Once again I’ve had the opportunity to meet our latest Beef Ambassador team. This is a picture of them with Carol Abrahamzon, Project Manager for ANCW at the opening general session. Due to budget constraints they had to go home early today but at least they got to spend some time here at the national convention with members of the industry.
This morning they had a blogging lesson and I’m looking forward to seeing what they come up with. AgWired has offered to sponsor the Beef Ambassador’s blogs. We’ll see how that goes.
In the interview you’ll meet all of them and learn why they decided to become Ambassadors and what they’ll be doing in the coming year.
You can listen to my interview with them here: cic-09-ambassadors.mp3
I’ve updated the photo album and there’s a lot in there to see so feel free to browse:Cattle Industry Convention Photo Album
A man best known for stealing bases during his stellar career was stealing hearts today at the Novus booth during the International Poultry Expo.
A little ditty about Rick and Diane . . . sounds like a song. Actually it’s Rick Coyle, 
2008 was a year the poultry industry would rather forget, but the outlook for 2009 is brighter, according to Tom Hensley, president of Fieldale Farms in Baldwin, Georgia. He presented “The Industry Outlook: An Executive Management Perspective” at the 
“Novus was born in 1991, so we celebrate our 18th anniversary this year,” Gio told me in an interview today. “When I came to the states in 1995, I was the only foreigner speaking with a funny accent in the whole company, today we have more people with funny accents in the company than speaking with English accents!” Which just shows how the company has expanded globally to help producers around the world be more productive to meet the protein demands of a growing population. 
“For years growers have relied on the outstanding disease control and Plant Health benefits from Headline,” said Rick Chamblee, PhD, Technical Service Manager with BASF. “The research behind this registration underscores the commitment of BASF to helping growers get the most out of every acre by supporting the Plant Health benefits of Headline.”
Are these kids cute or what? 
From left to right, these adorable ZimmKids are Bayli, Veronica, Luke (our godson), Eli, Mary and Paul Joey. I would give all their ages, but I am not entirely sure about that – let’s just say they range from about 3 to 17. 
The NCBA Trade Show kicked off with an opening reception this evening at the Cattle Industry Convention. I’m planning on spending some time there during the next couple days.
It could be, it might be – it was a home run for Novus International’s Jeremy Lutgen and Michael Whitmer, shown here playing an interactive video baseball game during the Novus reception at the International Poultry Expo.