One of the first agricultural podcasts is the Swinecast. I’ve been following it’s development since early last year and I can tell you this is no longer some sort of unproven concept. Ask Dennis Erpelding at Elanco Animal Health what he thinks. Kudos to Ned Arthur for taking a bold step into the new media world. We’re getting there buddy! I hope no one believes that a company like Eli Lilly would invest in this new technology without serious thought and the belief that it is helping them accomplish their customer communication goals.
Elanco’s innovative Internet “conversation” between swine producers and industry experts – celebrates its 100th episode by expanding its introduction to swine industry allies across the nation. “We’re pleased to invite the entire industry to become a part of this bold new Information-Age initiative,” says Ned Arthur, SwineCast Content Partner. “Over the past year, as we’ve slowly introduced SwineCast in test markets, the response from participants has been overwhelmingly positive. We’ve discovered that all segments of the swine production industry significantly benefit from an ongoing dialogue with each other, regardless of their location or nationality. That’s what SwineCast provides. That’s what we want to share with you.”
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I took a few more pictures at the CMA Music Festival than I posted. They’re all uploaded into a Flickr photo album for you if you’d like to browse them. You can find it here: 
All of the celebrities that raced today signed this New Holland tractor which will be auctioned off on Ebay soon.
After the tractor race and announcements Michael Peterson and band performed for the crowd.
There were two winners to pick today and to help Michael Peterson out Elizabeth came up on stage.
The winner of the first ever New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race is Wade Hayes, pictured here with Michael on stage.
The last contestant in today’s tractor race was 
One of the contestants in today’s tractor race was the Hon. William Chatfield, Director of the Selective Service System. He’s on the left btw.
You can listen to our interview here: 
Today’s tractor race was announced by Max Armstrong, 
The New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race is history and I’ve got a ton of material to post. Before I get started I want to point out the blue towels you’ll see around a lot of people’s necks like the one modeled here by 
cool relief. I highly recommend them.