At the 2009 Commodity Classic trade show, growers are finding that the BASF exhibit not only features new products to help them be more productive, it is also showcasing new products made from the corn they grow.
The floor in the BASF exhibit is covered with a carpet made from corn polymers, and they are giving away plastic coffee cups made from 100 percent corn plastic, as Dan Westberg and Leon Duschene explain in this YouTube video.
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There’s not really a story for this photo. I just thought it was a very cool looking promotion.
This evening we had a very nice and well attended media reception, sponsored by New Holland. The presidents of each Commodity Classic participating organization were on hand to greet us and it was a nice opportunity to unwind a little and share some fellowship.
I announced the New Holland Zero Turn Radius mower giveaway at the end of this afternoon’s trade show session. The winner was Duane Lee from Albion, NE.
Photographers almost never get their picture taken. That’s why I try to always include pictures of them.
3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Hugh Whaley has a new job. (old farm broadcasters will get the 3,2,1 thing) This was the only picture I could find quickly of Hugh (far right). Hugh will be the director of 
As BASF prepares to introduce its new Kixor™ herbicide this year, the media got a preview of the “Science Behind” this new product at the Commodity Classic on Wednesday. 
Rex Liebl, Global Herbicide Marketing for BASF says their goal was to create a new breed of protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase (PPO) inhibitor with high levels of weed control and crop selectivity.
BASF Technical Market Manager Dan Westberg oversaw more than 1,700 U.S. field trials for Kixor in 38 states. “Our results showed that Kixor provides fast, complete burndown of all major broadleaf weeds,” said Dan. He talked specifically about the results in both corn and soybeans.
The farm economy is apparently not hurting as much as other sectors, since attendance at the 
Now, that could be because we have a new commodity added to the mix this year – for the first time the producer organizations representing corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum are all meeting together under one roof. 
Cindy and I arrived yesterday at Commodity Classic here in Grapevine, TX. She got in before me to work with our sponsor, BASF, and I got in later after finishing up duties at the National Ethanol Conference. The evening was devoted to catching up with friends and clients. BASF hosted a group of media representatives to a wonderful evening of “Diamonds and Denim.”