This here’s a story about a tractor called “Lil Tug.” Lil Tug is a New Holland Boomer that did duty in Jay Leno’s Garage for years. His story is about to enter a new chapter though since Jay has taken possession of a New Holland Boomer 8N! Lil Tug will be auctioned and the proceeds will go to the Fisher …
Honoring Gene Hemphill at Farm Progress Show
This week the Farm Progress Show held a preview day for the media. Our good friend Gene Hemphill sent along a photo. With Gene in command again this year, New Holland is sponsoring the media tent and our coverage of the show on AgWired. Cindy and I will be arriving on Monday and we’re there for the duration. You should …
Make a Video Entry For New Holland Boomer 555 Contest
There are some great entries in the New Holland Boomer 555 Contest. This social media driven promotion we’re helping with is going well. Who wouldn’t want to win a 5 year lease on a new Boomer 30 compact tractor with front end loader? We’d like to see some video entries. How about it? Got some creative juices flowing? Get out …
Ag Media Summit Friends
It is lunch time at the Ag Media Summit. I’ve been collecting interviews at the InfoExpo and will start posting them after lunch. This is a busy conference. We’ve got so many friends and clients here that it’s like old home week. Speaking of InfoExpo, there is a record number of exhibitors this year. I’m trying to visit them all …
New Holland Oscar in Agriculture Call For Entries
The New Holland Oscar in Agriculture Award “recognizes the high levels of journalistic performance in broadcasting by agricultural communication professionals who are members of the NAFB.” Now is the time to enter this year’s competition. You can find the entry form and rules on the National Association of Farm Broadcasting website. The entry deadline is October 7, 2011. All work …
New Holland Announces Boomer™ 555 Contest
Announcing the New Holland Boomer™ 555 Contest. Eight lucky winners will receive a 5-year lease (150-hour per year) on a New Boomer 30 with a 240TLA Loader with the 5-year Boomer Guard5 Limited Warranty. All you have to do is fill out the entry form and describe how you would use a New Holland compact tractor. You can find out …
Proposal Could Cost Farm GPS Users
A company that wants to create a new, integrated wireless broadband/satellite network is facing opposition from agricultural global positioning system (GPS) providers and users. As we reported on Precision Pays, Virginia-based company LightSquared has proposed to set up 40,000 wireless broad-band stations across the nation on a frequency that is right next to the one used by GPS. Opposition to …
New Holland Shows Off
During Commodity Classic I visited once again with Mike Harvey, New Holland. We didn’t talk equipment as much as farm show exhibiting. I see Mike at various shows throughout the year so just to be different we talked about what it takes for New Holland to put together all the exhibits at all the shows they do during a year. …
Self Propelled Guardians From New Holland
The biggest machine in the New Holland booth at this year’s Commodity Classic is their Guardian Rear Boom Sprayer. There wasn’t enough space for it to “spread its wings” though. I talked with Tyler Roberts about the self propelled sprayers now being made by New Holland. Tyler says these machines are ready to get out in the field after being …
New Holland Sponsors Classic Media Room
Our sponsor New Holland is also sponsoring the media room. Cindy took a photo of me with Gene Hemphill, New Holland and good friend. We’ve covered some miles over the years and I’m very proud to be working with Gene once again here at Classic. This evening New Holland also sponsored the annual reception for the media. We had some …