AgChat Tweetup at Commodity Classic

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the AgChat tweetup group at Commodity Classic. By now you should know that a tweetup is an opportunity for fellow Twitterers to meet face to face at an event. In this case those who participate in the weekly AgChat Twitter conversation got together here for a little bit of networking. Cindy (@FarmPodcaster) took the photo from above us as …

Commodity Classic

Nebraska Soybean President Wins New Holland Mower

Cindy Zimmerman

Hopefully, Scott Richert’s wife believes him by now. He really did win the New Holland G4050 Zero Turn Radius mower in the drawing held at the New Holland exhibit at the Commodity Classic trade show Thursday evening. Scott is president of the Nebraska Soybean Association and lives in Gresham, Nebraska. He was the sixth name to be drawn out of …

Audio, Commodity Classic, New Holland

NAFB at Commodity Classic

Chuck Zimmerman

Members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting got together for their traditional Commodity Classic photo this evening during the media reception that was sponsored by New Holland. Our good buddy Gene Hemphill, New Holland, was on hand as we welcomed new Executive Director for NAFB, Mark Vail, who is in his first week on the job. More photos have …

Commodity Classic, NAFB

Guess Whose Boots

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s time once again for a Commodity Classic edition of Guess Whose Boots. The first person to post the correct answer in the comments of this post will win a prize from the ZimmComm New Media prize stash. I have no idea what that will be right now. So guess away. Commodity Classic Photo Album AgWired coverage of the 2010 …

Commodity Classic

Commodity Classic Trade Show Opens

Chuck Zimmerman

The Commodity Classic Trade Show kicked off today and Cindy was there with a camera. Watch the ribbon cutting and start to the show which is where we’ve spent a lot of time this afternoon. Commodity Classic Photo Album AgWired coverage of the 2010 Commodity Classic is sponsored by: and

Commodity Classic, Video

Soybean Superstar Speaks at BASF Seminar

Cindy Zimmerman

You can never get enough of the always entertaining World Soybean Yield Champion Kip Cullers. During the BASF Science Behind Soybeans seminar at the 2010 Commodity Classic on Wednesday, Kip talked about the recent trip he took to Brazil and what he learned there. “The reason I went to Brazil is because, if you want to learn something, you got …

Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Soybean, Uncategorized

BASF Recognizes SOY Challenge Winners

Cindy Zimmerman

Since Sue takes care of the bookkeeping on the Roehm farm and she admits to being a little skeptical when they entered the challenge because of the additional upfront cost involved. “With the chemicals, that’s a very big portion of our budget for farming,” Sue said. One of those additional costs was for Headline, which increases plant health. “And by …

ASA, Audio, BASF, Commodity Classic, Video

BASF Science Behind Soybeans

Chuck Zimmerman

Here at Commodity Classic a group of us media types are learning about The Science Behind Soybeans from BASF. We have a panel of experts that includes soybean growers like world record holder Kip Cullers. Cindy and I are attending the seminar and will posting photos and interviews here soon. The media who could not attend are invited to download …

BASF, Commodity Classic