Herculex RW Receives Regulatory Approvals

Chuck Zimmerman

Pioneer Hi-BredIt’s a busy week for news releases, especially Talking News Releases. Yesterday afternoon Pioneer Hi-Bred was able to announce in conjunction with Dow AgroSciences that they’ve received U. S. regulatory approvals for the Herculex RW rootworm protection trait in 2006.

Herculex RWCorn growers who have been fighting corn rootworms can now protect their corn with the Herculex® RW Rootworm Protection trait in 2006.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., and Dow AgroSciences LLC, the trait’s developers, recently received confirmation that Herculex RW has received full food and feed approvals within the United States. Kyle Whitaker, New Product Launch Manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred, says Herculex RW will give corn growers expanded options for in-the-seed protection against corn rootworm. Full Release

Agribusiness, Audio

First Cotton Seed Treatment For Nematicides

Chuck Zimmerman

SyngentaCotton growers got some good news from Syngenta today. To announce it they used our Talking News Release service.

First Seed Treatment Nematicide For Cotton Now Available For Purchase
For the first time ever, cotton growers will be able to use a convenient and innovative option to control nematodes, insects and diseases. AVICTA™ Complete Pak, a groundbreaking seed-delivered technology to combat all early-season cotton pests, is now available for the 2006 planting season. A combination of three separately registered products: AVICTA seed treatment nematicide, Cruiser® seed treatment insecticide and Dynasty CST® seed-delivered fungicide, AVICTA Complete Pak offers cotton growers complete early-season protection to ensure better root development and, in turn, a more vigorous crop with improved return on investment. Full Release

Agribusiness, Audio

Learn How To Podcast In California

Chuck Zimmerman

Portable Media & Podcast ExpoThis is just not being scheduled at a good time for me. Why don’t people call and check my schedule first? Anyway, I’d love to go since the Portable Media Expo & Podcast Conference is all about what we’re all about here at ZimmComm. I know we’re all about agricultural marketing but that includes embracing new ways to distribute information.

Take blogging itself as an example. A year ago most of you (me included) didn’t really know much about this. Look at what’s happening today, even in ag!

Podcasts

The Charleston Orwig Suite At World Dairy Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

Charleston OrwigIn most big time stadiums you’ll find the “suites” where you’ve got your own little room to watch the game with your friends and clients. It’s the same here at the Coliseum at World Dairy Expo.

In this case companies like Charleston Orwig have serious meetings taking place with their clients. In case you can’t tell, these folks are having too much fun at this early meeting. I think it had to do with the photographer interrupting things.

Agencies, World Dairy Expo

Farm Broadcasters In Action At Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

Farm BroadcastersIsn’t this a sight? You’ve got Bob Bosold, Col. Jon Phillips, Randy Koenen and Emery Kleven plotting World Dairy Expo coverage strategy. Yeah, that’s what they were talking about all right.

The media room at Expo kicked into high gear here on day two. The attendance on day one was way up at just over 10,000 visitors. That includes visitors from 54 countries!

It really is an international event.

World Dairy Expo

Bagpipes In The Show Ring

Chuck Zimmerman

BagpipesI just have to post this here on AgWired since I really like bagpipes. My sister played them for our high school “Kiltie Band.”

These guys played at the awards ceremony in the show ring at World Dairy Expo for the Ayrshire awards. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out why they do that.

You can listen to them right here: Download MP3 File (2.3MB MP3 File)

Audio, Farm Shows, World Dairy Expo

Hoard’s Sponsors Expo Reception

Chuck Zimmerman

Hoard's Dairyman GroupYou always have to celebrate the end of the first day at a farm show. World Dairy Expo is no different. The exhibitor reception was sponsored by Hoard’s Dairyman. Isn’t this a great looking group?

Thanks to the people in red for sponsoring our reception. Opening day here at Expo was beautiful and traffic was great. We’ll get some traffic stats tomorrow morning.

Farm Shows, Publication, World Dairy Expo

All Aboard For World Dairy Expo 2006

Chuck Zimmerman

2006 ThemeWhile I was in the media room here at World Dairy Expo a little while ago I found out about next year’s “theme”. It’s already designed and they were providing us with posters. So here’s your first look at next year’s theme – Dairy Central. Let me know what you think!

You can learn more about the themes for World Dairy Expo on their website.

Speaking of World Dairy Expo, one of the ways we’re promoting World Dairy Diary is on the audio billboards that play over the speaker system on the grounds. They are meant to thank sponsors and bring your attention to things that are going on.

There’s even one about World Dairy Diary! You can listen to it here: Download MP3 File

Audio, Farm Shows, World Dairy Expo

New Monsanto Weed Resistance Website

Chuck Zimmerman

Weed Resistance ManagementI didn’t receive a release on this but was alerted to a new Monsanto website for farmers. It’s all about how to take care of pesky weed problems and called “Weed Resistance Management.”

I got excited when I saw a section on the site called “Voices From The Field.” Now that would be a place to “hear” a voice and sure enough there are a couple of audio files. They’re saved as .wmv files which will play fine if you have Windows Media Player but I would recommend saving them as .mp3 files which will play on basically any media player. Hey, maybe Monsanto could podcast them too, then growers could subscribe to them and listen on their computers or digital audio players when they’re on the road!

Agribusiness, Internet

McCormick Company Expo Exhibit

Chuck Zimmerman

Kathy CornettYou never know who you’ll see when you go to a farm show. I’m here blogging the World Dairy Expo (World Dairy Diary) and the booth next to my little office is for the Southwest Plains Dairy Directory. I posted an announcement about it here on AgWired recently. And the person who’s working the exhibit is Kathy Cornett, Chairman of McCormick Company and a past president of the National Agri-Marketing Association I might add.

The Dairy Directory her company has put together is an interesting project and one that shows how companies, and yes even advertising agencies, can and I think, should start looking at ways to grow their business in new directions. Of course McCormick has long been a company that does things in a non-traditional way. Remember when they started AgriTalk for example?

I like that non-traditional stuff. Instead of saying “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” I prefer “Let’s do something we’ve never done before.” Like a blog about agricultural marketing!

Agencies, World Dairy Expo