Precision agriculture training at Iowa State University just got a boost. Today, Ag Leader Technology announced their commitment to support students interested in precision agriculture by establishing the Ag Leader Technology Precision Agriculture Scholarship within the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) at Iowa State University. Five Ag Leader scholarships will be awarded annually starting in the 2008/2009 school …
Got Scholarship? Students Receive Scholar Athlete Milk Award
The Milk Processor Education Program has named its 2008 SAMMY Award winners. Twenty-five teens are receiving the $7,500 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award. A record-breaking 65,000 students entered the contest. The winners are unsurpassed when it comes to top-notch performance in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. The 2008 SAMMY Award winners will join a distinguished group …
My Real Life Tour Bus Rolling Into Action
I’m enjoying some coffee and a relaxing morning here in Lincoln, NE and getting ready to wander around the HayMarket Farmer’s Market in a few minutes. The Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, will conclude this evening with a big performance at the Pershing Center. Hopefully, it will continue again this fall. If you or your company is interested I’m …
Real Life Tour School Stops
This morning the Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, put on a great show for the students at Lincoln Southwest High School. We had thunder and lightning outside and an awesome show inside. You can click on the photo for a bigger one. You can get a pretty good sense of what these tour stops are like at the schools …
Ne Ag Research Center Director Mark Schroeder
The new Director of the University of Nebraska, Agricultural Research & Development Center, is Mark Schroeder. He’s sitting at last night’s dinner while visiting with Governor Heineman. After dinner I got to talk to Mark about his new position and what he thinks about this marriage of Army and agriculture touring together and inspiring communities like Lincoln. He thinks it’s …
Faculty Love Having Michael Peterson
Another part of the audience at the schools where My Real Life Tour stops is the faculty. As you can see, they get into it too. The Principal of Grand Island Senior High School is Kent Mann. I spoke to him before the show yesterday and he was really looking forward to it. He said his only fear was how …
Student Reaction to Michael Peterson
When it comes to gauging how well students receive the My Real Life Tour message it’s best to hear it from them. The auditorium was packed at yesterday’s event, including the upper level seating. I asked several of them after the show at Grand Island Senior High School what they thought of the program and here’s what they said. My …
Getting Real on the Road With Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson is helping young people get real in their life. He’s on the “My Real Life – Strong for America Tour” and I’ll be joining him this week in Lincoln, NE. During the week I’ll be posting frequently from the various events taking place on this last leg of the current segment of the tour. I spoke to Michael …
Get Clover Country and Help 4-H
Country Clover is a new CD made by the National 4-H Council. It’s “Songs From Famous 4-H Alumni” featuring artists like Sugarland, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and many more. I got a copy when I interviewed Anarosa Garcia, Corporate Development Manager, National 4-H Council, at the recent NAMA Convention. Proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the activities …
Iowa State Gets Crazy with Crazy Wings
Crazy faces for Crazy Wings. Student competitors from Iowa State University are in the spotlight before NAMA judges as we speak, or shall I say as I type, presenting what they hope is a winning pitch for Crazy Wings, a pork version of the chicken drumstick. I spoke with the Iowa State Marketing Team Director Josie Rudolphi (pictured second from …