My main man Russell Graves has been putting his new Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR to good use in the production of his Hunt Junkies show. He needed a new camera after his previous one met with the “untimely death” referred to in his description of the latest episode. I talked Russell into attending the recent Ag Media Summit …
A Tour of Ft. Worth, Texas Part 1
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and Although I lived in Dallas-Ft. Worth for several years, there is always more to see. I spent the day touring around Ft. Worth as part of the IFAJ conference and visited the Rocky Top Therapy Center (www.rockytoptherapy.org) located in Keller, Texas, the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth and Superior Livestock …
Rocking and Rolling With New Holland/Michael Peterson
Here are two biofuels promoters. Chuck Leavell, Rolling Stones (left) and Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board. They were race contestants in the New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race. I caught both of them in the tent for a short interview. It was very noisy. They were having a lot of fun. Of course when I interviewed them …
Bone Collector Competes in Celebrity Tractor Race
Michael Waddell is the star of Bone Collectors on the Outdoor Channel. He was one of the competitors in the New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race, hosted by Michael Peterson. Waddell gave it a valiant effort and hopefully will compete again next year.
A Michael Peterson Performance
I don’t know how many of you have had a chance to see Michael Peterson perform. With his permission I shot a video of him singing one of his biggest hits, “Drink Swear Steal & Lie” at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville last night. He was being backed up by the band Stony Run.
New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race Hosted by Michael Peterson
The 2009 New Holland Celebrity Tractor Show, hosted by Michael Peterson, has concluded and we have a two time winner! He’s Darby Ledbetter, seen here with his wife, being interviewed by Cindy. I think Darby was pretty excited and did a victory lap with the checkered flag. I’ve updated the online photo album for your viewing pleasure. I’ll be posting …
CMA Music Festival Parade
Michael Peterson recruited Carly to ride on in the parade with him here at the CMA Music Festival. So she hopped on and joined the FFA members who rode in the sunshine as we kicked off another country music extravaganza. While Carly was riding, Cindy was multitasking in the back. Here in the picture you can see her shooting with …
FFA at CMA
New Holland and Michael Peterson showed their support for the FFA here at the CMA Music Festival once again. The officers of the Westmoreland FFA chapter rode with Michael in the kickoff parade. Before we got started I interviewed them. They’re north of Nashville about 45 minutes. They were pretty excited to ride along with Michael behind a new New …
Pig Racing at WPX
Seriously, what would a pork expo be without racing pigs? While World Pork Expo is a serious event for producers who want to find out the latest information about their industry, it’s also a family event with fun stuff like pig races. Hendrick’s Racing Pigs provides the entertainment in the cattle barn on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The races are …
You’ll Flip For a Mino HD
Now that we have daughter Carly working for us I gifted my Flip Ultra to her which of course allowed me an opportunity to try out the new Flip Mino HD. This little gadget is smaller and records in an HD format. I got mine on Amazon. To try it out I visited the Coffee Zone so you could meet …