National Agriculture Day celebrations in Washington DC this year just happen to fall on March 25, the centennial anniversary date of the Father of the Green Revolution. As a fitting tribute, the State of Iowa will install a bronze statue of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug in the U.S. Capitol on that very day. “The unveiling with be a historic event … Read More
Ukrainian Hick Chick Chat
During the World Food Prize in October, I was fortunate to meet some people from Ukraine and learn more about the US-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). I have been thinking about them as the news has been tuned to the unrest happening there so I contacted my friend Michael Datsenko with the USUBC who put me in touch with his president … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Bill and Tim Couser
During Commodity Classic in San Antonio last week, I ran into my new friends Bill and Tim Couser. I met them last October during World Food Prize and Truth about Trade and Technology (TATT) Farmer Roundtable when we toured their operation near Nevada, Iowa. Last week they were sitting on a panel discussing soil health, partnership with the National Corn … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Precision Hawk
When I attended the American Seed Trade Association CSS and expo in Chicago, I was live tweeting some of the events and had some interaction with Precision Hawk. I wasn’t familiar with them so I decided to check them out. Through conversation, I got a chance to talk with their COO Pat Lohman in this week’s edition of the Hick … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Julie Borlaug
Julie Borlaug, Associate Director of External Relations at the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, was the keynote speaker at Bayer Crop Science’s Ag Issues Forum this week ahead of Commodity Classic. I had the chance to sit down with Norman Borlaug’s granddaughter and talk a little about the future of our food supply and the conversations happening in regards to … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Arystone
Back before the first of the year we ran a story about what farmers want to find under the tree. That still extends into the new year as well. Arystone Productivity helps bring wireless technology to the farm, ranch or rural home.
Hick Chick Chat with BASF Seed Enhancements
In order to help growers maximize yield potential and get the most out of every acre, BASF offers its complete portfolio of Advanced Seed Enhancements including inoculents, colorants, and biological and chemical seed treatments The BASF Advanced Seed Enhancements portfolio is the result of extensive research in the laboratory and field. At the recent ASTA CSS 2013 in Chicago, BASF … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Kinze Manufacturing
This week’s edition of the Hick Chick Chat again comes to us from NAFB Trade talk. I had a chance to catch up with Phil Jennings, service manager, from Kinze Manufacturing. We talked about all the exciting changes that are happening at the plant as well as some new things they have been working on for the field. Including a … Read More
CHS introduces XLR-rate
Maria Abbott is an agronomist with the crop nutrients division of CHS. She talks about XLR-rate which is a low salt starter fertilizer that has been on the market for just over a year. “We think about 40% of the corn is actually put down with a starter fertilizer” Maria says that boosting yields is the goal for XLR-rate and … Read More
GSI Acquires JSI
With a record corn crop going in the bin, more storage is needed and that’s where GSI comes in. Andrew Stednitz director of North America Dealer Sales for GSI had some exciting news for me while we were at NAFB Trade Talk last month. They have recently acquired JSI (Johnson Systems Inc.) which will bring them into the tower, catwalk, … Read More