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Talia Goes September 14, 2015

Arysta LifeScience is pleased to announce that select RANCONA Seed Treatment products have received FIFRA 2(ee) recommendation for flag smut control on wheat.
NAMA members reception hosted by Cornhusker NAMA held during Husker Harvest days on September 16th from 5:30-6:30 p.m in the Reinke Irrigation Builiding, booth #57.
The twenty-ninth annual Georgia Peanut Tour will be held Sept. 15-17, 2015, and located out of the Thomasville, Georgia area.
Beginning in 2016, the world’s largest university-level competition in agriscience will not only publicly honor the overall champions for their scientific discoveries with trophies and cash awards, but will offer fully-funded Ph.D. and post-doctorate positions to the global undergraduate and graduate winners.

Going to Meet the New Holland Heroes

Chuck Zimmerman September 14, 2015

After visiting Expo Milano 2015 earlier this year I now have the opportunity to take Cindy with me and meet the Heroes. The Heroes in New Holland’s Seeds of Life Series. It is a story telling project about the heroes who feed us all.

Our journey starts today with flights to Milano. We’ll have our get together at the New Holland Sustainable Farming Pavilion inside Expo Milano. After we complete our meeting on Wednesday we’re off to Florence and Rome to take a few days to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary before returning to ZimmComm World Headquarters. We look forward to seeing you from there!

Agribusiness, New Holland

NAMA Honors Professional Development Winners

Kelly Marshall September 14, 2015

National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) recognizes leaders from each of three fields; marketing communications, sales and public relations. They are pleased to announce the 2105 Professional Development Award winners.

The 2015 Marketing Communications award recipient is Christine Hart-Nieland, Senior Account Manager at Brighton Agency. A veteran of nearly 25 years, today Chris is on the Brighton Ag Leadership team and directs several key brands for Monsanto. She’s also a devoted parent and spends much of her time mentoring young people. Christine is active in NAMA and recently served as chairman of NAMA’s annual conference. She currently serves as vice chair on the Best of NAMA Committee.

The Professional Development Award for Public Relations goes to Mary Gordon, Managing Supervisor, G&S Business Communications. She has led the public relations campaigns for several strategic brands on behalf of Syngenta throughout her 13-year career at G&S Business Communications. Mary’s hard work and strategic recommendations for a three-pronged registration program to launch a new Syngenta corn herbicide were a great success. A longtime member of the Carolinas/Virginia NAMA chapter, Mary has served on her local Best of NAMA committee and serves as an exemplary agri-marketing role model to fellow NAMA members.

Eloise Seaman is awarded the Professional Development Award for Sales. As Senior National Account Manager for Vance Publishing — Protein Group, she leverages her vast knowledge of livestock markets to benefit her accounts. Eloise also champions industry audience research that leads to new business and new product offerings for Vance. She’s served as president of Mo-Kan NAMA and currently serves as president of Florida NAMA.

The winners will be honored during the 2015 NAMA Fall Conference on September 24th. For more information on the NAMA Fall Conference, visit http://www.nama.org/fall-conference/home.

Agribusiness, NAMA

#SoyExcited about LibertyLink Real Yield Game

Cindy Zimmerman September 14, 2015

During the 2015 Farm Progress Show, Bayer CropScience unveiled a social instant win experience for growers, the LibertyLink® Real Yield Game.

Bayer CropScience soybean marketing manager Malin Westfall and Liberty product manger David Tanner

Soybean Marketing Manager Malin Westfall is “soy excited” about the new promotion. “It’s really an opportunity for our customers to tell their story,” said Westfall. “We want to hear the great things that the Liberty Link system and Liberty herbicide is doing on their farm to help them control their resistant and tough-to-control weeds.”

