AgriSolutions® is offering “Producer Education Sessions” this month and next to help farmers achieve their 2011 financial goals. According to Valerie Bates, AgriSolutions Training and Education Manager, AgriSolutions’ coursework is designed with the company mission in mind – to help agricultural producers become more effective business managers. Sessions are instructor-led in a classroom setting at AgriSolutions’ offices in Brighton, IL. …

DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco for $5.8 billion in cash and assumption of $500 million of Danisco net debt. Beck’s Hybrids will be hosting 52 grower meetings in January and February to summarize key topics and findings from Beck’s 2010 Practical Farm Research, as well as discuss long-term management procedures. Farm Market iD, …

The 2011 AG CONNECT Expo is winding down but that doesn’t mean our coverage has ended. I’ve just updated our photo album with today’s photos. Cindy and I have more stories that we’ll be posting over the next several days. I’m heading over to the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. They’ve got another general session starting real soon. See …

The year was 1930 and my Grandmother was 5 years old. For historical preservation, the dog, Spot, was lovingly noted on the back of the photograph. A while back, I wrote about round bales versus smaller square bales. Today, the picture depicts a time before either of those existed and hay was moved in loose piles. This photograph is my …

The AgChat Foundation held an agvocate training session this afternoon. We’re building an army of agricultural advocates one crop at a time! I had the honor and pleasure to be a presenter and finally meet some of my fellow board members in person. Here are (l-r), Ray Prock, Jeff Fowle and Nate Taylor. They each took turns talking about Twitter …

I woke up one morning last week with a crick in my neck, which reminded me of the crick right on the edge of Brock. To some of you, it might be a creek. The creek, instead, is about ¼ mile from where we live now. The crick is outside of Brock. See the difference? Maybe it’s all a matter …

Here’s an update on the agvocate social media training session that will take place this Saturday, from 3-6pm in Atlanta in conjunction with AG CONNECT Expo. I’m currently early on the program with a session on “Tools & Technology for the Trade.” Other sessions include: 3 on using Twitter, 3 on using Facebook, Effective Blogging and small group training. If …

Item #48 on our wedding registry: automatic can opener, a.k.a. item #8 that still sits on the pantry shelf and has never been used. I guess I shouldn’t say never. I think my husband used it once or twice. Raise your hand if you still use the old-fashioned kind where you have to manually turn the knob. I know, there …

We’re making a list of all the nice Agwired readers who have taken our survey – and checking it twice to see who will win $250 to help make the holidays brighter. We know that people hate giving out personal information on the internet, but we are asking so that we can improve our on-line publications by knowing who our …

Have you ever heard of the saying, “Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning.”? Unfortunately, my husband took this picture in the morning, and I think it was cold and very windy that day. The saying held true. And, I don’t remember Nebraska being this windy when I was growing up. Maybe it’s the …