerman

I know we’ve heard a lot from Gene Hemphill here on AgWired the past few days but well we should. Here’s my interview with him from the trade show floor at Commodity Classic. In it we talk about his support of the ag media including sponsoring the media room. Gene says they’ve been doing it since Commodity Classic started and …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Media, New Holland

The Gene Hemphill Media Reception

Chuck Zimmerman

There aren’t too many people in agricultural marketing who don’t know Gene Hemphill, Industry Affairs, New Holland. You probably know that we honored him at the media reception at Commodity Classic. This week’s program expands on that theme. Gene is a friend as well as a client and beloved by all of us in the media who have worked with …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Media, New Holland, Video, ZimmCast

Kip’s Tips

Cindy Zimmerman

Kip Cullers of Missouri is not only a great corn and soybean grower, he has become one heck of an entertaining speaker. He’s really fun to be around, but he is totally serious about helping other growers meet their optimum potential for yields. Kip revealed some of his record-breaking yield tips at the American Soybean Association-BASF breakfast at the 2008 …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Corn, New Holland, Soybean

Hybrids Play Major Role in Corn on Corn Yield

Chuck Zimmerman

Besides hearing from a researcher and a farmer we also heard from Commodity Classic Learning Center sponsor Bruce Battles, Agronomy Marketing Manager, Syngenta Seeds. The subject was Maximizing Yield in Continuous Corn. Bruce says the company is investing a lot of time and money in testing their hybrid specific recommendations to increase the percentage of success their customers have. When …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Corn, New Holland, Seed, Syngenta

Manage Residue When Planting Corn on Corn

Chuck Zimmerman

I think growers appreciate hearing from other growers, even if they also sell Garst Seed. At the Commodity Classic Learning Center session on Maximizing Yield in Continuous Corn, north central Iowa grower Mike Missman talked about his experience with corn on corn. When I spoke with him prior to his presentation he said that the first consideration would be Garst …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Corn, New Holland, Seed

Media Room Sponsorships Vital

Chuck Zimmerman

There were 145 media representatives covering Commodity Classic. Here’s some of them at the Sec. of Ag Schafer press conference. We all have significant needs for things like internet access, phone lines, work spaces, convenient food/beverages, privacy, a meeting place, secure room for equipment and help finding our way around. That’s why it is so important and appreciated to have …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Media, New Holland

Dr. Fred Below Says Use High Yielding Varieties

Chuck Zimmerman

If you haven’t heard Dr. Fred Below, Professor of Plant Physiology, University of Illinois, speak then you’re missing something. He was part of a panel discussion on Maximizing Yield in Continuous Corn that filled the room. The Learning Center session was sponsored by Syngenta. The first thing Dr. Below wanted growers to know is that they’ll take an approximate 10% …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Corn, New Holland, Syngenta