The LibertyLink Real Yield Game offers growers the chance to win prizes while playing an animated game to defeat tough-to-control weeds. Growers get to virtually spray soybean fields with Liberty® herbicide and see how the LibertyLink system provides superior control. Growers can instantly win a 2015 John Deere® Combine or a one-year supply of LibertyLink soybeans and Liberty herbicide, and every play gets an entry to win a one-year lease on a 2015 John Deere® Tractor. And every time the game is played, Bayer CropScience will make a contribution to FFA on the state level.

And Westfall says you will be hearing a lot about LibertyLink and the Real Yield Game throughout this harvest season. “We’re looking at a social campaign, as well as print and radio,” said Westfall. “We’re going from North Dakota to the south Delta from the East Coast to the western Plains. It’s really exciting to hear all the different stories from growers. ” Interview with Malin Westfall, Bayer CropScience

Liberty product manger David Tanner says they are also “soy excited” about the expanding use of the Liberty Link system nationwide. “We have about 60 million Liberty Link-enabled acres across corn, soybeans, cotton, canola – and we are just seeing that growth continue,” said Tanner. “We’ve seen great yields with the Liberty Link soybeans and we’re seeing great weed control with Liberty.”

Growth has been so significant that Bayer recently announced plans to invest $50 million in upgrades to production capacity at the plant that produces Liberty herbicide in Michigan. “We increasing our supply capacity in Muskegon, as well as Mobile, Alabama,” Tanner said.

Find out more in this interview with David: Interview with David Tanner, Bayer CropScience

2015 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

Audio, Bayer, Farm Progress Show, Herbicide, Soybean

MO & IL Farm Bureaus Support STL Science Center

Jamie Johansen September 14, 2015

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Photo Credit: Missouri Farm Bureau

Farmers are helping tell the story of agriculture through a new exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. The Missouri Farm Bureau (MFB) Foundation for Agriculture presented a check for $250,000 to the Science Center on September 11, 2015, for use in developing the new exhibit set to open in the summer of 2016. The donation was part of a larger donation of more than half a million dollars made by Missouri and Illinois Farm Bureaus.

“Education has always played a key role in Farm Bureau and the Saint Louis Science Center Agriculture Exhibit is an integral part of our transition to looking toward the future,” said MFB President Blake Hurst.

“We are grateful to the Illinois and Missouri Farm Bureaus, not only for their generous financial support, but for their commitment to helping us tell the story of food, the science and technology of how we grow food and move crops from field to table,” said Bert Vescolani, President and CEO of the Saint Louis Science Center. “Through this partnership, we can help connect our visitors to the farming community around us and understand the vital role our region plays in providing the food we eat and the challenges and responsibility to provide for our country and the rest of the world.”

“We look forward to working with our friends at Illinois Farm Bureau and the Saint Louis Science Center to share the success story of modern production agriculture and help us tell a story that incorporates equal parts perseverance, innovation, dedication and optimism,” Hurst said.

Ag Groups, Education

#FarmProgressShow Powered by Dieselex Gold

Cindy Zimmerman September 14, 2015

The gold standard for diesel is the fuel that powered the engines at the 2015 Farm Progress Show – as it has for many shows before.

“We’re happy to do that to get our fuel in the equipment to show what it can do,” said Randy Moore with the GROWMARK FS Energy Division of the Dieselex Gold brand.

“Dieselex Gold is a premium diesel fuel,” says Moore. “More horsepower, cleaner burning engines, and more fuel efficient are the biggest advantages of using it.”

GROWMARK FS is so confident that Dieselex® Gold is the best fuel to power and protect engines that they offer the Dieselex Gold challenge. Simply purchase Dieselex Gold and compare it to your current diesel. If it doesn’t deliver superior fuel efficiency, engine starts, horsepower and more, they will reimburse you the difference in price between your fuel and ours. Click here for more details.

