At the 2011 Farm Progress Show, GROWMARK is showcasing CropNAtion “the place for busy, progressive farmers and ranchers” to connect. GROWMARK’s Heather Miller was signing people up for the agricultural social media site at the GROWMARK tent and Chuck talked with Cory Winsted about it. “You could say that CropNAtion is a virtual coffee shop, where a producer can be … Read More
Watch the John Deere Unveiling at Farm Progress Show
Here is an edited video of Max Armstrong presenting the new John Deere products at the 2011 Farm Progress Show. John Deere experts explain some of the features on the new S-Series combines and R-Series tractors. 2011 Farm Progress Show Photo Album
Farm Progress Show is Hot
We are heading into the last day of Farm Progress Show today with temps expected to be over 100 degrees! It was just about 100 on Wednesday, but that didn’t slow down the crowd. At least it has been sunny and breezy – we’ll take it over rain! Chuck Zimmerman interviewed Willie Vogt, Editorial Director, Farm Progress Companies about the … Read More
Corn Chopper Competition at Farm Progress Show
They’re not the kind of choppers that turn corn into silage – they are the kind that turn heads on the highway. A father and son custom motorcycle design team split up to create corn-themed choppers for two different corn seed companies – Dekalb and Beck’s Hybrids. The relatively friendly competition produced the Beck’s Hybrids 75th Anniversary custom built Orange … Read More
John Deere Unveils New Iron at Farm Progress
Dealers and the media got to see the most significant product launch in the 174 year history of the company last week – the farming public got to see it for the first time Tuesday at the opening of the 2011 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. Max Armstrong, Farm Progress Director of Broadcasting, emceed the event at the John … Read More
AgRobotics AutoProbe Demo at CTIC Tour
I did a post about the AgRobotics AutoProbe several years ago and this month I finally got to see it in action during the 2011 CTIC Conservation In Action Tour on August 9 in northwest Ohio. “It’s the first on-the-go soil sampling apparatus for agriculture,” Jeff Burton told me. “We’ve been developing it since 2002 and have been in the … Read More
Record Setting Conservation in Action Tour
The 2011 CTIC Conservation In Action Tour on August 9 in northwest Ohio was one for the record books. “We’re thrilled that we had to add an extra bus,” said one of the organizers of this year’s event, Steve Davis with the Ohio USDA NRCS. “We wanted to show people the agriculture in northwest Ohio, the good work that many … Read More
Farm Bureau Weighs in on GPS Interference Issue
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to fully review possible interference to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) that could be created by a broadband network being developed by LightSquared. “High-speed broadband services have great potential to bring opportunity to rural Americans, but should not jeopardize the Global Positioning System,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. … Read More
Clear Difference Between Tilled and No-Till Soil
One of the stops on the 2011 CTIC Conservation In Action Tour in Ohio last week was the farm of Todd Hesterman in Napoleon, Ohio. Todd has employed continuous no-till on his 450 acre corn, soybean and wheat operation for 22 years and used yield mapping for more than 14 years and is a strong advocate for doing what he … Read More
Ag Offers Lots of Skilled Labor Careers
The need for skilled labor workers in the agriculture industry was a recurring theme at the AgCareers.com 2011 North American Ag HR Roundtable held last week at Purdue University. AgCareers president Eric Spell says they about 190 attendees were at the 9th annual event to discuss recruitment and retention of talent in the agribusiness industry, including the largest number of … Read More