This flying machine has got to appeal to the kid in any farmer or rancher who loves to play with remote-controlled toys. It’s called the AutoCopter, it costs about $30,000 up front and less than $2.00 an hour to operate, and it can let you see your crops, land, fences, barn roof, wind turbine or whatever from a bird’s eye …
AgChat Foundation Farmer Board Member Welcomes You
Let’s go ahead and meet another farmer member of the Board of Directors of the AgChat Foundation via YouTube. He’s Jeff Fowle, California. As the fourth generation to farm and ranch at his current location, and raising the fifth, it is extremely important to Jeff that the land remains productive, the environment healthy and the water plentiful. “Engaging in a …
Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions
One of our keynote speakers at the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Conference was Ardell Halvorson, USDA-ARS. His focus was on the effect of EEF’s on nitrous oxide emissions from various cropping systems. He said that the work he’s been doing shows that the use of EEF’s has helped reduce nitrous oxide emissions in his area in Colorado. He says that this …
John Deere Security Tight For Foose 4020
There’s a new sheriff in town. Sheriff Barry Nelson, John Deere. He wants you to love his Chip Foose 4020 and that’s an order son. It’s a 1970 John Deere 4020. The tractor will be given away to one winner as part of the John Deere Big Buck Promotion. You may find rules to enter on the John Deere website. …
Cooking with Soybean Oil at Classic
The Pioneer exhibit at Commodity Classic got lots of attention from pancake lovers with the Pioneer corporate chefs demonstrating the versatility of soybean oil for cooking. I stopped by and happened to catch Adam Moore flipping flapjacks on the griddle and later was able to do a video interview with Chef Charlie Baggs who showed off the dishes they were …
A Tour of “Hard Work U”
There is a rare treasure nestled in the heart of the Ozarks in Southern Missouri – a college that offers students a degree in hard work. I’ve lived in Missouri for 18 years but never knew about the College of the Ozarks until this week when I joined the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC) for a luncheon and tour at …
Chip Foose 4020 Unveiled by John Deere
Last week John Deere unveiled a very unique promotional tractor designed by Chip Foose. It’s a 1970 John Deere 4020. The tractor will be given away to one winner as part of the John Deere Big Buck Promotion. You may find rules to enter on the John Deere website. Posing with the tractor is Rick Tolman, CEO of the National …
New Holland Puts Your Farm on the Map
Precision is the name of the game when it comes to farming these days. It’s getting hard to find a farmer anymore who doesn’t use auto steer at the very least – and the options to save resources, time and money just keep growing. At the New Holland exhibit at Commodity Classic, I talked to Matt Ahrens about some of …
Commodity Classic Trade Show Opens
The Commodity Classic Trade Show kicked off today and Cindy was there with a camera. Watch the ribbon cutting and start to the show which is where we’ve spent a lot of time this afternoon. Commodity Classic Photo Album AgWired coverage of the 2010 Commodity Classic is sponsored by: and
BASF Recognizes SOY Challenge Winners
Since Sue takes care of the bookkeeping on the Roehm farm and she admits to being a little skeptical when they entered the challenge because of the additional upfront cost involved. “With the chemicals, that’s a very big portion of our budget for farming,” Sue said. One of those additional costs was for Headline, which increases plant health. “And by …