The AgFanatics celebrated their 10th podcast this past week with some good ‘ole fashion back and forth market discussion. Cory joins from the road on this episode, as the guys touch on news from the CME regarding trading hours, weak ethanol numbers, and South American weather and logistical concerns. Also, Cory finally gets his chance to tell the world about …
Becker in New Position with GROWMARK
Congratulations to Cassie Becker who is moving into the Publications and Media Relations Specialist position at GROWMARK effective February 1, 2013. In her role, Cassie will serve as the primary journalist/photographer/videographer and managing editor of the GROWMARK Spirit and Growing Forward. Additionally, she will be responsible for creating and producing various publications, multi-media, and institutional materials and developing and implementing …
AgFanatics Talk Crop Insurance
With co-host Nick Klump under the weather last week, Cory Winstead picked GROWMARK plant food risk management analyst Graham Utter to guest host AgFanatics episode #9 on Crop Insurance. The guys talk Crop Insurance and bring in the expert Bob Dewey of Country Financial to discuss and answer some questions. They discuss things from Revenue Protection to base price and …
AgFanatics Market Talk
Cory Winstead and Nick Klump with AgriVisor have a new AgFanatics podcast discussing export and domestic demand along with other market related topics. The guys also touch on evaluating your marketing plan setting targets and reevaluate the plan. Also we learn about not only one but two things Nick does in his spare time. Listen here – AgFanatics can be …
AgriVisor Has AgFanatics Podcast
Cory Winstead and Nick Klump are AgFanatics and they are not afraid to tell the world about it. AgFanatics is a new podcast from AgriVisor.com, an agricultural advisory firm that is part of the GROWMARK family of companies, and Cory and Nick are the happy hosts making stuff like Farm Bill, Fiscal Cliff, the river situation, marketing and USDA reports …
GROWMARK System Makes Aquisitions
GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced an agreement has been reached to acquire Meier Oil Products., Inc., and Manito Transit. Meier Oil Products, Inc. and Manito Transit have been a family owned business since 1936 and their business has consisted of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon and Champaign, all …
Holiday Greetings from GROWMARK and FS
Dashing through the fields comes GROWMARK and the FS member cooperatives with a load of fuel to make your holiday season warm and bright!
GROWMARK Excited About N-Watch
Ag journalists on the GROWMARK media tour in Iowa last month had the chance to learn about N-Watch, which started this year as a small scale, pilot program by GROWMARK in partnership with FS Member Cooperatives. The objectives of the program are to quantify the form of available, soil-applied nitrogen (N), where it is located, and what happens to the …
New GROWMARK Dry Terminal in Iowa
The first loads of fertilizer came in this week to test the new GROWMARK dry terminal in Stuart, Iowa but earlier this month I joined some of my fellow ag reporters in climbing to the top of the 15,500 ton facility. Notice it was all females – left to right, Rita Maloney of Illinois RFD Radio; Deanna Thomas of WMBD …
GROWMARK Cookbook Helps Feed the World
GROWMARK cooked up a great way to help farmers feed the world this year by compiling a cookbook filled with recipes contributed by GROWMARK employees and selling it to raise money for the an important charity. “We wanted to do something special this year to promote the International Year of Cooperatives and GROWMARK’s 85th anniversary,” said Karen Jones, GROWMARK’s Publications …