St. Louis Agribusiness Club

Chuck Zimmerman

ZimmCast 330The St. Louis Agribusiness Club has gone through a number of changes since it was started many years ago. To learn how things are going with this unique organization I spoke with the current leadership.

Here’s Molly Cline, President and Wendell Knehans, Vice President. We visited at last week’s regular club meeting. Molly says this is the 30th year for the club and it shows how important it is to people involved in the agricultural production chain to get together. Wendell says the club membership has transitioned from primarily farmers to primarily those involved in agribusinesses of various types.

Listen to our conversation in this week’s ZimmCast and learn more about the organization: Conversation With St. Louis Ag Club

Thanks to our ZimmCast sponsor, GROWMARK, locally owned, globally strong, for their support.

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BASF Sponsors ASA Educational Podcasts

Chuck Zimmerman

BASF is sponsoring a series of educational podcasts for the American Soybean Association. Here are three currently in the list that you might be interested in:

This podcast recaps the 2011 soybean growing season with BASF Technical Market Manager, Nick Fassler. Developed by the American Soybean Association, this educational podcast is designed to provide growers with the latest information about soybean production, including ways to maximize their soybean yields. Fassler reviews harvest results and factors affecting this year’s soybean production.

Listen: ASA Educational Podcast - Season Review

This podcast, developed by the American Soybean Association, provides soybean growers with tips on how to get the most out of every acre for the upcoming 2012 growing season. Nick Fassler, BASF Technical Market Manager, provides growers with the latest information about soybean production, including proactive management strategies to prevent challenging disease outbreaks throughout the season.

Listen: ASA Educational Podcast - 2012 Tips

Implementing a complete weed management program that incorporates multiple sites of action is a key way to keep resistant weeds at bay and prevent them from damaging yields. In this educational podcast from the American Soybean Association, BASF Technical Market Manager Dr. Dan Westberg discusses the important role that planning and other best practices will play in the future of weed resistance prevention.

Listen: ASA Educational Podcast - Weed Resistance Prevention

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, ASA, Audio, BASF

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

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  • The members of the Dairy Business Association recently held an election for three positions on their board of directors.
  • Broadhead is proud to announce it has recently received Platinum and Gold Awards in the 2011 MarCom Awards competition, as well as an IABC Silver Quill Award of Excellence.
  • The National FFA Foundation announces it raised a record $16 million through corporate and private financial contributions to support FFA in 2011.
  • Osborn & Barr welcomed Brad Bremer as Client Solutions Lead on the company’s Monsanto Commercial Team.
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    Leading up to Christmas

    Melissa Sandfort

    The countdown has begun and I’m trying to continue all the holiday traditions for my son that I had when I was growing up. We have the calendar hanging downstairs and we pin a little ornament to it every day; the tree was up at Thanksgiving.

    To celebrate the fast-approaching Christmas season, I decided to do a series of posts about old decorations. To aid my writing, I made a trip to Grandma’s house and rummaged through her china hutch.

    One of the first things I came upon was this little Christmas tree made of plastic, prickly pipe cleaners and lights. She said at one time you could put a battery in it and the lights lit up. She had this tree when she was younger so it’s aging in at 80.

    Do you have any decorations around your house that you just don’t have the heart to toss? Or ones that have been passed down through the years?

    7 days and counting!

    Until we walk again …

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    ZimmComm On The Beach

    Chuck Zimmerman

    Yeah. It sounds like a specialty adult beverage I know. Maybe Cindy and I will invent one while we’re here!

    It’s sand and surf in the sunshine state. Time for a little R&R. The way we look at it, we’re guaranteed a white Christmas!

    But that doesn’t mean you’ll be missing anything on AgWired during the holidays. Far from it in fact. Just add the AgWired App to your favorite iOS or Android device and keep up on the latest.

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    Zimfo Bytes

    Melissa Sandfort

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    • The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released the annual business “outlook” survey.
    • As the United Soybean Board launches into the next 20 years, new U.S. soybean farmer-leaders take the reins and plan to continue the focus on creating profit opportunities for all U.S. soybean farmers.
    • Osborn & Barr recently welcomed four new employees to its media services and internal support teams: Holly Nichol, Laura Rustmann, Brad Pond and DeJuan Waters.
    • FMC Corporation announced that it has acquired Rovral iprodione and Sportak prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience.
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      Patrick Delaney Joins ASA As Communications Director

      Chuck Zimmerman

      Here is Patrick Delaney in action prior to joining the American Soybean Association as Communications Director. Patrick will be based in ASA’s Washington Policy Representative Office of Gordley Associates in Washington, DC.

      “ASA is pleased to welcome Patrick to our team,” Censky said. “His experience in ag policy communications will serve him well in his role with ASA, where he will craft timely communications on policy decisions and issues happening in Washington, as well as talking points and analysis to keep ASA’s farmer-leaders and state affiliates informed.”

      Delaney comes to ASA from the United Fresh Produce Association, where he managed staff, advised leadership and communicated to key audiences and stakeholders on all publicity matters, including advocacy and crisis communications on nutrition, labor, food safety, immigration, trade, sustainability and farm policy. He has worked in various public relations roles with agencies and the radio broadcast industry.

      Bob Callanan, who has served as ASA Communications Director based in St. Louis, moves into a new position as ASA’s Project Development Director, where he’ll develop program concepts and proposals to be presented to state soybean affiliates, qualified state soybean boards, and industry partners.

      Communications Coordinator Cassandra Langley will have an expanded role at ASA’s headquarters in St. Louis, assisting Delaney in the implementation of communications developed there.

      Congratulations to Patrick, Cassandra and Bob on your new responsibilities!

      Ag Day, ASA, Soybean

      Mush! Giddy-up! Haw!

      Melissa Sandfort

      Oh, that’s right, there are no horses in front of this wagon – it’s just for decoration. Every year, my Grandparents pull this wagon out of the shed and into their front yard for Christmas and decorate it with running white lights on the wheels.

      Horse-drawn wagons such as this were used to transport anything and everything on the farm. From being used when husking corn to hauling grain to the bin or hauling hogs to the butcher, this wagon was put to work.

      One year, the lights were on the wrong way and the wagon was going backward. It was quite comical.

      Until we walk again …

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      Alltech Holiday Greetings

      Chuck Zimmerman

      Okay folks. This holiday greeting might be hard to beat. It’s a personalized greeting that includes a link to world class opera seasonal music which I just finished listening to. Here’s the message and link:

      Season’s Greetings from Alltech

      Dear Chuck and Cindy,

      We thank you for your support in 2011 and wish you and your family the very best of health and happiness for the upcoming year.

      Please click here to enjoy a special seasonal musical performance.

      Here’s what you’ll find:

      In the spirit of the season we hope you enjoy this sample of our Alltech Vocal Scholars’ outstanding performances during the Alltech Holiday Celebration of Song.

      Alltech believes in community involvement. The Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition is the largest competition of its kind in the world. Held each spring at the University of Kentucky in the United States, talented young singers from across the world compete for more than $400,000 in prizes and music scholarships. During the holiday season Alltech along with UK Opera Theatre puts on a community concert – the Alltech Holiday Celebration of Song which features these talented young artists.

      Agribusiness, Alltech