I don’t think I’ve ever posted as much multi-media content as I have from this National Biodiesel Conference. I know it’s making my posting light here on AgWired but that will change after I’m back Friday. I thought you might enjoy some of it here though.
This morning we had a visit by EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. He gave a short speech then visited the Ride & Drive area outside the convention center.
He answered a few questions from the press there in front of the vehicles.
You can watch a short video clip (not much audio on it) here: 
Stephen Johnson Press Conference (2:27 wmv file)
You can listen to his speech here: 
Stephen Johnson Speech (15:04 min. MP3 File)
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I know posting has been a little light here today but you can visit the 
Here’s a ZimmCast that’s a little different. The first star to support biodiesel is Daryl Hannah.
You can listen to this week’s ZimmCast here: 
It sure looks different in San Diego than the midwest this time of year. We’ve got flowers everywhere.
I don’t know why we don’t see this used more often. Here at the 
I think this will be my last post from the Cattle Industry Convention. To sort of bring it full circle I interviewed the new Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, Jay O’Brien, from Amarillo, TX. The gavel was passed to him this morning.
I have so much news and information to bring you but these meetings are keeping me busy. I’ll try to post some “other” news over the next 2 days before things heat up at the Biodiesel Conference. I just visited the new 
Dean Broadhead launched the agency in 2001. I love the new slogan, “An Agency Focused on the Business and Life of Rural America.” That’s an acknowledgement of the changes taking place in the countryside. Here’s an agency that’s being up front about it. As their website says, “No agency can do justice to all segments of business. And we don’t try to. At Broadhead + Co, we focus on an audience we know very well: Rural America. Deeply rooted in agriculture, our business continues to evolve from traditional production agriculture to lifestyle issues related to the issues shared by all of Rural America, from education and healthcare to recreation and hobby farming.”
Here’s what happens to the staff of NCBA and CBB by the end of the convention. This is in memory of Christian Hawley, just one of the convention casualties.