The 60th Annual Farm Progress Show draws to a close today on the final day. I had the pleasure of catching up with Show Manager, Matt Jungmann, who said the weather was hot, the crowds were strong and the field demonstrations, well, that’s just Mother Nature. “For the first time in 60 years we couldn’t harvest a crop because it …
Bayer Markets New Wheat Herbicide
Bayer CropScience released the new Huskie Complete this year. Cereal Herbicides Product Manager for Bayer, Thorsten Schwindt, was very excited to talk about the product here in Decatur, IL at the Farm Progress Show. A few years back, Bayer released a product called Huskie. The product was successful, but Bayer decided to do some research to extend the product beyond …
NAMA at Farm Progress Show
The National Agri-Marketing Association held a reception for agrimarketers attending the 2013 Farm Progress Show. Here’s some of the group that showed up to get out of the sun and enjoy some fun and fellowship. Efforts like this are part of NAMA’s efforts to reach out to other organizations and find ways to collaborate. It is also a great way …
Illinois Governor Visits Farm Progress Show
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur this week to honor the memory of a show supporter and to launch a statewide cover crop demonstration project. The governor proclaimed August 28 as “Emmett Sefton Day” in Illinois in honor of the man who helped secure Decatur as the show location. Emmett’s family was on hand …
Corn Growers Strong at Farm Progress Show
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) president Pam Johnson of Iowa and First Vice President Martin Barbre in his home state of Illinois were visiting with farmers and the media at the Farm Progress Show this week. The farm bill is still a big concern for the corn growers and Pam says they are “not waiting very patiently anymore” for …
Survivor Shows Up at Farm Progress Show
The TruAg exhibition was home for Rupert Boneham this week at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. Rupert is known for his role on reality TV where viewers voted him the million dollar winner on Survivor: America’s Tribal Council. Rupert started a vocational mentoring program, Rupert’s Kids, 23 years ago. The program helps young adults, starting at age …
Deadliest Catch Sails into the Farm Progress Show
If you’re like me you’ve watched almost every season of Deadliest Catch and are very familiar with the Hansen’s and their boat the Northwestern. While at the 2013 Farm Progress Show I had a chance to catch up with deckboss, Edgar Hansen, and learn a little bit about the boat, harvesting of the crab and why they choose to use Chevron Delo products. …
Insights Into Bayer’s Respect the Rotation Program
Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Bayer CropScience held a panel of researchers to discuss the current hot topic of weed resistance. Arlene Cotie, Product Development Manager with Bayer, took a moment to speak with media regarding her thoughts on weed resistance and how Bayer is pursuing an education process for growers. In 2010 Bayer released their Respect …
Bayer Breaks Ground for Bee Health
Bayer CropScience can easily say they are the only exhibitors with live bees in their booth at the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. Following the luncheon on the opening day of the show, media got the chance to speak with Bayer researchers regarding the importance of bee health in agriculture. Robyn Kneen, North American Bee Care Manager, and Bill …
Ag Leader Introduces AgFiniti at Farm Progress Show
Ag Leader Technology‘s biggest announcement at Farm Progress Show this week is wireless connectivity in the cab with their new cloud-based platform, AgFiniti®. Users can simply connect the Ag Leader Wi-Fi Adapter to the Ag Leader® Integra or Versa™ display to access a wireless internet network in the cab through any mobile hotspot of their choice, such as a smartphone, …