How would you like to have a state agriculture secretary helping you with your public relations efforts? That’s what New Holland has going for them in Pennsylvania.
Reach For a Green Star
At the NAFB convention recently I spent some time in the John Deere booth. Pictured here are Seth Crawford (l), Leigh Ann Cleaver (BCS Communications) and Barry Nelson (r).
I interviewed Seth about John Deere’s new “Reach For The Stars” program they announced in conjunction with the American Soybean Association. This program is designed to provide U.S. soybean growers with opportunities to learn more about precision ag systems. It also has a contest portion in which selected growers will be able to choose from among “15 premium level precision ag systems, each with a suggested retail price of more than $20,000, for the entire 2007 U.S. growing season. After the program ends, qualified participants will be offered an opportunity to purchase the entire system, or just the components they want to own, at a greatly reduced price.”
A Country Christmas Festival
This sounds like an interesting event. The Victorian Country Christmas Festival is going on right now in Puyallup, WA. Here’s some of the entertainment you’ll find there.
Extreme Makeover Case IH Style
I’ve got a very interesting interview this week with Kyle Russell, Director, Livestock Marketing, Case IH.
Case IH participated in an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help an Iowa family (The Kibe’s) who’s home was destroyed. They donated a new Case IH JX1100U tractor with a LX252 loader to the family.
Move That Tractor
Well I was heading out. Then I got an email with this announcement about a Case IH tractor making its acting debut on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition this coming Sunday.
Tractor Repair in Iraq
I just got another report from Paul McKellips, US Department of State, Public Affairs GO Team. He’s on assignment in Erbil, Iraq. This report is about the work being done to repair tractors in Iraq.
John Deere Walk Through
I finally had a chance to walk around a little today. One of the first exhibits I wandered through was John Deere.
Deere Gear Contest Update
Here’s a Deere Gear Store “JOHN DEERE MEMORIES CONTEST” update. The first $50 Gift Certificate winners are:
Amelia Chesko, Stroudsburg PA
Danielle Pettigrew, Twin Falls ID
Kimberly Upton, Ocilla GA
Green Tractors At This Dairy Farm
I thought this would make Barry Nelson happy at John Deere.
The Norwegian dairy farmer I interviewed today made a point of making sure I knew he exclusively uses John Deere tractors. He seemed pretty proud of that.
New Utility Tractors From Massey Ferguson
There’s some new tractors out in the Massey Ferguson line. It’s their 500 Series of utility tractors like this 596 model. They also received four AE50 awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. You can find out more on these stories on AgNewsWire.AgWired.com.