This week John Deere held its API Integrator Conference in Des Moines, IA at the World Food Prize building. During the conference the company announced a new web portal for application and software developers who become partners at Developer.Deere.com. They also announced the MyJohnDeere Data API. Here are interviews with John Deere representatives and partner companies that attended the event. …
Monsanto Presser on The Climate Corporation Agreement
Monsanto Companyhas signed an agreement to acquire The Climate Corporation for a cash purchase price of approximately $930 million. Link to Monsanto press release. Monsanto’s executive vice president of global strategy Kerry Preete and David Friedberg, chief executive officer of The Climate Corporation, held a conference call to make the announcement.
2013 Farm Progress Show
The 2013 Farm Progress Show was held August 27-29 in Decatur, Illinois. As always there was lots to see and do at the 60th anniversary of the nation’s largest outdoor farm show. High temperatures didn’t stop visitors or exhibitors. There was a record number of exhibitors this year with 70 new additions and the parking lot was overflowing by noon. …
Cattle Industry Summer Conference
The 2013 Cattle Industry Summer Conference takes place in Denver, CO. This is the combined meetings of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Interviews and presentation audio is being collected here for your use including lots of photos. 2013 Cattle Industry Summer Conference Photo Album
InfoAg Conference on Precision Agriculture
The 2013 InfoAg Conference took place in Springfield, IL. This technical education conference is all about precision agriculture and is becoming an annual conference with the next one scheduled in 2014 in St. Louis, MO. This three day conference is coordinated by the International Plant Nutrition Institute, IPNI. Story interviews will be posted here as they become available in coming …
Drones for Field Scouting at Landmark Agronomy
Landmark Services Cooperative is now using iPad-controlled drones to scout fields. You can find the press release on their website here. Listen to or download my interview with Dan here:
iCropTrak Mobile App
Cogent3D has added to it’s precision and mobile farm management tools with the iCropTrak App. In my weekly podcast, the ZimmCast, I speak with Aaron Hutchinson, President and one of the founders of Cogent3D, Inc. The company has also pioneered other services like PrecisionEarth and GISRoam. Aaron says that iCropTrak is “a mobile app that is teamed with a cloud …
New John Deere 5E Series Tractors
The John Deere 5E Series of Utility Tractors have received a major update and we’ve got an interview with Scott Schadler for you. John Deere has updated its entire lineup of 5E Series Utility Tractors (45-100 horsepower) with new Interim Tier 4 engine models and more cab / open operator station and transmission options. This new 5E Series Tractor line …
Press Conf with World Livestock Auctioneer Champion
Dustin Focht, 2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, participated in a conference call with the media today. The full press conference audio is available here to download, share and use however you would like. Dustin Focht is from Stillwater, Okla. The newly crowned champion competed against 30 other semi-finalists last Friday and Saturday to win the world title in Montgomery, Ala. …
2013 LMA Annual Mtg. & World Livestock Auctioneer Championship
The 2013 Livestock Marketing Association Annual Convention and 50th World Livestock Auctioneer Championship take place in Montgomery, AL. There will be interviews and other recorded remarks posted here as they become available so please check back. You can find and download full res photos from the event here: 2013 LMA/WLAC Photo Album
Bayer 150th Anniversary Celebration
Bayer is celebrating its 150th Anniversary with events being held around the world. One of those events was just held at the Bayer CropScience headquarters in RTP, NC. The event included tours of Bayer facilities and a traveling interactive exhibit that is only on display in RTP before heading to South America. Here are photos and interviews/audio you are welcome …
New Holland Introduces Genesis T8 Series Tractors
This week New Holland introduced the new Genesis T8 Series of tractors at their headquarters in Pennsylvania. You can find a lot more photos of the new Genesis here: New Holland Genesis T8 Series Tractor Photo Album To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the industry-changing GENESIS™ tractor, New Holland has built a machine to honor its legacy—the GENESIS™ T8 Series …
New Holland Construction Equipment Media Event
New Holland brought together media representatives from the construction industry to see the company’s product line-up and learn how the agriculture and construction segments have been integrated internally. Please enjoy and use our photos and interviews. More interviews will be added as they are produced. New Holland Construction Equipment Media Event Photos YouTube video of Abe Hughes talking about Integration …
American Meat Institute Statement on COOL Decision
USDA has issued the final rule for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), including an amendment to the regulations for muscle cut covered commodities derived from animals slaughtered in the United States. “It is incomprehensible that USDA would finalize a controversial rule that stands to harm American agriculture, when comments on the proposal made clear how deeply and negatively it …
NAFB Washington Watch – Audio
The annual Washington Watch is for members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. It’s a time to meet with agricultural organization representatives, USDA officials and members of Congress. We’ll share lots of audio and photos from the event here during this week as the program unfolds. Issues Forum Interviews Farm Bill Farm Bill, RFS, corn crop Farm Bill, USDA …