One of the new members of the Senate Agriculture Committee may be a short-timer. “I welcome Senators Steve Daines from Montana and Jeff Sessions from Alabama to the Agriculture Committee,” said Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) who was selected to continue as chairman of the committee. “Their home states represent an important share of agriculture production in the United States and …
Pro Farmer Honors Folta Ag Person of the Year
Kevin Folta of the University of Florida has been named 2016 Pro Farmer Ag Person of the Year. Folta is a professor at UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and chair of the horticulture sciences department. “Dr. Folta has been a leader in the fight against the anti-GMO movement for years,” said Chip Flory, Pro Farmer editor. “He was a …
Happy Holidays from Water for Food
ZimmComm loves holiday greetings, including Merry Christmas messages. At this time of year we like to share random examples of the ones we receive. Let’s start with the Water for Food Daugherty Global Institute at the University of Nebraska. Wishing you a warm holiday season and a New Year filled with joy, peace and prosperity.
Thanksgiving Blessings to Our Friends
At this time of Thanksgiving we pause to count our blessings. The freedom of this great country in which we live Its opportunity for achievement and freedom to worship The friendship and confidence you have show in us For this and so much more we are deeply thankful. Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving from the ZimmComm/AgWired team.
So God ‘Harvested’ a Farmer
With the death of my grandfather on November 1, God called another farmer, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend home. Robert Glenn Sandfort was 94 wonderful years old when he passed to his heavenly home. But you, my readers, knew him simply as “Grandpa.” I began writing my AgWalk stories in June 2010. My motivation was being able …
AgHires is Redesigned
Looking for a job in agriculture? Got a job you need to fill? Then the redesigned AgHires job board and recruiting platform might be for you. The new site offers a more robust user experience whether you’re posting a job, searching for a job or just exploring the world of agriculture. AgHires new website will keep candidates engaged using a …
AgWired – A Top Ten Ag Blog
AgWired is a top ten out of the top 50 ag blogs according to a new Feedspot ranking of The Best Agriculture Blogs on the Planet. Passionate about the industry that feeds the world? Or curious to know where your food comes from, what is in it, and who produces it? Agriculture blogs provide useful information and insightful commentary on …
30th @WorldFoodPrize Laureates Honored
Drs. Maria Andrade, Howarth Bouis, Jan Low and Robert Mwanga were awarded the 30th annual World Food Prize last week before an international audience at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Three of the 2016 laureates were honored for their work in developing the vitamin A-enriched orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). Dr. Andrade and Dr. Mwanga, plant scientists in Mozambique …
MGEX To Auction Historic Cash Tables
MGEX is auctioning off seven antique cash tables in a public, online auction this month. The tables being offered are over a century old and were used on the historic trading floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, now just known as MGEX, which was established in 1881 and is celebrating 135 years this year. From October 10 through October 28, …
Zimfo Bytes
Nominations for the St. Louis AgriBusiness Club’s Agribusiness Leader of the Year are due on Sept 13. Nominations including the name, title, and employer of the nominee, the name, signature, and contact information of the person submitting the nomination, and a 2 page maximum summary in paragraph form including reasons and qualifications relating to the selection criteria should be submitted …