Charles Johnson is the newest addition to join the TOP PRODUCER editorial team as the magazine’s national editor. The magazine has promoted another staff member, Linda Smith, to executive editor.
In making the announcements, Greg Vincent, editor of TOP PRODUCER, said the addition of Johnson to the staff “is great not only for Farm Journal Media, but also for the readers of TOP PRODUCER. Charles is one of the most recognized and professional editors in the industry and our readers will benefit greatly from his award-winning writing and photography skills.”
This represents a homecoming for Johnson, a member of the group of Farm Journal Media editors who created TOP PRODUCER in 1984. A veteran agricultural editor and photographer, Johnson most recently served as a contributing editor for two John Deere publications, The Furrow and Homestead. Johnson has garnered numerous honors during his career, including three Oscars in Agriculture, and was named the American Agricultural Editors Association Writer of the Year in 2000.
Vincent said Smith’s promotion “not only recognizes the huge contributions Linda Smith has made to the success of the magazine, but better describes her growing role in day-to-day operations.” Smith has covered agricultural business issues for the past three decades at Farm Journal Media. In her new role, she will help manage the day-to-day operations of creating each issue of the magazine, including the planning of issue content and management of editorial and production timelines. Smith will also continue to write and edit articles.
On the way to the Iowa Speedway last week I was driving along behind Alan Slunecka who was taking the EPIC mobile learning center to the track. All of the sudden he slowed way down. 
Since it’s been another wild week of alternative fuel blogging I thought I should point you to a relatively new alternative fuel blogger. She’s Kimberly Taylor at the 
This was a cool story out here at the Iowa Speedway today.
My man Jeff Simmons had a rough day, getting knocked out of the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250, presented by Ethanol. He was doing so well too! Anyway, once again ethanol wins and this was a big event for the industry. 
Welcome to race day here at the Iowa Speedway as we near the start of the Iowa Corn Indy 250, Presented by Ethanol.
It has been a long day at the track here in Newton, IA for the lead up to the Iowa Corn Indy 250. I’ve updated my photo album and am calling it quits for the night since we’ve got to be back out at the track early.
The logo for the Iowa Indy Corn 250, presented by Ethanol is very cool. It really looks good on the lawn in between the track and the pits here at Iowa Speedway.
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These representatives of the Iowa Corn Growers were getting in some pit practice action this afternoon. Jeff Simmons, driver of the #17 Ethanol car for Rahal-Letterman Racing got his first laps on this track this afternoon. He’s peeling out of his pit behind them.