The National Pork Board is celebrating Cindy today. Not me, that would be Cindy Cunningham, or “communications professional extraordinaire,” as NPB VP of Communications Michael Wegner calls her. Our good friend is being celebrated today for 20 years of service to America’s pork industry. As Mike notes, Cindy “helped guide the pork industry through the price collapse in 1998 and …
Beef Checkoff Launches “Cow Chow”
Move over FarmVille – there’s a new game in town. The beef checkoff has launched a super cool, clever and creative way to educate people about what cows eat. It’s called “Cow Chow” (you have to love that!) and it’s an online game and video series designed to answer common questions about cattle diets. The 10-question game and corresponding videos …
New President for Canada’s Outdoor Shows
The new year has ushered in a new leader for Canada’s Outdoor Shows, the parent company of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo. Doug Wagner became president effective January 1, assuming this position from Lorie Jocius, who now is vice president. “Doug and my late husband, Ginty, created Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show almost two decades ago,” says …
Golden ARC Awards Deadline Extended
For those folks just getting back into the office this week after the holidays and playing the game of catch-up, the Agricultural Relations Council has some good news. The deadline for the 2011 Golden ARC awards has been extended to on or before Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at 5 p.m. The annual competition will include nearly 40 categories for agricultural …
National Cattlemen Ready to Tackle 2012
The staff of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) in Washington DC is ready to tackle top priority issues in 2012 – and number one on the list is estate tax reform. According to NCBA Manager of Legislative Affairs Kent Bacus, the estate tax, commonly referred to as the death tax, is one of the leading causes of the breakup …
Mid-Atlantic Farmers Feed US Reaches Out to Capitol Consumers
Farmers Feed US has come to the nation’s capitol. A coalition of agricultural commodity groups and farmers from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware are reaching out to consumers in Washington DC by launching the Mid-Atlantic Farmers Feed US. “The Mid-Atlantic Farmers Feed US program is a tremendous opportunity to introduce the region’s consumers to the hard-working men and women who raise …
GROWMARK Launches History Website
GROWMARK is honoring 85 years of growth with a new history section on their website. The Our History site is designed to be as easy to use for people who want a little information as for those who want to dig deeply into the rich history of the System. Users will find seven “eras,” chosen by significant events which impacted …
Best of 2011 on AgWired
2011 is winding to a close and we are counting our blessings here on AgWired Traffic was up nearly 8% on Agwired this year to a grand total of just about 198,000 unique visitors – we should break 200,000 pretty easily in 2012. We had a total of 1790 posts this year, including more than 600 with audio. We posted …
MyWay RTK Grows in 2011
2011 has been a phenomenal growth year for MyWay RTK. The service was launched in the fall of 2010 to bring subscription-based Real Time Kinematic positioning and wireless Internet access to the state of Illinois. That has been more than accomplished with coverage throughout the entire state and base stations being added almost daily in other states from Iowa to …
Kip Cullers Tops 100 Bushel Soybeans Again
It may not be another world record, but Kip Culler’s soybean yield of of 108.8 bushels per acre this year was enough to win him another place in Missouri’s 100 Bushel Club. The southwest Missouri soybean rock star took first place in the irrigated category for this year’s Missouri Soybean Association yield contest, while Steve Riegel of Washington won the …