John Deere’s Penn Picks Up Syngenta Award at World Ag Forum

John Davis

J.B. Penn, Chief Economist for John Deere, has been recognized for his efforts that have “impacted the lives and livelihood of the world’s population by meeting the growing need for food.” During a presentation after the last session today at the World Agricultural Forum in St. Louis, Syngenta Seeds President David Morgan presented Penn with the Syngenta Recognizing Contributions to …

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Farm Bureau’s Stallman: Any Hungry Person is a Concern

John Davis

President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Bob Stallman, just finished up his part of a panel discussion at World Agricultural Forum, entitled Strategies, Actions & Policies for Long-Term Security in Agriculture & Food Production. Right at the outset, Stallman stressed the American farmers’ commitment to making sure that not only people in the U.S. are fed but that the …

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Finances Continue to Dominate Talk at World Ag Forum

John Davis

The issue of finances and credit markets remains the main topic of discussion during this first day of the World Agricultural Forum going on in St. Louis, Mo. The most current session features several prominent bankers, including: Shuillin Wang, China Investment Corp.; Joseph Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist for Bank of America; James Bond, CEO, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency at The …

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The Give and Take of World Ag Forum

John Davis

One of the great things about the sessions like the ones at World Agricultural Forum is the way the audience is able to interact with the panelists and experts who are on the main stage. During a session this morning, the RT Hon. James B. Bolger, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the current Chairman of the World Agricultural …

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World Ag Forum Pics on Flickr

John Davis

Just a quick update for you, I’ve got some of the pictures from this year’s World Agricultural Forum posted over on Flickr (well, more accurately, Cindy got them posted… I’m still battling the system). We’ll have more as the events progress, but to start with, you can see about 40 pics from last night’s welcoming reception and behind-the-scenes tour at …

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You Can Park Unsold Cars; Can’t Park Hunger

John Davis

One of the speakers at the opening session of the World Agricultural Forum was the former Prime Minister of New Zealand and current Chairman of the World Ag Forum, the RT Hon. James B. Bolger. He told the group that while you can park unsold cars, you can’t park hunger… drawing parallels to the bailout of the US auto industry …

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World Ag Forum: Meeting the Financial Challenges

John Davis

With financial markets still stinging after the recent meltdown, it’s no wonder that the financial challenges facing agriculture is part of the first session at the World Agricultural Forum going on in St. Louis, Mo. The RT Hon. James B. Bolger, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chairman of the World Agricultural Forum, pointed out to the group that …

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Good Morning from World Ag Forum!

John Davis

In just a few moments, the 2009 World Congress of the World Agricultural Forum will get underway, with opening remarks from World Ag Forum CEO Leonard Guarraia and Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-MO). We’ve staked out a place about halfway back in the main ballroom at the St. Louis Ballpark Hilton… close enough to get what everyone is talking about but …

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Behind the Scenes at the St. Louis Zoo

John Davis

There’s always plenty of cool things to see and do when you follow events for AgWired and the other ZimmComm New Media Web sites, but this evening’s event at the St. Louis Zoo is among the coolest… figuratively and literally! As part of the opening reception of the World Agricultural Forum, our friends at Novus International sponsored a behind-the-scenes tour …

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Novus Hosts Opening Reception at World Ag Forum

John Davis

I had such a good time the last time I covered an event that our friends at Novus International sponsored (the Undergraduate Networking Day back in April), that I just couldn’t wait to see what they had in store for us at the World Agricultural Forum. Well, they did not disappoint as they provided those who took the bus ride …

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