Live Audio Farm Progress Show Press Conferences

Chuck Zimmerman

This morning I streamed the audio from our press conferences that included this one with New Holland. I recorded it and will be posting that audio soon. I hope you enjoyed them. Farm Progress Photo Album AgWired coverage of the 2010 Farm Progress Show is sponsored by: and

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Hagie Unveils New Self Propelled Sprayer

Joanna Schroeder

In an earlier post, Matt Jungmann, the director for the Farm Progress Show, noted that one of the reasons Farm Progress is one of the largest ag shows in the world is because of the new technologies unveiled. Last night, I was invited to a media preview of Hagie Manufacturing Company’s new self propelled sprayer, the STX10. This new product …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, Farm Shows

Farm Progress Show Expected to Draw the Crowds

Joanna Schroeder

The 2010 Farm Progress is hours away from kickoff and Matt Jungmann, the National Events Manager for the show, is expecting huge crowds. This year, more than 550 exhibitors will be on hand; this is slightly up from 2008 when the Farm Progress was last in Boone, Iowa. But maybe more impressive is the fact that the exhibitors that are …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, Farm Shows

The King of Farm Progress Kicks It All Off

Joanna Schroeder

The king of Farm Progress, Gene Hemphill, a consultant for New Holland, is on site and raring to go for the start of this year’s Farm Progress Show. The ZimmComm team is on site at the media tent, which is sponsored by New Holland. I’ll be reporting from the show this week along with Chuck Zimmerman. Check out our Farm …

Farm Progress Show, New Holland

Media Takes Early Look at Farm Progress 2010

Cindy Zimmerman

The media got a sneak peek this week at what we can expect at the 2010 Farm Progress Show when it officially gets underway on Tuesday in Boone, Iowa. Our roving reporter and New Holland representative Gene Hemphill was kind enough to send us a couple of photos from the event. New Holland is once again the sponsor of the …

Farm Progress Show, New Holland

“Big Bud” at Farm Progress

Cindy Zimmerman

The world’s largest tractor is sure to be a big attraction at the 2010 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa next week. The Big Bud 747 tractor was built in Havre, Montana by Ron Harmon and the crew of the Northern Manufacturing Company. Measuring 27 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 14 feet tall, and weighing in at 100,000 pounds, …

Equipment, Farm Progress Show, Tractor, Video

Syngenta Seeds Celebrating New Headquarters

Chuck Zimmerman

In just a few days Syngenta Seeds will be holding the grand opening celebration of their new headquarters in Minnetonka, MN and Cindy will be on site to document the celebration in pictures and with interviews. While I was attending the Farm Progress Show I visited with Syngenta’s Bruce Battles and Tracy Mader in their exhibit about one of their …

Agribusiness, Audio, Farm Progress Show, Syngenta

Atrazine Turns 50

Chuck Zimmerman

As many of you may know, Atrazine is celebrating its 50th birthday. To learn more about it and what it means I spoke to Chuck Foresman, Syngenta Manager, Weed Resistance Strategies and Sherry Duvall Ford, Syngenta, Head, External Communications. We were at the Farm Progress Show in the media tent. Chuck says that the product helped farmers back in the …

Agribusiness, Audio, Corn, Farm Progress Show, Syngenta

Farm Progress Show Harvest Demo

Cindy Zimmerman

The corn was still green but that didn’t stop a rainbow of combines from demonstrating their skills at the 2009 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois last week. Watch this YouTube video of the New Holland CR9080 doing its thing:

Farm Progress Show, New Holland, Video

Talking Precision With International Visitors

Chuck Zimmerman

Someone mentioned to me the other day that because there are more farm shows being developed in other countries and due to the shape of our economy we probably will see fewer international visitors to shows here in the U.S. However, at this year’s Farm Progress Show I saw lots of them. While I was in the Ag Leader Technology …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, International