Hello and welcome to episode number three of a series of videos and posts I’ve been doing from the Crystal Pig Hunt Club (CPHC) 2017 Georgia deer hunting season. The season is over but I’ve got plenty of venison in the freezer. No monster rack this year. Our last hunt was just before the season ended in January. My brother …
Newest John Deere Gator Model on Display at #CattleCon18
During the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show John Deere showed off its latest top of the line Gator, the XUV835R model. It was the subject of my first video using my new DJI Osmo. Like my ZimmDrone, it takes a little bit of practice to get the fine touch with the controls. But I think this came …
Opening Session & Awards at Develop with Deere
Dealers and connected software providers gathered for opening remarks at Develop with Deere. If you missed it LIVE, don’t worry, watch it here. John Deere’s Lane Arthur, Director, Digital Solutions and Deanna Kovar, Director, Production & Precision Ag Marketing, outlined stragtic messages as to how they help growers increase yeilds, bring down costs and create partnerships. Awards were also presented …
USFRA Promotes Food Evolution in Times Square
As New Year’s Eve revelers fill Times Square this weekend, towering over them will be a jumbotron advertisement for the movie Food Evolution being promoted by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). “We do have one of those huge 60 by 30 foot screens in Times Square that several times an hour a 15 second ad will come on …
2017 Deer Hunt – Can-Am Defender – Episode 2
Hello and welcome from the Crystal Pig Hunt Club (CPHC). It’s time for another episode of hunting with a Can-Am Defender. In this episode my brother Paul and I talk about our experience using the utility vehicle in the woods while deer hunting. You’ll hear nothing but praise for this well thought out vehicle which makes it very comfortable to …
President Trump to Address Farm Bureau
Next month, for the first time in 26 years, the President of the United States will address the membership of the largest general farm organization in the country. Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will address farm and ranch families from across the nation at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 99th Annual Convention, Jan. 5-10 in …
House Ag Committee Launches Farm Bill Website
The House Agriculture Committee is ready to get to work on the 2018 Farm Bill, so Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) today announced the launch of a new online farm bill resource designed to provide updates and information. “I’m committed to completing a farm bill on time. We’ve spent the past three years preparing—holding 113 hearings and six listening sessions around …
2017 Deer Hunt – John Deere Gator – Episode 2
Hello and welcome to episode number two of a series of videos and posts I’m doing, along with other members of our Crystal Pig Hunt Club (CPHC), throughout the Georgia deer hunting season. We’re well into this year’s season and have been out on the property several times. I’m making plans for at least one more trip this year, keeping …
Bayer Helps Fund ASTA Communications Efforts
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) unveiled a new video at the CSS 2017 & Seed Expo to help explain plant breeding innovations in a brief and entertaining way. The video is one of the communications efforts that ASTA partner Bayer has helped to support. Bayer seed traits and seed treatments management lead Brad May, who serves on the ASTA …
ZimmCast from 2017 NAFB Convention
Hello from Kansas City, MO where the ZimmComm team is attending the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention. Cindy and Jamie are here with me. We’re set up in the Broadcast Center behind the golden AgWired table cloth, so we’re easy to find. Late yesterday we decided to record this week’s program and also let a camera run for …