2012: A Stellar Year?

Melissa Sandfort

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”What kind of Christmas tree do you have?”

Our poll results: Fifty-one percent said artificial tree; thirty-three percent said real tree; eleven percent said none and four percent said other. It looks as though the majority of you have allergies to real trees like my family!

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Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “How would you rate 2012? 1 = Poor, 5 = Excellent” There were a lot of big news items this year: the Olympics; Presidential election; Hurricane Sandy; the death of Whitney Houston; the new iPad and iPhone. But how did the headlines affect your year? Did it make it a stellar year or just a ho-hum kind of year? Let us know, and Happy New Year!

ZimmPoll is sponsored by Rhea+Kaiser, a full-service advertising/public relations agency.

ZimmPoll

Acceleron Seed Treatment Interviews

Chuck Zimmerman

Monsanto AcceleronHere is the next installment from Monsanto’s series of videos with farmers using Acceleron Seed Treatment products. In it you’ll see dealer Mike Rentschler and farmer Richard Bilstein of Atkinson, Neb.

Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products are the only seed treatments designed to help maximize performance potential in Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans. Learn more about how Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products can get your Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans off to a strong start.

Agribusiness, Seed, Video

AgCareers.com Holiday Greeting

Chuck Zimmerman

AgCareers HolidayHere’s some Happy Holiday cheer from AgCareers.com.

AgCareers.com would like to wish you the best of the holiday season. We would like to thank you for your support of AgCareers.com and the agriculture industry. We wish you peace, safety and joy this Christmas and in the year to come!

We invite you to try our “Name that Christmas Carol” game. Match the ‘pretentious version of the title of the song’ with the classic Christmas tune!

Agribusiness

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

    Zimfo Bytes

  • Adria Grewal joins Issues Ink as Marketing Manager.
  • The Rural Mainstreet Index is at its highest level since 2007.
  • According to a national survey, 25 percent of computer owners say they may not replace their PC when their current machine becomes unusable, signaling a possible trend of consumers becoming PC-less because they switch to a tablet or a similar device.
  • This year, the soy checkoff helped 45 new products hit the marketplace, keeping demand for U.S. soy strong.
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    Merry Christmas from Prosperity Ag

    Chuck Zimmerman

    Merry Christmas from Prosperity AgWe’re almost there. Christmas 2012!

    Here’s a Merry Christmas from Prosperity Ag & Energy Resources.

    Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year! Thank you for your support. We look forward to another prosperous year in 2013!

    You can find the greeting with photos online.

    Agencies

    Happy Holidays from Illinois Corn Growers

    Chuck Zimmerman

    Illinois Corn Growers HolidayLet’s have an end of the week Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Illinois Corn Growers.

    Wishing you and your family the Christmas season’s joys and wonders.

    Enjoy the holiday.

    Happy Holidays from the staff at Illinois Corn.

    Wish I could share all the holiday message we’ve received. Keep ’em coming though. Plenty of time left and I’ll do my best to share yours here if you’d like.

    Ag Groups, Corn

    Zimfo Bytes

    Melissa Sandfort

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    A Toast to Anita

    Chuck Zimmerman

    Anita Vanderwert ToastThis is a toast to Anita Vanderwert. One of our very good friends who is leaving Learfield Communications and Brownfield Ag News for a new career opportunity. I’m sure we’ll still see Anita somewhere out there on the agriblogging highway though. This week Learfield had a farewell party which we couldn’t attend. But thanks to Joyce Steinman, we got pictures!

    Learfield AnitaHere are some words from the invitation to Anita’s farewell party. It’s not too late to send a message in if you know Anita. See how below.

    Anita Vanderwert has been doing this network thing for a long time, and after 18 years she has decided it’s time to make a change. Anita’s position at Brownfield has provided her with the opportunity to cross paths with many people. And you know, once you meet Anita, it’s very easy to soon become her friend.

    While we will miss her greatly, we are excited for Anita and her new adventure and nothing is more fitting than to send her off with a fond and fun farewell toast.

    If you are unable to attend, please send a note or email with a memory or two that we can share with Anita as we toast her new endeavor.

    Send your cards or notes to:

    Anita Farewell
    c/o Myra Verslues
    Brownfield Network
    505 Hobbs Road
    Jefferson City, MO 65109

    Or email using the subject line: Anita Farewell to mverslues@learfield.com.

    Media

    Seasons Greetings from SDSU

    Chuck Zimmerman

    The greetings are coming in from so many different places. This time it’s South Dakota State University. They put together a very nice video that summarizes a lot of the school’s accomplishments during the year.

    University