I think my European twin son of a different mother, the AgroBlogger, said it best in a tweet upon returning from the 2013 IFAJ Congress in Argentina: “Back home for almost two days, but mentally still in this Gaucho-rhythm: Meat, Malbec, Mooh, Meat, Malbec, Mooh… #ifaj2013” For those of us who went on the livestock tour we were really in …
20th Anniversary of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
The 20th anniversary of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is underway. Kicking off the event yesterday were Show President Doug Wagner and OMAF Deputy Minister Dr. Deb Stark. If you’ll be attending the show then get the new COFS 2013 App which is now available for Blackberry, Android, iPhone, and tablets! Download it for free at http://cofs.quickmobile.mobi. Users can get a …
Ruralisima TV Program 1
There’s a new tv show in Argentina and I’m happy to have been included! It’s Ruralisima TV, produced by Uno Sei. I hope you speak spanish but if you don’t you can find me at about 18:30 in and I only speak English. This was a short interview on our boat ride in which we talked about why participation in …
Argentinian Citrus Grove
We told you earlier about our visit to La Campiña, owned by Cesar and Mónica Cahen D’Anvers, near Rosario, Argentina. The main crop grown on this farm is oranges – both a local variety and navels – and they are cultivated for export to mostly European markets as well as in the making of various juices, jams, jellies and candies …
Gauchos Herding Livestock Across River
After a dusty day on the trail during our IFAJ Congress livestock farm tour in Argentina’s Entre Ríos province we got a welcome change of pace with a boat trip on the Paraná River. Our boats all took us to where we got a front row seat as gauchos herded horses and cattle across the river. It turned into a …
Argentina Farm Tour
During the 2013 IFAJ Congress many of us participated in a livestock tour that focused on one farm in the Entre Ríos province. Throughout the major portion of the day we were taken from location to location on dirt roads in trailers pulled by tractors and trucks. Let’s just say we got down and dirty, or rather dusty. From the …
Head of DuPont Argentina Addresses IFAJ
The country manager for DuPont in Argentina addressed the IFAJ 2013 Congress during the last day of activities for the event and he talked about the importance of the country for his company. “DuPont is a science company and we want to produce solutions for some of the biggest challenges in the world and one of those is feeding the …
2013 IFAJ Congress Group Photo
Here’s the whole group of 2013 IFAJ Congress participants at our La Campiña lunch tour and stop. Thank you Case IH and New Holland for your support. 2013 IFAJ Congress Photo Album
Argentine Agriculture Secretary Comments at IFAJ
We did get to hear from a high ranking official in the Argentine government during the IFAJ Congress this week – but not in English and there was no opportunity to ask questions. Lorenzo Basso’s title is Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture of Argentina, so not exactly the equal to Tom Vilsack in the U.S., more like Deputy Secretary …
Corn Communicators Talk Maizall in Argentina
Communications directors of three major grain grower organizations in the United States were among those attending the IFAJ 2013 Congress in Argentina this week. It was the first time for Mindy Williamson with the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, Marri Carrow with U.S. Grains Council, and National Corn Growers Association Communications Director Ken Colombini to attend the international meeting of agricultural …