Went to my first-ever tractor pull last night here at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, which left me wondering who ever came up with this idea and how much had they been drinking?
I witnessed the 8,200 lb super stock tractor division competition, where the Renegade Deere driven by David Siefert of Ohio placed third. Watch my video of his pull here:
AgWired coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show
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The weekend is almost here, but not yet. You still have a pile of work stacked up on your desk, teasing you that you still have two more days until the weekend! The coffee pot is running low, the donuts are stale and the sun is peaking through of the clouds begging you to come outside and enjoy the weather. If this sounds like your work day, then I think you need a little moooo’tivation! I found this quote by John (Giovanni) Milano about working hard on the road to success. It helped me through a stressful day yesterday, and I hope it helps you get through the rest of the week. Here it goes…
Road to Success
The formula is quite simple:
Work hard, be honest, learn from the best, recognize the masters, don’t cut corners, and do it right the first time.
John (Giovanni) Milano
Here’s my group here in my presentation that’s taking place still at the WSSA meeting in Orlando.
Right now we’re discussing how to implement a new channel of communications and what would be the best one to start with.
I’ll be conducting a shorter session this afternoon during the general session. Getting feedback that showing RSS feeds would be a great item to focus on.
The John Deere 5 Series utility tractors take up a significant portion of the booth space at the National Farm Machinery show and served yet another purpose – as seating for many at the show taking a break from walking around the 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space!
John Deere has introduced a large volume of new tractors this year, ranging from 45 to 105 hp, to fit just about any need. I talked with Keith Hendrix with Deere who told me all about the new tractors that are part of the Drive Green caravan that Chuck has been busy following around the country.
“That ranges from our new 5D series, moving up to the 5E series, and the premium line of the new 5M,” Keith explains. “We have a tractor for every application for any specific need if you’re looking for 105 down to a 45 engine horsepower tractor.”
Listen to an interview with Keith here nfms09-jd-keith.mp3
You can also download the interview here: John Deere 5 Series (mp3).
Check out Precision Pays.com for more coverage of the show this week.
AgWired coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show
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The National Farm Machinery Show is still going strong despite the troubles in other sectors of the economy.
Vice president of public relations and media for the Kentucky State Fair Board Vicki Glass says the 44th annual show was sold out two months ago. “With the economy as it is, you might not expect that, but that’s the case and we are very pleased to have that much interest continue year after year,” Vicki says.
The show has an economic impact for the city of Louisville of more than $15 million and also includes the Championship Tractor Pull, sponsored by Syngenta.
Listen to an interview with Vicki here nfms09-vicki.mp3
You can also download the interview here: NFMS Vicki Glass (mp3).
Watch a brief video that I shot with Vicki while walking around the show and recording audio at the same time – which was a little challenging, to say the least!
Check out Precision Pays.com for more coverage of the show this week.
AgWired coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show
is being sponsored today by:
While Cindy is looking at machinery, I’ll be talking weeds here in Orlando at the 49th meeting of the Weed Science Society of America and 69th meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society.
I just got registered and see that everyone is in one of the afternoon sessions. There are a lot of posters displayed here and I can see from the program that they’re experimenting with the format for providing opportunities to interact with the authors so there’s more time available to do so.
My session on communications will take place tomorrow morning and then I’ll also be part of tomorrow afternoon’s general session. I’ll be live blogging my own presentation since I think it’s one of the best ways to demonstrate these new media tools.
