New From Novus For Beef

Chuck Zimmerman

NAFB Trade TalkNovus International is new to the beef market and at the NAFB Trade Talk session their focus was on preparing for winter feeding and early spring calving. With them to talk about research he’s done on their products was Dr. Monty Kerley, University of Missouri.

Dr. Kerley says that he’s had a special interest in “strategic supplementation” which means putting the nutrients the animals need with the forage they’re consuming to maximize performance, increase average daily gain and enhance reproductive development and to do it with less feed. With Novus he says they’ve focused on bypass methionine products. He says that these products help the sustainability of beef producers by increasing their bottom line while making for efficient use of resources. In my interview with him he also discusses some of his latest research.

You can listen to my interview with Dr. Kerley below:

See more NAFB and NAMA Trends photos here.

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Beef, NAFB, Novus International

Happy Holidays From AdFarm

Chuck Zimmerman

adfarm-holidayThe folks at AdFarm want you to create your own, “‘Twas The Night Before . . . ”

It’s a season of giving…

But rather than giving you all a card this year, we thought we’d give you a chance to have some farming fun. Click the link below to enjoy some holiday AgLibs from AdFarm.


http://www.adfarmonline.com/Holiday/

And what about all that money we saved by not printing cards? Well, we’ve donated it to our community food banks.

Happy Holidays,

AdFarm

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Happy Holidays From CattleNetwork

Chuck Zimmerman

drovers-holidayHappy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year from Drovers CattleNetwork, the source for cattle news.

On behalf of you, our sponsors and the Kansas City Airport Hilton, more than $19,000 worth of food is being distributed to the Harvesters — The Community Food Network and City Union Mission to help those in need this holiday season.

Harvesters’ network of more than 550 nonprofit agencies feeds more than 60,000 people each week. Almost half of those receiving emergency food assistance from Harvesters are children.

Happy Holidays!

Your CattleNetwork Team

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Agrievolution 2010

Chuck Zimmerman

agrievolution-2010It seems like more and more meetings are being held in conjunction with the first ever AG CONNECT Expo. This invitation only event is called Agrievolution. The first one took place in Rome in 2008. Some portions of the program may become open to the public.

The Second World Summit on Agricultural Machinery will be hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers on Monday & Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria, Orlando, Florida in conjunction with AG CONNECT Expo 2010. This second Summit will again identify challenges affecting the agriculture industry across the globe, and will provide a global platform from which to address issues impacting the industry. In addition to identifying crucial global agricultural and equipment manufacturing issues, the intent would be for the group to issue position statements and serve to coordinate collaborative efforts among the world regions for the betterment and advancement of the industry.

AEM

Fastline Top Ten Ag Twitter Users

Chuck Zimmerman

ag-twitter-users2You know social media has become part of the ag communications world when you start seeing top ten lists like this one from Fastline (Part 1 and Part 2). I’m honored to have been selected for it and congratulate all the folks listed. There are many, many people now using social media like Twitter and all the other channels to tell their story and that includes farmers who want the public to better understand them and their business.

Social media has really taken the world of agriculture by storm in 2009. The ag community on Twitter has blossomed substantially and there were some standouts that Fastline has named our Top 10 Ag Twitter Users of 2009.

There are so many people in agriculture that have gotten involved with Twitter and social media in 2009, it would have been impossible for us to list them all. However, each of you plays an important role in telling agriculture’s story and we appreciate all that everyone does. Keep up the great work and keep working hard for ag.

The list includes:

@mpaynknoper
@jplovescotton
@gilmerdairy
@raylindairy
@tykerman1
@troyhadrick
@agriblogger Yours Truly!
@farmerhaley
@jefffowle
@akleinschmidt

Media, Social Networking

Beach Sunset

Chuck Zimmerman

pcb-sunsetA beach sunset is one of the real pleasures of spending time on the Gulf coast of Florida. The weather here has improved tremendously since getting in last week. This pic is from last night. Hopefully we’ll have the same again today.

Now if the forecast for the midwest would just change it would be great. Let’s hope that freeze line stays way north of Missouri. I’d rather drive back into rain than ice and snow.

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GMO Detection With The Fluidigm System

Chuck Zimmerman

Although many old school environmentalists are now embracing genetically engineered crops, GMO’s continue to be a hot topic and one that impacts agribusiness, especially in the area of international trade. In this installment of our interviews with Fluidigm Corporation you’ll hear how their system can play a key role in assisting companies involved in biotechnology and therefore today’s farmers.

To learn about using the Fluidigm System for GMO detection I spoke with Ramesh Ramakrishna, Director of Molecular Biology. He makes a point that modifying plants and animals genetically is not something new. It has in fact been going on for centuries. However, today’s biotech processes speed things up significantly and it is very important to have measurement tools that provide quick, reliable results. That’s where tools like the Fluidigm System can have a very positive benefit since the system allows for faster measurements and at a significant reduction in cost.

You can watch or listen to my interview with Ramesh below:

Agribusiness, Audio, Biotech, Technology, Video