Here are seasons greetings from the staff at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange: Mark G. Bagan, Jesse Bartz, Layne Carlson, James Facente, Rita Maloney, Georgette McDonald, Blake Tiedeman.
Match Up With Your Grill
There’s a reason why I like Ace Hardware and it’s all about grilling. They’re my go-to store for grill supplies. For example, if you’ve got a Weber Smokey Joe and need a new grill or other parts then this is the store where you’ll find them. Here’s another thing I like about Ace. The idea of grilling year round! Why stop when it gets cold?
As the winter months set in, most of us put our grills away and say goodbye to bar-be-que until spring. Most of us, but not everyone. In fact, a growing number of grill enthusiasts are grilling year-round.
Enthusiasts like grillmaster Scott Drawbaugh of Westlake Ace Hardware. The first thing he does when it snows is shovel a path to his four grills. At holiday feasts, he is famous for his grilled turkey.
So, I’m right there with Scott. Grilling, it’s not just for summer anymore. So, if you need a grill and don’t know which one is right for you, Ace has a Grill-Match quiz you can take to find it. What are you waiting for? Find yours now.
LPC Says Merry Christmas
From the Livestock Publications Council comes some holiday greetings:
Merry Christmas from your LPC board of directors and executive committee!
(front row) Scott Vernon, Kathy LaScala, Christy Lee, Don Norton, and Andy Atzenweiler
(back row) Diane Johnson, Mike Deering, LeAnne Peters, Scarlett Hagins, Jennifer Carrico, Cindy Cunningham, Stephanie Hoult, Amy Bader, Carey Brown, Beverly Moseley, Shelly Sitton, Jay Carlson
St. Louis Agribusiness Club
The 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
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BASF Sponsors ASA Educational Podcasts
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
Seasons Greetings From U.S. Wheat Associates
Here’s a multi-lingual greeting from our friends at U.S. Wheat Associates.
Zimfo Bytes
- 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.
Leading up to Christmas
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 …
ZimmComm On The Beach
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.
Zimfo Bytes
- 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.