A new slate of National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) officers and board members were elected last week during the NAFB annual convention. Tom Cassidy with Ag Radio Network, New York was elected as Vice President and Chuck Zimmerman spoke with Tom about what he thinks of the state of the farm broadcasting industry, new technology and issues to work …
RFA Updates E85Prices.com
The Renewable Fuels Association has unveiled a redesigned version of its popular fuel market website E85prices.com. During an interview at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting last week, RFA Vice President of Industry Relations Robert White said they have been working on the upgrade since they acquired E85Prices.com earlier this year. “We think this will allow consumers and fleet operators …
#NAFB15 Trade Talk
Trade Talk has become the “it” event for farm broadcasters and this year was no different. The ZimmComm team conducted dozens of interviews from Kansas City. Media is welcome and encouraged to utilize all the content gathered from the event by the team. For additional content click here to hear audio from the NAFB National Convention that took place in …
Ethanol Report on the RFS and COP 21
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry this week urging him to highlight the role of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions as he prepares to head to the international climate conference COP21 in Paris. This week in the Ethanol News Report, RFA Senior Vice President Geoff Cooper …
New ZimmCast Episode – The Elephant in the Corn Field
The latest ZimmCast episode features a cornfield, an elephant and DTN’s Chris Clayton. With the title, “The Elephant in the Cornfield,” Chris Clayton’s first book draws you in just to find out what it’s all about says ZimmCast host Chuck Zimmerman. Chris is the policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer and an issue near and dear to his heart is …
#NAFB15 Growing our Future to Harvest
The 72nd National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) annual convention is officially underway, back in Kansas City. This year’s theme is Growing our Future to Harvest of Success. The first big event was the awarding of the NAFB Foundation Scholarship winners. The scholarships were presented during the NAFB Foundation Scholarship luncheon sponsored by the CME Group. Another big event- Trade …
ARF Releases Candidate Midterm Report Card
America’s Renewable Future (ARF) released a 2016 Presidential Candidate midterm report card today during a press call putting candidates into three categories: good, needs work and bad. Scores were based on the candidates’ support of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ethanol in particular. Candidates who received good grades included Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump (who is visiting an ethanol plant …
Poll: African Americans Back Climate Action, Clean Energy
According to a new poll released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and GREEN FOR ALL, two-thirds of African Americans believe global warming is a serious problem and want more action to curb its effects. This group also supports the Clean Power Plan (CPP), finalized in August, as a tool to address the climate crisis while 83 percent …
WOTUS in the Senate
The controversial Clean Water rule known as Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) was the subject of two bills in the Senate on Tuesday and hours of debate on both sides, despite one bill failing to invoke cloture. The bill that failed was sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and would have instructed EPA to craft a WOTUS rule that “takes …
DuPont REFORMS Energy with Cellulosic Biorefinery
RE. FORM. ENERGY. This is what DuPont says they have done with their cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. When at full capacity, the plant will produce 30 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year – the largest producing biorefinery of its kind in the U.S. The company held an event to mark the plant’s official commissioning that featured several …
#Thankful4Ag Campaign Focus of New ZimmCast
Bayer CropScience has smashed another goal for their annual #Thankful4Ag campaign. In this week’s program, Chuck Zimmerman talks with Jeff Donald about the program and its progress. Jeff says that last year the program had a goal of donating 200,000 meals to hungry people via Feeding America. That goal was broken and this year it is 330,000 by tomorrow October …
Developing with Deere Conference
The Develop with Deere conference kicked off in Kansas City this week where John Deere has brought together developers to learn and discuss opportunities with their open API system. The event kicked off with the major announcement that John Deere has acquired Precision Planting from the Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto. Also included in the announcement is an exclusive …
RFA CEO Comments on Ethanol News
Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen comments on ethanol industry news this week. In this interview, Dinneen comments on the DuPont cellulosic plant opening, how USDA and Protec Fuel are helping to increase higher ethanol blend pumps, attacks on the RFS by the oil industry and the new Fuels America campaign to fight back, and Dr. Ben …
USDA Secretary Addresses Dairy and Meat Issues
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the joint meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) in Orlando this week, highlighting the positives in the face of lower milk prices and discussing the opportunities for the industry to move forward in the future. In an …
#AmplifyFFA at the 88th National FFA Convention
The 88th National FFA Convention & Expo is in full swing and the streets of Louisville, KY are flooded with corduroy jackets. The theme this year is #Amplify and that is exactly what the FFA members and conference attendees are doing this week from October 27-31st. Several event highlights included the opening breakfast where former FFA members shared how FFA …