As education coordinator for Precision Planting, Sean Arians has the opportunity to preach the message of how precision planting pays at farm shows like Farm Progress, demonstrating it live on-site. “Everybody loves to see equipment moving,” Sean told Chuck Zimmerman during an interview at FPS. “We have a tractor running around on a sand track with eight different row units … Read More
Crop Scouting With ScoutPro
Entrepreneurship is alive and well at Iowa State University. I visited with Michael Koenig at the Farm Progress Show about it. ScoutPro, a business started by 3 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students at Iowa State University will be launching their first products: ScoutPro Lite™ Soybean and ScoutPro Lite™ Corn at the 2011 Farm Progress Show on Aug 30-31 … Read More
Liking Ag Leader at Farm Progress Show
Illinois farmer Mike Behrends found a lot to like at the Ag Leader Technology building during the Farm Progress Show. To start with he likes the company on Facebook. Do you? If not, visit Ag Leader on Facebook. Mike found a lot of things to look at FPS and especially from Ag Leader. Mike is using several products which he … Read More
NASCAR Driver Impressed With FPS
There were quite a few race cars mixed in with the tractors and combines this year at the 2011 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. In addition to the American Ethanol NASCAR Sprint Series car at the Growth Energy exhibit, over at the Illinois Corn Growers exhibit, the Illinois Family Farmers NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kenny Wallace was signing autographs … Read More
Hosting the Field Demos at FPS
Even though the Farm Progress Show now has permanent sites in both Iowa and Illinois, they still have host farm families who actually own and take care of the land, especially the field demonstration plots. Dawn and David Brix are the folks who handle the field demo plots in Decatur, Illinois on the odd years when FPS is held there. … Read More
Illinois KIC Program Kicks off at FPS
The Illinois Corn Growers helped to kicked off a new program at the 2011 Farm Progress Show called KIC, short for “Keep it for the Crop by 2025” program. The new program is designed to promote, implement and track the rate of adoption of enhanced nutrient stewardship practices by Illinois agricultural producers, focusing on the 4R’s of Nutrient Stewardship: Right … Read More
Ag Leader Technology Active on Facebook
If you want more friends on Facebook all you’ve got to do is ask. That’s what Ag Leader Technology was doing in their new permanent Farm Progress Show building this week. Here’s Lori Costello (left) and Katie Beeler with the t-shirts that are part of the I like Ag Leader Technology promotion. I talked with Katie about how things were … Read More
Hook up with CropNAtion at GROWMARK
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