The National Association of Farm Broadcasting announces the passing of 58-year emeritus member Lee Kline at age 91. Growing up on a farm near Conrad, Iowa, his first on-air experience came in the summer of 1950 at WMT Radio, where he had been awarded the WMT Farm Scholarship and later graduated from Iowa State University in 1951 with a degree …
Passing of Ed Czerwien
Well-known cattle market analyst Ed Czerwien, 70, Amarillo, passed away January 3 after fighting ALS for more than three years. Ed is an emeritus member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) and was a Livestock & Grain Market News Reporter for the USDA in Amarillo, TX until he retired. After retiring, he started up CZ Cattle Market Analytics …
ZimmCast 681 – What’s New for 2022
The recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk gave us an opportunity to find out what’s new for 2022. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we hear interviews from six companies about what they have in store for farmers and ranchers in the new year. Our guests for this episode are: AMVAC Technical Service Manager, Midwest Region, Joe Bruce …
RIP Tom Riter, WNAX
So sad to hear over the weekend about the passing of Tom Riter, farm broadcaster with WNAX radio in Yankton, South Dakota. Tom was a member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) for over 25 years. Tom Riter was born and raised in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where he spent many summers walking beans and detasseling corn. After graduating …
Golden Harvest Thrilled with Gold Series Soybeans
Golden Harvest is reporting outstanding performance with its Gold Series line of soybeans. “The performance that we’re seeing is just frankly out of this world,” said Dave Young, Golden Harvest Marketing Head, during the recent NAFB Trade Talk. The new lineup includes Enlist E3® soybeans and XtendFlex® soybeans is are available for the 2022 season. Young says overall performance of …
Update on SIMPAS from AMVAC
AMVAC’s SIMPAS™ (Smart Integrated Multi-Product Prescription Application System) continues to grow the number of products that can be used with the prescriptive application equipment. “Last year we started with just a handful of products, so this year we’re introducing several more products,” said Jim Lappin, SIMPAS Commercial Manager, during an interview at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk. …
Helena Offers Soil Health Solution to Rising Fertilizer Costs
With fertilizer prices hitting record highs this month, it’s not surprising that was a major topic of discussion last week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual Trade Talk. Helena Agri-Enterprises had a message to take home to farmers that the solution to high fertilizer prices lies beneath the surface. Since soil health is one of the main factors …
NAFB Awards and Stuff
The usual awards and honors were handed out at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) annual convention this year, but since we were only on-site for 24 hours this year, we have no photos to share of our own. This one is from Brownfield Ag News of Cyndi Young-Puyear who was inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with …
Former Senator Crashes Vilsack Presser at NAFB
Now that Pat Roberts is retired from his long and illustrious 40-year career in Congress, he decided to try his hand at farm broadcasting during Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s virtual press conference at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention this week in Kansas City. Standing up at the microphone to ask Vilsack a question, Roberts said, “I’m …
NAFB Convention is Live and Large in KC
The 78th NAFB Convention is back in person at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Every year, NAFB Convention brings together broadcast professionals, ag industry leaders, and students focused on the agriculture industry. Last year’s event was virtual due to the pandemic, but this year it is business as usual with attendance just about normal and a full …