On stage in the media tent here at the Farm Progress Show this morning was Monsanto. Here’s their head of U. S. operations, Jim Zimmer.
He says they’re continuing to support farm youth initiatives. Today he was here to announce 10 new Dekalb youth scholarships. 10 students will receive $2,500. He says the FFA will be involved but students don’t have to be FFA members to qualify. Dekalb also introduced Dekalb WingWear, their own line of apparel. A portion of every purchase will be donated to fund youth scholarships in ag-related degrees.
You can listen to the press conference here: fp-07-monsanto.mp3
Or you can download here: 
Monsanto Press Conference (6 min MP3)
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Laura and I went out on a drive around in the ZimMobile. The breeze was so nice that I thought about just driving around for a while.
Matt Jungmann is National Shows Manager for 
The first press conference of the day here at the Farm Progress Show was held jointly by Trimble and Dickey-John. On the stage are Jim Stephens, Trimble Ag Media Relations, Erick Arveson, GM, Trimble Ag Division and Chris Tarpley, VP of Sales and Marketing, Dickey-John.
We go from sunset to sunrise here at the Farm Progress Show.
It’s almost time for the start of the 2007 Farm Progress Show. To help me kick it off and give it an independent media perspective I had a discussion with Leah Guffey, 
We talked about the new paved roads, air conditioning in the bathrooms and media tent and all the new releases and media announcements that we’ve received. Food at the show came up as well.
The sun is actually down at this point but that’s where it was as I was driving out of the Farm Progress Show this evening.
If you’ve been reading AgWired long then you know I’ve been 
Once again the media tent is being sponsored by 
This is the view people attending the Farm Progress Show will have from Hwy. 72 at exit #144. Once they get to that exit they’ll know where they are.