From Brad Fahrmeier, LiveAuctions.tv
we received a nice emailed message.
To your enemies, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend your heart.
To a customer service.
To all charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
It leads to this Merry Christmas greeting card video.
New Website Monitors Invasive Species for Farmers
Farmers in Pennsylvania wanting to track where and when invasive species are, well, cropping up in crops now have a new tool online. Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff has announced the launch of the new invasive species council website.
Producers and consumers can learn how Pennsylvania is protecting against invasive plants, animals and insects by logging on to the new Invasive Species Council Web site, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
The Web site can be accessed by clicking on “Invasive Species Council” under the Agriculture site list at http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/.
“Invasive species can damage our state’s natural resources and economy,” said Wolff. “This new Web site will help citizens learn about invasive plant and animal species, and keep up-to-date on how the council is working to protect public health and safety.”
Visitors to the 2008 Pennsylvania Farm Show, scheduled for Jan. 5-12, can learn more about the Pennsylvania Invasive Species Council by stopping at the Department of Agriculture exhibit in the Main Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.
Advertise in NAFB Directory
Interested in supporting the National Association of Farm Broadcasting via an ad in their membership directory? Now’s the time to let them know.
The annual NAFB Directory is in development with a projected mailing date of early March. Advertising space is available for Allied Industry Council members at a cost of $1,500 for a full page color ad placed within the highly read Broadcast Council member listing.
The NAFB Directory continues to be a favorite resource of information for media buyers, farm broadcasters, agribusinesses, commodity groups, farm organizations, and public relations agencies across the United States.
Deadline for ad materials this year is February 7. Please call Jeremy Povenmire at 816-431-4032 or jeremy@nafb.com to place an order.
Zimfo Bites
- Novus International, Inc., announces the inauguration of its first animal feed input plant in Brazil. The plant, strategically located in Indaiatuba, is in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The 37,000 square foot facility is equipped with cutting-edge machinery, made in Brazil or imported from the US and Germany. The technology allows for complete automation of the manufacturing processes. The plant has a monthly production capacity of 300 tons of antioxidants, mineral supplements, methionine, and organic acids. The two acre compound will focus on the creation of integrated animal health and nutrition solutions for the pork, beef, poultry, dairy and pet industries.
- Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) staff brought together some of the nation’s leading foodservice distributors recently to discuss key issues pertaining to growth of the CHB program. More than 25 distributors that are currently selling the product convened in Orlando, Fla. The meeting theme was “Marketing the Brand” and featured guest speakers and product presentations as well as business discussions. CHB officials said that this was the first-ever foodservice-specific gathering they have conducted and based on initial feedback, they plan to make this a bi-annual event.
- Growers planting Pioneer® brand sorghum hybrids recently won 12 of the 15 national categories in the 2007 National Sorghum Producers’ (NSP) Yield and Management Contest. Ten of these growers won with Pioneer sorghum hybrid 84G62. In addition, growers winning both “bin-buster” 2007 championships also planted Pioneer sorghum hybrids. National and state winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the Sorghum Sector Breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 12, during the 2008 National Sorghum Producers and U.S. Grains Council Conference, Feb. 11-12, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, Texas. Details about individual winners can be found on the Pioneer Web site.
An Alltech Greeting Card
Here’s a very cool holiday greeting from Alltech.
You can find the online greeting card here.
It says:
We at Alltech wish you good health, happiness and prosperity and look forward to working with you in 2008. Seasons Greetings.
Thanks Matt.
Farm Fresh News From American Farmland Trust
We’re on a roll with the holiday greetings. I like this one from American Farmland Trust’s latest email.
Best wishes for the holidays from American Farmland Trust and the Farm Fresh News team! Take a few minutes to watch a video about farmers helping the urban poor, learn a few ways to celebrate the holidays in a greener, farm-friendly way and get the latest on what beets are doing for our streets.
Here’s the link to the video.
More Holiday Greetings
Here’s the latest holiday message from my friend Goran who I’ve met through my involvement in IFAJ.
Dear friends and colleagues all around the world,
I wish you marry Christmas, happy and successive 2008 year. I hope that the ending year was good enough, but less then the next year.
All the best,
Goran Djakovic,
Vice – president of AGROPRESS
PR manager of AGROZIV Company
Member of IFAJ Executive Committee
Holiday Greetings
New Holland sent out happy holiday greetings today. Does your company have a holiday greeting you’d like to share here on AgWired? If so, send ’em along and it’ll be posted.
I’m in a very warm climate for the next couple days and enjoying it! Let’s just say that the white stuff on the ground here isn’t snow.
I’ll be home for the holidays though which are Christmas and New Year’s. There I said the words. Oops, I guess I’m not that politically correct.
New Website For Australian Council of Ag Journalists
The Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists has a new website.
The site at www.acaj.org.au not only brings together information about Australia’s five state-based rural media clubs but also provides a single access point for international colleagues. Plans are already in hand to expand the facility with a register for freelance Australian writers, photographers and consultants who specialise in covering agricultural issues.
The Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists Inc (ACAJ) is the national umbrella organisation for press clubs which focus on issues affecting rural and regional Australia. It also links members in all mainland States to a global network through the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ).
Zimfo Bites
- Tractors and other farm equipment can be a challenge to start in cold weather, so many farmers install block heaters to preheat their engines. However, using a timer on a block heater can save up to 85 percent on energy costs. A simple 24-hour clock timer can automatically turn the heater on so it’s ready when needed. The energy savings will typically pay for the timer in 1 to 3 months. A calculator on the Wisconsin Public Service web site can help farmers estimate what they’d save by using a block heater timer. Just go here and click Energy Saving Tools & Ideas, then Savings Calculators.
- Farmers in four pilot states who plant a majority of their corn acres using hybrid seeds that feature YieldGard Plus® with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 or YieldGard VT Triple™ technology from Monsanto Company will be able to lower their crop insurance premiums in 2008. The Risk Management Agency of the USDA announced the planned implementation of the Biotech Yield Endorsement for the 2008 crop year. The pilot will initially be available in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota. To be eligible, farmers must plant at least 75 percent of their corn acres on an insured unit basis to corn hybrids containing YieldGard VT Triple or YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 technologies. EPA-mandated refuge requirements must also be respected.
- DuPont Crop Protection has received federal registration approval from the EPA for two soybean pre-emergence herbicides designed to provide growers with a better tool for managing weed resistance. The new products, DuPont™ Enlite™ and Envive™ herbicides, feature two modes of action that will provide growers with longer lasting, more consistent early season control of weeds that have developed tolerance and/or resistance to glyphosate and ALS chemistries.