Let’s move from hamburgers to hot dogs. These tasty staples of the American diet owe a lot to the guys at Oscar Meyer.
Well, past Chairman Oscar Mayer has passed away at the age of 95. That’s right. Shows what a good hot dog will do for you. He was the third person of that name in the family to work for the company.
Turnabout is fair play, as they say. Some of you may remember the Steak Sundae post here on Agwired about three years ago that generated lots of comments from anti-meat eaters who thought it was disgusting.
So, how about this? Ice Cream Hamburger Treats, a recipe from Blue Bunny. These are “cool” – in more ways than one.
The burger is chocolate ice cream, the grill marks are licorice sticks, the ketchup is red gel frosting, the mustard is yellow food coloring in marshmallow cream, the pickles are sliced green gum drops, and the bun is a dessert sponge cup with sesame seeds on top.
Check out the recipe on BlueBunny.com for a fun summer treat that kids will love!
The Renewable Fuels Association has launched a new online destination for ethanol information called Choose Ethanol.
The new website features a section dedicated exclusively to E85, plus a news center and quick facts, as well as links to follow RFA on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
The site also invites visitors to sign up to “stay informed, share your stories and become a part of the discussion about clean, renewable fuel in the United States.”
The website address is www.chooseethanol.com.
Wherever we can find a positive story about our military in action we should let others know. You’re sure not going to find it on mainstream media. This one is from the Army’s own website. This has also been done in Iraq and other countries. I think it’s good to point out how important agriculture is to a country and why we should be doing everything we can in this country to protect and build our own ag base. The loonies are sure trying to hurt it all they can though which is why I think they’re so un-patriotic. So let’s celebrate our fighting men and women who are helping another country build their ag base!
At war in a country that has been devastated by centuries of fighting, the U.S. military is committed to helping Afghanistan attain a functional level of prosperity and self-sustainability through improved agricultural methods.
Teams of National Guardsmen from Missouri and 11 other farm-belt states are deploying to Afghanistan on year-long tours to assist in this effort. The Guardsmen bring with them more specialized skills than those of the usual advisory panels that typically helm projects such as these. This mission calls for military members with expertise in farming, raising livestock and cultivating natural resources.
The U.S. military recognized the necessity of such teams in late 2007 when reconstruction teams realized people in rural areas needed something more pressing than a new school or road. Across Afghanistan, these teams have been inundated with requests for help with farming and other agricultural endeavors.
The Nangarhar Province Agri-Business Development Team has focused on facilitating sustainable projects that aid the Afghan people in a manner that results in greater impact and more long-term benefits.
“We have a wide-range of programs geared at helping the Afghan people gain better farming practices and that often means providing basic systems such as wells and karizes to irrigate the crops,” said Maj. Denise Wilkinson, ADT executive officer who is deployed from the Missouri Joint Force Headquarters. “We have projects with large budgets, but we have found that it’s the small projects at little cost that have the biggest impact on the people who need our help the most.”
The latest Farm Foundation Forum will be held next Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 9-11 am at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, in Washington D.C. The topic this time will be the competition for water resources:
Presenters include: Erik Peterson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dan Keppen of the Family Farm Alliance; Karl Wirkus of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; and Noel Gollehon of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Environmental Working Group has also been invited to participate.
Just like the other great forums that Farm Foundation has sponsored, this one will bring together lots of folks from divergent points of view with plenty of discussion to come up with real solutions for the issues facing American agriculture. If you can participate in this free forum, you need to get your RSVP into Linda Singer (e-mail her at linda@farmfoundation.org) by close of business on Thursday, July 9. And even if you can’t be there in person, the folks at Farm Foundation will have audio from the event at this Web site.
Today the current class of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program will be having a Media Relations Seminar in Chicago. Yours truly was supposed to be presenting a session on “Social Media From The Ag Perspective” but pneumonia canceled that. However, good friend and social media man Andy Vance, ABN, is on the scene for me. So to help him out we’d love it if you would post your twitter thoughts and comments on this topic to the #IALP hashtag.
The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) is an extensive business education and training program for agricultural producers and employees of agri-businesses. Through a series of in-state and travel seminars, participants interact with a myriad number of business, organization, elected, and educational leaders.
Post Update: Thanks again to Andy Vance for conducting today’s social media session. He covered a lot more than just Twitter but there were still over 90 tweets posted to #IALP during his session. Thank you to all who participated.
This is The Casanova Burger. It’s just one of many cheeseburgers you’ll find at the Cheese and Burger Society.
The Casanova will have your taste buds at “Hello.” Fully stuffed with more flavor than it knows what to do with, this robust cheeseburger can satisfy the hungriest of bellies and the most discerning of palates. If you’re craving a little burger and cheese romance, it’s time you spent some quality time with The Casanova.
This is a great promotional website for cheese burgers brought to you by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. You can become a fan on Facebook.
Via @samvance.
It seems like the list of companies and organizations that are partnering and participating in the new AG CONNECT Expo continues to grow. This time AEM has announced an alliance with Farm Journal Media to promote the new show
Under this agreement, Farm Journal Media will represent AEM in exhibit booth sales outside of AEM and FEMA membership, publish the Official AG CONNECT Show Directory, hold seminars and co-locate events at AG CONNECT, and promote attendance to AG CONNECT with a full multimedia promotion schedule using Farm Journal Media’s definitive suite of media products.
The inaugural AG CONNECT Expo 2010 is slated for January 13-15, 2010 (Preview Day January 12 by special admission) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. AEM initiated AG CONNECT Expo as a North American-based global showcase of the latest innovations, products, services and technology in all agricultural sectors, with extensive networking opportunities and access to leading worldwide industry experts.
As Official Sponsor of AG CONNECT Expo 2010, Farm Journal Media is promoting the trade show to the agricultural community with an extensive multimedia program. Farm Journal Media will also contribute its expertise in major education events and networking programs.
This includes Farm Journal Media’s “Leave a Legacy” project, forming the basis for a show Plan for Success Workshop to be held in conjunction with AG CONNECT Expo 2010. “Leave a Legacy” is a nationally recognized effort to provide family agriculture operations with expert succession planning – an essential process for continued production of abundant food, fuel and fiber at the necessary levels of high efficiency.
