Farm Progress Show is in the Congressional district of Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and he stopped by the media tent to chat when he visited the show last week. “I’m blessed enough to represent Decatur and host this event every two years,” said Davis. “You got billions of dollars of equipment sitting out here. It really shows what agribusiness and … Read More
John Deere Commits to Nutrient Application Accuracy
The folks at John Deere have recently introduced the 2510H High-Speed Applicator with Dry Nutrient Attachment to increase nutrient placement accuracy and reduce trips across the field. At last week’s Farm Progress Show, Brad Pasvogel, tillage and nutrient management product engineer for John Deere, said with this new machine they have the ability to apply anhydrous ammonia and dry nutrients … Read More
IA Ag Secy @BNorthey Visits IL #FarmProgressShow
We usually see Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey on the even year Farm Progress Shows in his home state, but for the first time he paid a visit across the border to the Illinois show. “It’s always great to be at a Farm Progress Show,” said Northey. “And I get to see a lot of Iowans at the Illnois Farm … Read More
Tools to Fight #Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
At the Farm Progress Show last week, Bayer CropScience launched a new online industry resource, www.soysds.com, to provide information addressing the growing danger of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans. “For the second year in a row we’re seeing widespread Sudden Death Syndrome,” said Seed Growth Crop Manager Kerry Grossweiler. “Sudden Death Syndrome was first seen in Arkansas in 1971 … Read More
On Target Application Academy Graduates Grow
BASF Crop Protection has been sponsoring the On Target Application Academy was started in 2012 and in the past three years the program has trained about 10,000 farmers and commercial applicators in 20 different states. Application technology extension specialist Scott Bretthaur with the University of Illinois, one of the program advisers, says the goal is educate about spray technologies and … Read More
Bayer CropScience #SoyExcited about LibertyLink®
During the 2015 Farm Progress Show, Bayer CropScience unveiled a social instant win experience for growers, the LibertyLink® Real Yield Game. 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 … Read More
2015 #FarmProgressShow Wrap Up
The 2015 Farm Progress Show concluded but the Farm Progress staff are now moving on to the next show and already planning for next year in Boone, IA. The ZimmComm Team has a lot more stories to share with you over the next couple weeks so keep checking back. Before we left Decatur, I sat down with Don Tourte, Vice … Read More
HiSoy Golden Sweepstakes Winner
Matt Davis and his son Adam who farm near Mendota, Illinois are going home from the Farm Progress Show this week with a Meridian Seed Tender, courtesy of GROWMARK and Grainco FS in honor of the 50th anniversary of HiSoy soybeans. “It’s fantastic, I didn’t actually believe it at first,” said Davis when he was awarded his prize at the … Read More
Leading Innovation in Seed Traits at Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience strives to be a leading innovator in seed breeding and trait development and they held a media luncheon during the 2015 Farm Progress Show. Lloyd McCall works in Bayer’s breeding and trait development department and I sat down with him to learn more about four components that are key to customer success. They include: germplasm, people, process and … Read More
John Deere’s 6E Series Multi-Purpose Tractors
On display at the 2015 Farm Progress Show is John Deere’s 6E Series Tractors which features enhanced performance, added versatility and greater value to the existing family of high-horsepower utility tractors. I spoke with Jean Jones, future product manager for John Deere’s 6E series tractors and she took time to walk me through the tractors specs while visiting their booth. … Read More