Some sad news to pass along from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Long-time Farm Broadcaster Lyle Romine of Fargo died this morning of cancer. He was 59 years old. Lyle was Farm Director of the Fargo based American Ag Network, a regional network serving forty radio stations in North Dakota South Dakota and Montana. Lyle was born and raised …
NAFB Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation just announced their 2010 scholarship recipients. The Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 selections: Taylor James, Kansas State University, Glenn Kummerow Scholarship, $5,000 Denise Donley, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, $4,000 Julie Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, $4,000 The NAFB Foundation Board of Directors would like to congratulate these students. In addition to their …
First Annual NAFB Lake Girls Retreat
The 1st Annual NAFB Lake Girls Retreat was held this past weekend at the lovely home of the incomparable Sara Wyant and Al Johnson of Agri-Pulse. Some of you may remember that a group of gals who are NAFB old-timers got together and bought the weekend at Al and Sara’s up for bid at the NAFB Foundation auction last fall. …
Visiting With NAFB
Here’s the Happy St. Patty’s Day crew of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. I visited today and really appreciate them ordering up a beautiful sunny day for my drive. The photo was actually taken yesterday and I talked Jennifer out of it. Pictured are Stacia Cudd, Mark Vail, Susan Tally and Jennifer Saylor (not picture is Rose Marie Lawrence). …
NAFB at Commodity Classic
Members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting got together for their traditional Commodity Classic photo this evening during the media reception that was sponsored by New Holland. Our good buddy Gene Hemphill, New Holland, was on hand as we welcomed new Executive Director for NAFB, Mark Vail, who is in his first week on the job. More photos have …
New NAFB Leadership
Starting March 1, the National Association of Farm Broadcasting will have a new Executive Director. He’s Mark Vail and many of you know him from his career in farm broadcasting both on the microphone and in management. In fact, Mark was just serving again on the NAFB board! So they’ve got a new staff leader with strong roots in the …
Mark Vail New Executive Director For NAFB
I’d like to congratulate Mark Vail in his new position of Executive Director for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. NAFB just made the announcement this morning. Vail brings with him 34 years of experience in the broadcast arena, encompassing a variety of positions including farm broadcaster, general manager and director of operations. “I’m very excited to have Mark on …
RIP Milt Bliss
Veteran farm broadcaster Milt Bliss received his heavenly reward this week on January 27 – 100 years and 6 days old, bless his soul. Milt’s century mark was recognized by Willard Scott on the Today show last week and he received numerous birthday wishes from friends around the world. Milt was inducted into the NAFB Hall of Fame in 1994 …
New Year Brings Kixor to Control Weeds
Weeds are still the number one enemy of growers, costing some $95 billion a year in lost global food production. But this new year brings a new herbicide technology that kicks weed control up to a whole new level. BASF Kixor herbicide technology was approved for use just as the 2009 season was coming to an end, so growers can …
Wish Milt Bliss a Happy Century!
This pioneer farm broadcaster will be celebrating his 100th birthday on January 21. Milton E. Bliss was inducted into the NAFB Hall of Fame in 1994, the same year that Dix Harper took this photo of him. Milt’s career in radio dates back to the early 1930’s when he took a job at WHA in Madison, Wisconsin to help work …