Explore Spanish Cuisine

Laura McNamara

Jose Made In Spain2008 is the Year of Spanish Cuisine for Chef Jose Andres. On a mission to celebrate foods influenced by the Spanish culture, Jose has set three goals: explore Spain, try something new with hotel dining in Los Angeles and load up on veggies.

From a new television show – Jose Made in Spain on public television – to a new project in Los Angeles – designing the food and beverage program for SBE’s “SLS at Beverly Hills” hotel – Jose takes Americans on an exploration into the flavor, innovation and character of Spanish cuisine and culture, redefining its role in the everyday lexicon of cooks and diners alike.

Plan your schedule accordingly or set your Tivo for a visit to some of Spain’s most fascinating and delicious locales with Jose on his new television program, Jose Made in Spain, premiering February 2 on public television (check local listings). Each episode visits a treasured Spanish location, where Jose travels to markets, farms, the ocean and other sites associated with Spanish cuisine to visit with food artisans, cooks and restaurateurs.

Jose is set to make hotel dining a true experience in 2008. For his new venture with SBE Hotel Group, SLS at Beverly Hills (opening this summer), Jose will present a spectacular range of innovative experiences created to change the way people think about hotel dining.

In Spanish kitchens, vegetables are given their due. Spaniards eagerly await the season for produce such as the famous white asparagus of Navarra, in addition to preparing dishes like escalivada where the focus is on the vegetable. On his show Jose Made in Spain and in the companion cookbook, Jose will show Americans how to make the most of fruits, vegetables, and healthful oils with delicious, easy-to-prepare Spanish recipes.

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Beltwide Personal Scheduler

Chuck Zimmerman

Beltwide Personal SchedulerOne of the cool things that my sponsor is doing here at Beltwide is making the electronic personal scheduler available. This is a very busy conference. It’s one of those ones where there’s way more to do than you have time to do it. So you have to plan your time.

To make it easier you can go to one of these terminals, create an account, create your schedule and print it out or make a file you can download to your pda or phone. Then you’ve got your very own Beltwide schedule.

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Cotton Swag For Your Vehicle

Chuck Zimmerman

Cotton TagsIn Missouri you have to have a state license tag on both front and back of your vehicle. It’s a pain since I’d like to show my support with a logo tag for my favorite thing.

If you live in a state that doesn’t have this requirement then you can show your support for cotton with a Cotton Logo License Tag.

It’s just one of the many items on sale. We don’t even need to go to the mall. We can shop right here in the hotel at Beltwide.

I’ve got a photo album for the conference which you can find at this link or in Zimmages at the top of the page:
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Cotton Consultant’s Headline Perspective

Chuck Zimmerman

Boyd Kidwell and Ray YoungIt’s always interesting getting a perspective from your audience. For BASF today that was a group of cotton consultants like Ray Young on the right. Ray’s from northeast Louisiana. Next to him is Boyd Kidwell, Quarry Integrated Communications.

I talked to Ray after the BASF Cotton Consultants Conference and he said that the registration of Headline for cotton was news to him. He says that he’s going to be keeping his eye on how it performs.

Download my interview with Ray Young here: Ray Young Interview (2 min mp3)

You can also listen to the interview with Ray immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-young.mp3

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BASF Bolls Them Over With Headline

Chuck Zimmerman

Scott AsherScott Asher is a BASF Diversified Regional Manager. He spoke today at their Cotton Consultants Conference and provided some technical information about the product.

Scott says that BASF has a variety of activities planned for growers here that ranges from this session to a nightly hospitality suite and trade show booth. He says that communication with consultants is important and that the company will be stepping up its efforts with them in light of the Headline cotton registration.

Scott says field trials have shown overall improved plant health when using Headline and that translates into increased yield and quality at harvest. Those trials started back in 2003 and have been done in several regions.

