Shoot It Straight Video Contest

Talia Goes

Lights, Camera, Action! The Illinois Corn Growers Association is calling on all students to channel their “inner Spielberg” and create a video highlighting agriculture. All high school and college students are eligible to submit a short video (2 minutes or less) into the Shoot it Straight Video Contest. Sponsors will be looking for a fresh, original and convincing approach that …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Corn, Video

New Beef Ad Campaign Launched

Melissa Sandfort

You may be seeing and hearing new “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” advertising this summer. The beef checkoff has updated the popular campaign and rolled out new print and radio ads. Watch and learn more about the strategy behind the beef ad campaign and one of the beef producer-leaders involved. The new campaign targets millenial and Gen-X consumers ages 25-44, …

Agribusiness, Beef, Video

2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion Dustin Focht

Chuck Zimmerman

A big congratulations to Dustin Focht, Stillwater, OK, who is the 2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion! Here’s a photo of Dustin. The Runner up Champion is Blaine Lotz from Edna, Kansas and the Reserve Champion is Brian Little from Wann, Oklahoma. We had a fantastic group of 31 contestants for this honor. It’s the Super Bowl of livestock auctioneering and …

Ag Groups, Livestock, LMA, Video

BASF Growing Today for Tomorrow Video

Cindy Zimmerman

One of our most popular ZimmCast’s ever was an interview we did in 2010 with BASF’s Paul Rea about the company’s really cool video “One Hungry Planet,” which has been seen by over 100,000 people. Now BASF has done it again with another cool video “Growing Today for Tomorrow” which illustrates how today’s farmers are producing more food with less …

Agribusiness, BASF, Farming, Video

Farmer Boys Head of Security?

Chuck Zimmerman

I dunno. What do you think? What do they put in those burgers out on the west coast? Meet Farmer Boys® New Head of Security. Sworn to protect the farm fresh vegetables that make Farmer Boys burgers so tasty. Locally-sourced lettuce, crisp tomatoes, onions and Hass avocados. Stop by and say hello. If he says anything back, you may want …

Food, Video

Benefits of Mintrex Cu on Pigs & Mode of Action

Joanna Schroeder

Mintrex Cu (copper) has benefits on pigs and mode of action. Dr. Yulin Ma, who works on Novus International’s research and development team, gave a presentation during the 25th Anniversary of the World Pork Expo about seven trials pertaining to the company’s new product Mintrex Cu. Ma explained that when adding the product to premix, the copper sulfate helped the …

Audio, Novus International, Pork, Research, Swine, Video, World Pork Expo

Hogtoberfeast Was a Feast

Joanna Schroeder

One of the most anticipated events during the World Pork Expo each year is the hog roast sponsored by Automated Production Systems. It seems each year the event gets bigger and this year was no exception. The theme “Hogtoberfeast” was celebrated in true German style from the decoration of the pig to the costumes and accents of those who participated …

Pork, Swine, Video, World Pork Expo

New Holland Genesis T8 in Action

Chuck Zimmerman

Last week New Holland introduced the new Genesis T8 Series Tractor. I shot some video of it which I added to my interview with Gary Wojcik, Segment Marketing Manager for large horsepower tractors. If you are familiar with the original Genesis tractor (picture in photo album of a restored model) or have a story to tell about them then New …

Agribusiness, Equipment, New Holland, Tractor, Video