New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race Hosted by Michael Peterson

Chuck Zimmerman

Darby LedbetterThe 2009 New Holland Celebrity Tractor Show, hosted by Michael Peterson, has concluded and we have a two time winner!

He’s Darby Ledbetter, seen here with his wife, being interviewed by Cindy. I think Darby was pretty excited and did a victory lap with the checkered flag. I’ve updated the online photo album for your viewing pleasure. I’ll be posting more over the next couple days since I’m heading off to Denver immediately for the AFBF Public Relations conference. It’s going to be a busy week for AgWired.

Thank you Gene Hemphill, Dawn Fox, New Holland and Holly and John Fritz, H. B. Fritz & Associates for another fantastic week in country music city.

2009 CMA Music Festival Photo Album

You can listen to Cindy interview our race winner here:

New Holland, Video

Wynonna Wows CMA Music Festival

Chuck Zimmerman

WynonnaIt has been a great day of country music at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN. We got to watch Michael Peterson perform at Hard Rock Cafe before heading over to LP Field for the evening concert.

Tonight we had a very special performance by Wynonna and then she was joined on stage by her Mom, Naomi. It was a real emotional reunion and there are pictures in the photo album.

You’ll also find photos from other performers tonight like Trace Adkins.

2009 CMA Music Festival Photo Album

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Novus Products are Old and New, Silver and Gold

Cindy Zimmerman

novus scott fleetwoodNovus International is celebrating a couple of significant milestones this year, which reminds me of the old ditty “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.” The gold would be Santoquin feed preservative which is celebrating 50 years, and the silver is the 25th anniversary of the company’s Chocolate Bayou, TX Alimet feed supplement plant.

I interviewed Novus executive director of global marketing and products Scott Fleetwood at World Pork Expo about their portfolio of both new and older products. “We prefer to call them ‘seasoned products’ instead of ‘older products,” Scott says. “They are still as viable and essential to the producer as they were 25 or 50 years ago.”

“We are moving into different areas, more of functional foods, such as DHA, which is essential for eye, brain and heart health,” said Scott. “We are working with our customers to find ways to include DHA in meat, eggs, milk. We’re trying to help our customers’ customers and help consumers understand what it takes to provide them with affordable, wholesome food.”

Listen to or download my interview with Scott here:

Audio, Novus International, World Pork Expo

CMA Music Festival First Timer

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Naked CowboyThis year being not only my first CMA Music Festival but also my first time In Nashville, I really didn’t know what to expect. I knew there would be country music stars but was unaware of all the other attractions going on downtown. This festival brings in so many companies with booths and prizes that one day really isn’t enough! There is so much to do from watching the flying dog show to watching street performers like the Naked Cowboy. In addition to the already booming downtown, the festival brings in around 200,000 people to the area over four days! That is amazing.

Most people come to watch performances throughout the day. Stars perform on many stages around downtown, from the Hard Rock to the waterfront to the main stage at LP Field. Entering LP Field for the first night of performances I could not believe the amount of people in the stands and on the field. I had never seen anything like it and was thrilled to be apart of that. Not only were so many people sweating it out in the stands for their beloved performers but they even toughed it out through the rain delay and stayed to watch til 3 in the morning! Now that is real country music dedication!

2009 CMA Music Festival Photo Album

New Holland

Ricochet Will Be Racing

Chuck Zimmerman

RicochetOne of the great things about the CMA Music Festival is the opportunity to meet stars of the stage. Michael Peterson introduced me to Ricochet. They were in the kickoff parade and will be competing in the New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race on Sunday.

I spoke with Troy, Greg, Heath and Robert after the parade. They said riding in the parade, “beat hauling hay.” They’ve got a new album out called “Ricochet Reloaded.”

They’re looking forward to racing tractors on Sunday since at least one of them “is an old tractor jockey from way back.” They think country music fans would be good tractor race fans. It only makes sense.

You can find them online and download their new single. Here’s where you can purchase the new album.

2009 CMA Music Festival Photo Album

You can listen to my interview with the band here:

Audio, New Holland

Paint Horse Association Rides With New Holland

Cindy Zimmerman

Ginger WalkerSharing a booth with New Holland at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville this year is the American Paint Horse Association.

“New Holland is one of our corporate sponsors, which we are very proud to have on board, so we are happy to be here sharing a booth with them talking about horses while they talk about tractors,” says Ginger Walker, APHA director of special events.

Ginger WalkerAPHA is the second largest horse breed registry in the United States with nearly 100,000 members and Ginger says they are a very exceptional horse. “The color really sets them apart, they’re basically a stock horse with color and each one is unique – no two are alike, they’re like a snowflake,” said Ginger. “They’re very fun to ride and they can do all sorts of things.”

Visitors to the New Holland/APHA booth get to play Wii games to win Michael Peterson CDs. Ginger is shown here congratulating one young visitor on his Wii bowling score.

Listen to or download my interview with Ginger here:

Audio, Horses, New Holland

Learning About Biodiesel on Satellite Radio

Chuck Zimmerman

Truckers and others learned about biodiesel on the Dave Nemo Show yesterday when NBB CEO, Joe Jobe, got behind the microphone with him and Michael Peterson. I recorded a segment for you on video. With support from New Holland, this program has been an annual deal. Perhaps Joe and Dave can get together more often now since fuel has become such an important issue, especially with the price volatility we’ve seen in the last couple years.

Biodiesel, New Holland, Veterinary

Live From CMA Music Festival – New Holland Booth

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello from the Chevy Sports Zone at the CMA Music Festival. We’ve been streaming live from the New Holland booth. We’ve also got the American Paint Horse Association sharing space with us.

I was testing out our live feed in advance of Sunday’s New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race, hosted by Michael Peterson. Thanks to everyone who tuned in. We’ve got a special internet access set up that didn’t reach our tent so I was just borrowing some local bandwidth. That’s why the feed was going in and out but I hope you got a flavor of the booth. We’re looking forward to being live Sunday morning starting at 10:30am central for the race!

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Dave Nemo Goes Biodiesel

Chuck Zimmerman

Dave Nemo with Joe Jobe and Michael PetersonFor the third year in a row I got to sit in the studio with Joe Jobe, National Biodiesel Board (left) and Michael Peterson (right) while they were guests on the Dave Nemo Show. This year the show is on both XM and Sirius.

They talked biodiesel and sang some songs during the show. I’ve got video that will be showing up later. Right now I’m heading downtown to see what’s going on at the CMA Music Festival.


[iPhone] Michael Peterson, Joe Jobe are guests on Dave Nemo Show on XM/Sirius. on 12seconds.tv

2009 CMA Music Festival Photo Album

You can listen to the first segment of the show with Michael and Joe doing a duet here:

Biodiesel, New Holland

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  • Trimble announced it has acquired privately-held NTech Industries.
  • The PrecisionAg Institute has announced the recipients of the 2009 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. This is the third annual presentation of these awards, designed to celebrate the people and programs that have helped agriculture realize the full benefits of technology to improve agronomy, efficiency, and stewardship in crop production. Click here for a list of winners and their profile.
  • Plant Bioscience Limited and Becker Underwood have announced the signing of an agreement granting Becker Underwood exclusive global marketing rights to patented new seed treatment technology. The technology provides a radical new approach to protecting major food crops from pest attack.
  • AgCareers.com reported an increase in the number of U.S. jobs posted and applications received in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an 8.5 percent national unemployment rate in March.
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