I recently had the opportunity to spend some time at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). While the federal lab’s main mission is military defense, many innovations can be reimagined to work well in agriculture. To learn more about going from the lab to the field, I spoke with John Mott, technical writer for LANL. Mott first started at LANL … Read More
Science, Education Core Missions for Verdesian
Verdesian has a mission as part of being a science-based company. And part of that mission is education – education of both journalists and farmers. To learn more about why this is so important, I spoke with Michael Berry, senior marketing manager with Verdesian, who hosted about half a dozen ag media at Los Alamos National Laboratory. As Berry succinctly … Read More
CAPA Hosts Precision Ag Forum
The Coalition for the Advancement of Precision Agriculture (CAPA) hosted its inaugural Precision Ag Forum, Sept. 18, in Washington, D.C. The Agricultural Retailers Association, along with CropLife America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and other organizations with a stake in precision agriculture organized the event to educate and inform legislators, regulatory agencies and Capitol Hill staff about precision technology and … Read More
Registration Opens for AgGateway Annual Conference
Registration is now open for AgGateway’s 2014 Annual Meeting and Conference, “Cultivating eBusiness for Global Success”, to be held November 10-13 at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. AgGateway’s ninth annual conference is expected to draw hundreds of business and IT professionals from across the ag industry to discuss ongoing activities and the latest resources in implementing eBusiness … Read More
Soil Health Partnership Field Days Move to Illinois
Soil Health Partnership field days resume their schedule of presentations and demonstrations on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Corn farmers David, Joe and Chase Brown will host area growers, soil health experts and neighbors on their farm near Decatur, Illinois. The day’s agenda topics will include the benefits of soil health and advanced nutrient management, cover crop integration in corn systems, and … Read More
Latham Field Day Features Drone Giveaway & Demo
Some people say “drone on” like it’s a bad thing. At the high-tech field day September 19 at Latham Seeds in Alexander, attendees are more likely to say “Drone On!” with excitement. “What’s more exciting than seeing today’s hottest technology in action?” asks John Latham, president of family-owned Latham Hi-Tech Seeds. “Someday soon, farmers will be able to scout and … Read More
Husker Harvest Days Supporting America’s Food Drive
American’s Food Drive is taking place again this year during Husker Harvest Days from Tuesday, September 9, 2014 through Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Grand Island, Nebraska. During this year’s show, the attendees will have the opportunity to fight hunger in Nebraska. Organizers of the food drive will be accepting nonperishable food donations and will be donated to local hunger … Read More
Fargo Selected as Site for National Agricultural Genotyping Center
The National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board announced that Fargo, N.D., will be the site of the National Agricultural Genotyping Center. The final decision follows careful deliberations by the site selection committee, who visited Illinois and North Dakota to assess the possibility of locating the center in either Decatur or Fargo, and NCGA’s Research and Business Development Action Team. “This … Read More
Hick Chick Chat One Week to Farm Progress Show
It’s starting next week. The Farm Progress Show will be back in Boone, Iowa August 26-28. ZimmComm has a full staff that will be on the grounds bringing you all the coverage from the 2014 Show. I spoke with Matt Jungmann a few weeks ago, but thought we’d remind you that in case you were considering checking out the 2014 … Read More
Farm Progress Show Keeps Growing
For the 9th consecutive year the ZimmComm Team will be at Farm Progress Show to cover all the happenings. A special thanks goes out to our generous sponsors New Holland, FMC, GROWMARK, Ag Leader, John Deere and Bayer CropScience for making all the news we bring you possible. Growth projections for the Farm Progress Show site in Boone, Iowa, continue … Read More