We’re going to call my first day at the National Farm Machinery Show, “Sponsor Day.” I got off to a late start due to the weather so I’ve devoted most of my time so farm conducting interviews and taking pictures at the Syngenta and John Deere Booths.
Here you can see Syngenta flying high inside the Kentucky Exposition Center.
When you visit the Syngenta booth the first thing that’s going to catch your eye though are the planter boxes.
These aren’t the kind of boxes though that you’d place on your deck or outside your window. These are very large and contain crops grown in a greenhouse. We’ll learn more about that soon.
AgWired coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show
is being sponsored by: 
and 
It looks like a public relations opportunity to me. The National Farm Machinery Show doesn’t have an “official” media room. There is a nice room inside the administrative offices though which I can work out of. However, no internet access. I was told the CEO decided no internet for the media unless there’s a sponsored media room. So. Here’s an opportunity since I was told there’s been a growing number of media attend this event. There is public wi-fi too I was told for a fee but it’s only in the lobby area, not a place I can leave a computer while I go do interviews and take pictures.
AgWired advertiser, 
One of my sponsors for AgWired coverage of this week’s National Farm Machinery Show is 
I sure wish I was at 
You may not have had a chance to hear Emily Richard’s new version of “Biodiesel Willie” but if you listen to this week’s ZimmCast you will. Since I’m in between event blogging gigs I thought I’d share an update of how things are going here at ZimmComm New Media and a couple of sound bites from Merle Haggard and Larry Hagman on biodiesel. The program ends with “Biodiesel Willie.”
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With over 24 years of professional agricultural business experience, Ron Taylor brings an exceptional mix of marketing, sales and technical abilities to the Osborn & Barr Canada team, as Vice President, Director of Business Development Canada. Ron’s expertise in crop protection, seed and biotechnology stems from many years in a marketing management role for such global companies as BASF and Monsanto. This, coupled with his experience as Director, Agricultural Strategic Planning for a premier Canadian Agri-business based marketing communication agency, provides Osborn & Barr Canada clients with the best of both sides of the business.
Osborn & Barr Canada has named Doreen McFarlan to Account Director. In this role, she will serve as director of client services, overseeing the account management of Osborn & Barr’s Canadian clients serviced from the Guelph and Winnipeg offices. Formerly Account Supervisor, McFarlan has a proven track record of exceptional client service for accounts such as Monsanto – Canada and US, and Intervet during her three years with the agency. Before joining the agency, McFarlan held various account management positions for some of Canada’s most prominent Agri-business agencies, and brings over 10 years of experience in agency client service to her new role.