I went out to my car a little while ago to sit in the air conditioning and the thermometer in it said 101 degrees. It is toasty here. In fact, my computer here in the media tent is heating up and acting up or I’d have some video posted for you already. So, I’m packing up and heading to the …
New Dekalb Youth Scholarships & WingWear
On stage in the media tent here at the Farm Progress Show this morning was Monsanto. Here’s their head of U. S. operations, Jim Zimmer. He says they’re continuing to support farm youth initiatives. Today he was here to announce 10 new Dekalb youth scholarships. 10 students will receive $2,500. He says the FFA will be involved but students don’t …
Cruising in the ZimMobile
Laura and I went out on a drive around in the ZimMobile. The breeze was so nice that I thought about just driving around for a while. I left Laura in the John Deere tent where she’s doing some interviews while I came back here to get some posts done. It is hot in the media tent so I’m going …
Matt Jungmann is Farm Progress Show Manager
Matt Jungmann is National Shows Manager for Farm Progress Companies. I passed him just a few minutes ago as Laura and I were doing a drive around. While I was interviewing Matt the AgriTalk Mike’s showed up (Mike Adams and Mike Perrine) so they joined in. Matt and Mike agree that this is one of the largest opening day crowds …
Trimble-Dickey-John Hybrid Precision Agriculture
The first press conference of the day here at the Farm Progress Show was held jointly by Trimble and Dickey-John. On the stage are Jim Stephens, Trimble Ag Media Relations, Erick Arveson, GM, Trimble Ag Division and Chris Tarpley, VP of Sales and Marketing, Dickey-John. The companies announced that they’ve joined forces to offer precision farming solutions using their combined …
Sunrise on Farm Progress Show
We go from sunset to sunrise here at the Farm Progress Show. The early farm broadcasters beat me here this morning. Not all of them are working here in the media tent. You’ll find them scattered all over the place. I’m all set up and ready to bring you all the action and excitement. Right now I’m going to go …
Media Perspective of Farm Progress Show
It’s almost time for the start of the 2007 Farm Progress Show. To help me kick it off and give it an independent media perspective I had a discussion with Leah Guffey, WFMB (right) and Tricia Braid Terry, RFD Radio Network (left). We talked about the new paved roads, air conditioning in the bathrooms and media tent and all the …
Sundown on Farm Progress
The sun is actually down at this point but that’s where it was as I was driving out of the Farm Progress Show this evening. While I’m here Cindy will be attending the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s ID InfoExpo in Kansas City. Once again she’ll be producing their virtual press room using our AgNewsWire.AgWired.com service. That means that ag …
Jay Leno’s Ecojet on Display in New Holland Exhibit
If you’ve been reading AgWired long then you know I’ve been following Jay Leno’s Ecojet car fueled by biodiesel. Well thanks to New Holland the car is here on display. What I want to talk Jay in to is letting me take it for a spin on these nicely paved roads here in Progress City. With 700 horse power I’m …
Media Tent at Farm Progress Show
Once again the media tent is being sponsored by New Holland. Gene says he’s got “air conditioners” this year but they’re not turned on yet. Right now I’m one of the few, the proud, the first wave of ag media on site. I’m hoping that I won’t be the last one out of here tonight so it’s getting time to …