Now, here’s something you don’t see everyday! “Chics with Axes”
Most of the time, when you think of Lumberjacks, you think of men… or at least I did! Until today, I was just observing the crowds and noticed lots of chainsaws out and women standing around them. It drew my attention so I went over to take a look.
Here at the Farm Progress Show, they have three ladies here that compete all over the United States in Lumberjack competitions. The ladies are part of the Timber Tina’s World Champion Lumberjills. Two of the ladies present at the show were from Maine. Maine is where the original ancestors settled and that is where axes, saws, and the concept of making these everyday activities into a competition.
Coverage of the Farm Progress Show is sponsored by Monsanto: 
I was walking through all the mud and people, and then I stopped when I saw this man burning something in barrel. Come to find out, this man was burning metal. I walked up during the middle of the demonstration but I found it very interesting! The man’s name is David Williamson, from Ogden, IA and he calls himself a collaborating artist. Mr. Williamson is apart of the program Project Aware.
Here’s the current street scene here at Farm Progress. 
The golf carts are in high demand here this morning. I wonder how much they’re getting for them today.
while it was raining this morning the media was nicely cooped up in the media tent. I’m sure this didn’t disappoint Monsanto since they had the first press conference. One of the their representatives I met was Steve Peterson, Monsanto business manager for their Processor Preferred program. Steve’s pictured here (right) during an interview with WITY. In my interview with Steve he describes how this program has developed about 90 varieties of corn that are yielding up to 2 to 4 percent more ethanol per bushel than conventional hybrids. He says this helps corn growers get a premium for their crops.
The incoming 1st Vice President of the
Speakers Glenn Stith, Vice President of Monsanto U.S. Branded Business, Clint Pilcher, Corn Technology Development Manager, and Wayne Natress, Executive Director were present to speak about the Sticky Trap Program! The Sticky Trap Program was an experiment to determine the amount of rootworm variance across the cornbelt. In order for Monsanto to enroll the program, they asked local FFA Chapters across the cornbelt to help them out. The following states were involved in the experiment: Illinios, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. In the state of Iowa, all 99 counties participated in the event and for their contributions, Monsanto has donated $50 for every Sticky Trap the Chapter recorded information on. 
The main topic we talked about was rootwarms and what Monsanto is doing to prevent/solve that problem. Monsanto recommends using YieldGard Plus to prevent rootwarms and the outcomes of using YieldGard Plus have been outstanding!! The roots grow deeper, being able to recieve more moisture and have had better consistant yields! 
We just heard the raindrops start falling here in the media tent.