Early in 2015 documentary film maker Conrad Weaver got into the field to start his latest project, Thirsty Land. He has been in states from Kansas to California filming the drought situation and meeting with many farmers to learn about the effect the drought has been having on rural communities. This week’s ZimmCast features the documentary Thirsty Land and an …
Ethanol Year in Review
2015 was another year of highs and lows for the ethanol industry. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen says many of the positives, such as record production and increased exports, were offset by negatives like tighter margins and trade barriers. In this Ethanol Report, Dinneen takes a look back at some of the good news and bad …
Merry Christmas from the AgNewsWire Team!
The AgNewsWire team is thankful to all of you for tuning in through a busy 2015 as we worked to provide the latest alternative energy and agriculture news. We’ll be bringing you some news throughout the end of the year and resume full coverage on January 2, 2016. We’ll be onsite all over the country next year and look forward …
New ZimmCast Features Bayer’s Liberty Link Program
If you have been listening to farm radio at all in the last couple of months you have probably heard the Real Yield radio spots that have been running featuring real farmers from around the soybean producing part of the country talking about their experience with the Bayer CropScience LibertyLink system. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we talk with …
USMEF Hosts Pork Workshop in UAE
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) conducted a series of workshops on pork in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The workshops, designed to promote U.S. pork and encourage chefs to feature more pork dishes on the menus of their hotels and restaurants, were attended by hotel and restaurant industry professionals and food retailers in the region. Along with educational workshops, …
Eco Agro Names Chuck Barber President, Global Sales
US-based Eco Agro Resources announces that Chuck Barber has been selected to lead the global sales efforts for the company in a newly created position. Barber was previously VP with the specialty fertilizer group within the company. “I am excited to be part of a fast-growing company like Eco Agro,” remarks Barber. He observes, “We have a great team of …
Strider Expands to U.S.
Strider, a well-respected, agriculture-focused tech start-up in Brazil, has recently expanded in the U.S. market. Mainly in Texas as of now, Strider is bringing it’s mission of cutting input costs to the American farmer by helping farmers monitor pests, diseases, and weeds. This platform creates value by taking the information collected by scouts on the field to be evaluated by …
European Animal Health Investment Forum
Make plans to attend the European Animal Health Investment Forum taking place in London, February 10-11, 2016 as the latest innovations for livestock and companion animal health are showcased. Chaired by Clinton Lewis, Zoetis, this exciting event gathers animal health industry veterans with emerging companies for a networking forum dedicated to business partnerships. Paired with an evening networking reception dedicated …
Liberty Link Winners Share Their Stories
No matter what kind of year it is, real yield makes all the difference and that is what real farmers who use the LibertyLink system are saying they are getting. We interviewed 200 soybean farmers from North Dakota to Mississippi this summer to find out how their experience with LibertyLink has been – whether they’ve used it since it was …
CNH Focuses On Innovation For Customers
David Larson, head of Precision Solutions and Telematics Operations in North America for CNH Industrial, spoke with Chuck Zimmerman this week to give an update on the latest announcement from CNH & Raven; an expanded and strengthened supply agreement between the two companies. The new agreement strengthens an existing long term relationship that CNH has had with Raven. There has …
Presidential Hopeful Huckabee: Energy as Weapon
The CNN Republican Presidential Candidates debate from Las Vegas this week was focused entirely on national security issues, but the word biofuels was actually uttered by one of the candidates who put forth the idea of using energy as a weapon. “We ought to be challenging not only Russia, but the Iranians and the Saudis, on the point of energy,” …
Philippines-EU Trade Agreement Topic of USMEF Report
The latest U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Report discusses the recent announcement by Philippine officials that the country expresses interest in pursuing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), with hopes to launch formal FTA negotiations early next year. In the report, Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president for the Asia Pacific region, explains how this agreement …
Why AgriBusinesses Should Have a Crisis Plan
A recent ZimmComm poll asked the question, “Does your agribusiness/operation have a crisis communications plan?” and 39 percent said “no” and “didn’t see a need”. To learn more about why ALL agribusinesses should have a crisis communications plan, Joanna Schroeder reached out to a highly respected and well known crisis firm, Wixted & Company, and spoke with Principal and Founder …
Trump and Cruz Talk Ethanol in Iowa
During an appearance at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Friday, Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump talked about his support for ethanol and how his primary rival in the state, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, supports oil. “He’s got to come a long way because he’s right now for the oil,” Trump said. “If Ted Cruz is against ethanol, how …
United Soybean Board Conference Call
The United Soybean Board is holding it’s board meeting in St. Louis, MO and held a press conference call this morning. You can listen in below if you’d like. Kicking off the call was Jared Hagert, new Chairman of USB. He was joined by several other officers. They all answered questions posed by ag media representatives. The USB Strategic Plan …