Download my interview with Scott here: Scott Asher Interview (2 min mp3)

You can also listen to the interview with Scott immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-asher.mp3

I also recorded Scott’s presentation at today’s Consultants Conference for you. You can download his presentation here: Scott Asher Presentation (13 min mp3)

You can also listen to Scott’s presentation immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-asher-speech.mp3

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A Headline Cotton Yield Advantage

Chuck Zimmerman

Amber ShirleyOne of the experts on the program at the BASF Cotton Consultants Conference is Amber Shirley, BASF Technical Marketing Manager. Amber says that having Headline, a foliar fungicide, available for the first time means that cotton growers now have the full range of plant protection products available to them that other commodity growers have.

She says that using a fungicide can create up to a 65 lbs. of lint/acre increase in cotton. She says that growers should talk to their consultants. Besides this session at Beltwide she says BASF will be holding a series of consultant conferences on a regional basis.

Download my interview with Amber here: Amber Shirley Interview (2 min mp3)

You can also listen to the interview with Amber immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-shirley.mp3

I also recorded Amber’s presentation at today’s Consultants Conference for you. You can download her presentation here: Amber Shirley Presentation (9 min mp3)

You can also listen to Amber’s presentation immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-shirley-speech.mp3

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Headline Making Cotton Headlines

Chuck Zimmerman

Dr. Gary FellowsKicking off the BASF Cotton Consultants Conference is Dr. Gary Fellows, BASF Technical Market Manager. Dr. Fellows started things off by announcing that Headline fungicide is now registered for cotton. He says that 4 years worth of field trials are showing great results.

Many of the cotton consultants here were hearing the news for the first time. The conference provided an opportunity to learn how a fungicide can help at harvest time. Dr. Fellows says that it’s about protecting the “money bolls” so timing of application is important. He says that an application of Headline fits right into a cotton spray program.

I interviewed Dr. Fellows so that you can hear him describe the product and what it means to cotton production. (All reporters are encouraged to download any of my interviews here at Beltwide for on-air or web use.)

Download my interview with Dr. Fellows here: Dr. Gary Fellows Interview (3 min mp3)

You can also listen to the interview with Dr. Fellows immediately here: basf-beltwide-08-fellows.mp3

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Cotton Consultants Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

BASF at BeltwideWhat better way to kick things off at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences than having lunch with your sponsor?

Right now a large group of consultants is having lunch at the BASF Consultants Information Session in the good old Opryland Hotel. The first fungicide registered for cotton is Headline and that’s basically the news headline here at this session.

We’ve got three presenters today and I’ll be posting interviews with them here shortly.

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National Potato Promotion Board Members Named

Melissa Sandfort

potato.jpgActing Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner appointed 35 producer members and one public member to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board for three-year terms beginning March 1, 2008 and ending on Feb. 28, 2011. In addition, another member has been appointed to fill a vacancy for a term of office beginning immediately and ending on Feb.28, 2009.

Newly appointed producer members are: Ernest D. Ford of Center, Colo.; Gary B. Lands, St. Augustine, Fla.; Jeff Gibson, Burley, Idaho; Bevan Jeppesen, Rexburg, Idaho; Alan Glen Parks, Blackfoot, Idaho; William Ritchey Toevs, Aberdeen, Idaho; Keith Labrie, St. Agatha, Maine; Alan Moir, Woodland, Maine; Tom Wingard, Elk River, Minn.; Joe Thompson, Hemmingford, Neb.; Tom Scott Campbell, Grafton, N.D.; Eric Halverson, Grand Forks, N.D.; Ben Tucker, St. Thomas, N.D.; Chris Warren Slagell, Hydro, Okla.; Troy Betz, Hermiston, Ore.; Molly Ryan Connors, Richland, Wash.; Rob Davis, Connell, Wash.; Greg Ebe, Custer, Wash; Chris Olsen, Othello, Wash.; Randy Mullen and Reid Reimann, Pasco, Wash.; Ron Mach, Antigo, Wis. and Richard Okray, Plover, Wis.

Tom Church of Wilder, Idaho, has been appointed to fill a vacancy for theterm of office beginning immediately and ending on Feb. 28, 2009.

To view a complete list of reappointments, click here.

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