World Pork Expo officially kicked off in Des Moines this evening with a media reception. More than 100 registered media will be on hand to cover the Expo which is expected to be attended by thousands of people from all over the world. During the reception Tim Bierman, who lives in Larrabee, Iowa and is the President of National Pork …
Corn Crib Baseball Makes Frontier League Commish Happy
The Commissioner of the Frontier League, Independent Professional Baseball, is Bill Lee. Here’s Bill making some opening remarks prior to the first home game of the Normal CornBelters in the Corn Crib. I spoke to him about this new franchise and what he thinks about the support of Illinois Corn Growers. Bill says it’s a wonderful thing because it’s a …
Meet AgChat Foundation Board Member Ray Prock, Jr.
What better timing could there be to meet a dairy farmer from California? You know what I’m talking about. Let’s meet Ray Prock, Ray-Lin Dairy. Ray serves with me on the board of the AgChat Foundation. We got together on the phone today to talk about the Foundation and farmer use of social media. He’s one of the ones who’s …
Müller Dairy Says Thank You Cows
OK. While I’m in a YouTube mood and tired of the whole Ohio dairy animal abuse story, let’s watch something a little more lighthearted. Müller Dairy says, Thank You Cows. Here’s their mission. “To bring sustainable dairy goodness from the heart of Shropshire for the good of everyone.” And over the last 18 years we’ve been doing just that. We …
Dale Peterson For AL Commissioner of Ag Is Viral
I saw a statistic yesterday that this Dale Peterson for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture spot was the most watched news video on Google last week. I think I can understand why. I don’t know anything about the man but I’ve contributed to the almost 1.3 million times this video has been viewed. Why can’t we have more people speak openly …
New Holland Starts Farm Raised YouTube Channel
New Holland has just started a YouTube channel. There’s a new YouTube channel devoted to all things farming www.youtube.com/NewHollandNA. New Holland’s dedicated YouTube channel is a resource for a wide variety of farm equipment-related information. The channel currently has 36 videos covering topics ranging from making great hay to equipment at work in the fields, as well as, how-to tips …
Alltech Species Sessions
Right now there a number of “species sessions” taking place. With so many people here they’re very well attended. You can choose from dairy, beef, pork, poultry, pets and aqua. For a detailed summary of these sessions from yesterday the Alltech Symposium Blog has a great write-up. Besides the sessions participants are finding a lot of other activities to occupy …
Chinese Think KFC Is Yum!my
We heard a fascinating branding story yesterday here at the Alltech Symposium. Joaquin Pelaez is the Senior Vice President for Product Excellence at Yum! Brands, Inc. which owns KFC. He told us how the brand is now the most recognizable one in China. He told us that Chinese consumers love the brand and in general prefer western brands because they …
Alltech Fun Run
At Alltech’s 26th International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium we got a break from the weather for an early morning Fun Run. This is a very healthy component of the annual event and we had what looked like a near record number of participants this year. I don’t know who won. I think we’re all winners! I was just …
Dairy Price Stabilization Act
You’ve got to love YouTube. I think it’s getting to where you can find just about anything on YouTube. Wonder about dairy legislation? Then let California Congressman Jim Costa tell you direct from the floor. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) today introduced legislation to protect American jobs and strengthen our nation’s dairy industry. The Dairy Price Stabilization Act promotes market stability …