NFocus Forums for Agribusiness in August

Cindy Zimmerman

Major corn and soybean producers and agribusiness suppliers will convene this August for the NFocus Forums for Agribusiness. “We are providing the opportunity for 30 to 40 large-acreage corn and soybean producers to meet in one-on-one private sessions with key suppliers,” says Kim Nicholson, managing partner of NFocus Partners, LLC. “With the number of producers farming 5,000 acres or more …

Corn, Events, Farming, Soybean

Average Cattleman Explains Farm Life To HSUS President

Chuck Zimmerman

I love Xtranormal movies. Just saw a tweet link to this one where an average cattleman tries to explain things to the president of the HSUS. It would be funny if it wasn’t so sadly true.

Animal Activists, Animal Health, Farming, Video

Agriblogging Farm Podcasting Row Crop Beef Farmer

Chuck Zimmerman

I remember when it was a rare thing to post a feature about a farmer blogger. Not anymore. Now agvocates are popping up everywhere (the web). Take a new follower of mine on Twitter, Paul W. Paul blogs at Salt Creek Life and has a regular podcast on BlogTalk Radio. His profile on Twitter says, “North Missouri Row Crop, and …

Farming, Media

Farmers Night Before Christmas

Chuck Zimmerman

Thanks to Aimee Chandler, Ag Program Coordinator, University of Illinois Extension for a farmers rendition of the Night Before Christmas. I hope you enjoy it. FARMERS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2010 Twas the night before Christmas when down on the farm The animals were resting in the warm, cozy barn. Now was the time to reflect on the past year Saying …

Farming

National Corn Yield Contest Winners

Chuck Zimmerman

The 2010 National Corn Yield Contest winners have been announced by NCGA. The National Corn Yield Contest is in its 46th year and remains NCGA’s most popular program for members. With 7,119 entries, the 2010 NCGA National Corn Yield Contest set a new participation record again this year. This is a 2.3 percent increase over 2009 (6,960), a 5.8 percent …

Ag Groups, Corn, Farming, NCGA

Thank A Farmer For Food Aplenty

Chuck Zimmerman

We’re going to be doing a little bit of #thankafarmer while giving #foodthanks today. Let’s start with the National Corn Growers Association. They are thanking family farmers for providing “food aplenty.” The focus is on protein which is created by chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs who eat the corn produced throughout the country. You can learn more about it on …

Ag Groups, Farming, Food

Explore Beef Videos

Chuck Zimmerman

Beef production in action is the focus of a series of videos produced with Beef Checkoff funds. Now let’s see if we can get these seen by someone other than beef farmers! By utilizing beef checkoff resources, America’s cattle farmers and ranchers last week commissioned Close-Up on Modern Beef Production, a millennial movie-making project that helps consumers understand modern beef …

Ag Groups, Beef, Farming, Video

AgriSolutions Releasing AgManager Software Upgrade

Cindy Zimmerman

A popular agricultural accounting program is getting a face lift. AgriSolutions®, the developer of AgManager® accounting software, is announcing an exciting new release which includes many feature updates and a new, easy-to-use interface. These improvements further enhance the ability of agricultural producers to manage the demands of their modern farm businesses. The agricultural accounting experts at AgriSolutions Inc., of Brighton, …

Farming

Celebrate Agriculture With Butterball

Chuck Zimmerman

Butterball wants kids to celebrate agriculture just in time for the big fall turkey dinner holiday! Butterball, LLC has partnered with Weekly Reader to develop “Celebrate Agriculture” – a compelling set of classroom learning materials designed to educate children about the importance of responsible agriculture. Butterball’s “Celebrate Agriculture” Weekly Reader program will provide educational materials to more than 200,000 teachers …

Education, Farming, Food

Robert Dasher is Southeastern Farmer of the Year

Chuck Zimmerman

I sure wish I was in Georgia where the sun is shining on the Sunbelt Ag Expo. The winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year was announced today. He’s Robert Dasher of G&R Farms in Glennville, GA. He’s a pioneer in the Vidalia sweet onion industry. Dasher was announced as winner during the Willie B. Withers …

Farming, Sunbelt Ag Expo