Here’s a news flash for you. I guess it’s appropriate that we have the NAMA convention in Dallas this year! I will have to come back and add a picture of Eldon for you. I know I’ve got one somewhere in my photo archive at the home office. I’m getting ready to travel home from south Florida today. So Eldon is going back to the livestock association management business. I say congratulations and look forward to working with him one more time at this year’s NAMA convention.
Eldon J. White was introduced March 25 as the new executive vice president of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association during the group’s 130th annual convention in Fort Worth. He is expected to assume his new duties in May. Currently, White is the executive vice president of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) based in Overland Park, Kan. He has 28 years of agriculture related association management experience, including nearly 16 years serving as the chief staff officer for up to six associations concurrently. “We conducted a comprehensive search to come up with the right individual to lead this association to the next level,” reported TSCRA President C.R. “Dick” Sherron. “Eldon White has extensive association experience, he was raised on a cattle ranch and he’s worked for the National Cattlemen’s Association and the American Sheep Industry Association.”
White was raised on a stocker operation outside of Ogden, Utah. His dad was an order-buyer for a commission company, and White learned the business early by going with him to sort cattle. The family ranch also bred registered Quarter Horses for racing and during his high school years, Eldon worked as a jockey.
Well, my man Jeff Simmons may not have won the race but ethanol still came out a big winner. Did any of you watch the ESPN coverage? I’ve heard that they spent lots of time talking about the fuel.
The Team Ethanol car driven by Jeff Simmons is out of the race after what looked like a slide coming out of a turn which turned the car around and then two other cars crashed into it. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. Jeff is seen here with his fiance just prior to the race.
This year the IRL is giving new meaning to the “green flag.” The official green flag has the ethanol logo.
Troy Price has been named to a newly created position of Vice President of Sales to oversee the 
At the moment it’s cool inside the overflow media tent which where I got assigned to. My little spot is right in front on the end of the table. It was the last place open when I got here yesterday. You can’t escape the word ethanol here as the logo is everywhere and it’s on the “suggested stories” list handed out to all media.
It has been a hot sunny afternoon in south Florida. Fortunately the Indy cars get to do qualifying for race start position tonight under race time conditions since the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 is a night race tomorrow. Jeff Simmons has a new helmet this year which I think is pretty cool looking.
In case you’re wondering where I am, I am in Homestead, FL. Yesterday was travel day. So here I am just as the practice laps are completed at the Miami-Homestead Speedway the day before the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300. That’ll take place tomorrow evening at 8pm eastern time and you can see it on ESPN2.
I’ve started a photo album for the event which already has quite a few photo in it. You can find it here: 
Now that it’s spring Farm Aid wants you to send someone you know an e-Card. I’ll tell you what, these Farm Aid people have the social media thing going pretty good. I’d love to see this from more organizations.
I can’t wait until I celebrate 17 years of editing AgWired. Way to go Jim.