Listen to an interview with Randy from FPS: Interview with Randy Moore, GROWMARK FS Energy

2015 Farm Progress Show Photo Album

Coverage of the 2015 Farm Progress Show is sponsored by

Audio, Biodiesel, Energy, Farm Progress Show, FS System, GROWMARK

Soy-backed Mats Lighten Pentagon’s Environmental Footprint

John Davis September 14, 2015

Soybeans are making the Pentagon a greener place. The United Soybean Board (USB) says the building now greets its employees and 100,000 annual visitors with 108 entry mats that use an environmentally friendly soybean-based material on the backs of those mats.

After [a] 2010 pilot [project], the Pentagon contracted with EcoPathTM in 2011 to replace 82 mats at various entrances with new ones made with soy backing. These new mats performed so well that when it came time to replace the original 82 mats, the Pentagon contracted with Signature Accord to again purchase the EcoPathTM soy-backed mats. The Pentagon recycled the old mats, and added the soy-backed mats to 26 new locations in the building.

Use of the entry mats supports the Presidential Executive Order: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade (EO 13693). Issued in March 2015, the EO complements the laws that Congress enacted for the federal government to set the pace for the nation by buying biobased products, such as those made with soy. It requires federal agencies to include biobased products in at least 95% of all contract actions. Agencies must also set specific annual targets for the number and dollar value of contracts awarded that require the use of biobased products…

USB, the soybean checkoff overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, brought the EcoPathTM mats to the attention of the Pentagon Environmental Office (PEO) and the Pentagon Building Management Office (PBMO). PBMO had identified performance issues with the mats being used in the building and agreed to work with PEO and USB to test the new mats. The old mats often curled around the edges and frequently moved out of place. With EcoPathTM mats, the Pentagon’s experience was that the mats do not curl and are less likely to move. Staff report that they have had no trips or falls since the mats were installed, plus they have the added benefit of being made from environmentally preferable materials.

In addition to being greener environmentally, the mats save some green in the form of dollars saved. Prior to installation of the EcoPathTM mats, the Pentagon “rented” mats that were removed for cleaning and replaced every two weeks. Because the new mats with the biobased backing lasted for years, they save your tax dollars.

Soybean, USB

Register for NAFB Convention and Chance at $100

John Davis September 14, 2015

Something any farm broadcaster could use is professional development and a little extra jingle in their pockets. The National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) is giving you the chance for both, with early registration for its 72nd annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 11-13, 2015, and a chance to win some money.

In addition to getting your spot reserved for all the good stuff you’ll get out the meeting, you can also put your name into a drawing for $100.

The 72nd NAFB Convention has something for everyone, including Trade Talk, professional development workshops on news and blog writing, sales strategies, networking opportunities and more. Early registration ends September 27.

More information is available here.

NAFB

Celebrate National Alpaca Day

Kelly Marshall September 11, 2015

Alpaca Owners Association, Inc. (AOA) is hosting visitors to their member farms and ranches on National Alpaca Farm Days. September 26th and 27h will offer this unique opportunity for exploration and education of the alpaca livestock industry. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the animals in person and experience alpaca products at farm stores. The Association promises something for everyone.

Visitors can also learn how alpacas are a green business opportunity, as they are animals that are sensitive to their environment in every respect!

While most alpaca farms welcome visitors throughout the year, National Alpaca Farm Days are sure to include special activities and educational opportunities.

You can view a complete list of participating farms and ranches at www.AlpacaFarmDays.com.

Ag Groups, Events

Ag Day Poster Art Contest

Chuck Zimmerman September 11, 2015

Hey kids. Get your artistic skills ready. It’s time for the Ag Day Poster Art Contest.

The National Ag Day Poster Art contest is designed to showcase the talents of young artist who share a passion for modern agriculture. A winning original piece of art will be chosen as the Official National Ag Day poster. The contest is open to all amateur artists enrolled in high school or college. Judging will be conducted under the direction of the Board of Directors.

Contest theme: Agriculture: Stewards of a Healthy Planet

Go to the Ag Day website for full rules and to see what the awards will be. Maybe I’ll see you in Washington, DC next year on Ag Day!

Ag Day, Ag Groups

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