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Hello ZimmComm fans!
We are back from Italy where we had a wonderful time with the global New Holland Agriculture folks and their farmer and blogger guests from around the world. We have been doing a series of posts featuring some of New Holland's farmer heroes in the Seeds of Life presentation at the Expo Milano pavilion. We also had the chance to visit a vineyard and winery in Chianti during the trip - which was definitely a highlight! Meanwhile, Jamie attended a special Boehringer Ingelheim media dinner at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul.
After returning from Italy, since the Pope was in Cuba when we visited Rome, Cindy made a 24 hour trip to DC to be part of the papal parade experience. She would like to say a special thank you to our very wonderful friends Sara Wyant and Al Johnson with Agri-Pulse who let her stay in their DC digs overnight, which made the trip so much easier.
Chuck is now in Canada for the Canadian Farm Writers Federation meeting, courtesy of our friends at CASE IH, so he will have lots to share from that next week. Jamie and Lizzy will be covering World Dairy Expo next week, while Cindy will be learning more about Ceva Animal Health in Kansas City.
The Bayer CropScience LibertyLink #RealYield campaign and game has kicked off in earnest and is getting lots of social media attention. If you have heard the radio spots airing across the country, you might have recognized a familiar voice or two. Cindy is the main voice for the campaign and Gary Cooper of AgNet Media does the tag lines. You can listen to them all on YouTube.
Here are some interviews from the past week you might enjoy:
Interview with Dr. Jessica Seate, Boehringer Ingelheim
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 AgWired New Holland Hero From Germany
The German representative in the New Holland "Seeds of Life Series" Heroes at Expo Milano is Elke Pelz-Thaller of Reichertshofen, Germany who works 44.5 hectares (110 acres) of barley, grain, rye, wheat, asparagus and potatoes together with her husband. MOREPodcast
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USDA Looks to Expand Export Opportunities in Africa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking to expand this country's agriculture export opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. This agency news release says a trade mission will go to Accra, Ghana, Nov. 17-20. MORE
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AGree Report Looks at Local Foods
The demand for local foods continues. In an attempt to support the farmers, ranchers, retailers, hospitals and schools who are working to meet those demands, AGree has examined local food systems and released six recommendations. MORE
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 Domestic Fuel
New Forest Waste-to-Energy Tech Debuts
G4 Insights has debuted a new technology to convert forest waste into renewable natural gas in Auburn, California. The process converts scraps and small trees from forest thinning projects into biomethane. In it first demonstration, G4 used gas produced onsite to fuel an unmodified Placer County truck. MORE
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Biofuels Capacity to Grow to 61B Gallons by 2018
According to new research, global biofuels capacity will grow to 61 billion gallons per year (BGY0 by 2018. Ethanol and biodiesel will continue to dominate with 96 percent of the capacity in 2018, but novel fuels and novel feedstocks will be major drivers of capacity growth, according to Lux Research. MORE
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DOE Releases Energy Productivity Roadmap
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently released a new roadmap to increase energy productivity. "Accelerate Energy Productivity 2030: A Strategic Roadmap for American Energy Innovation, Economic Growth, and Competitiveness," reviews proven and effective strategies and actions to advance energy efficiency. MORE
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Precision
New Holland Spotlights Farming at Expo
Millions of visitors from around the world have been attending 2015 Expo Milano since it opened in May of this year and many of them have gotten a taste of how their food is produced, thanks to New Holland Agriculture. MOREPodcast
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PrecisionHawk Drones Soar Over a Field Near You
For the first time during the Farm Progress Show there was a dedicated area for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the drones were grounded, but that did not stop me, or others, from learning about their precision ag applications and benefits. I spoke with Pat Lohman, VP of partnerships with PrecisionHawk, to learn more about UAVs. He said PrecisionHawk is a drone company, but they also put a lot of emphasis on the data analytics of the information they are collecting. MORE Podcast
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2016 International Conference on Precision Agriculture
The 2016 International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) will be held July 31- August 3 at Union Station, St. Louis, MO. You are now invited to submit abstracts for conference topics on the ISPA website. MORE
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New ECOSYSTEM Launched
The Eco Agro ECOSYSTEM™ is bringing the ability to custom manufacture enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEF) to your local retailer. The system will allow EEFs to be produced on-demand, customized to local conditions and without requiring extra storage bins. The development of PENXCEL Technology and products based on that platform make it possible to quickly blend a customized mix of stabilizers to meet the local need. MORE
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New Holland Heroes and Bloggers
New Holland Agriculture hosted a group of "hero" farmers and bloggers from around the world at Expo Milano the week of September 14, 2015. Countries represented at the event included Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, UK and USA. MORE
Listen to audio here.
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DMI's Commitment to Dairy Research
Dairy Management Inc. hosted a news conference with CEO Tom Gallagher and Pennsylvania dairy farmer, DMI board member Harold Shaulis. Topic of discussion was dairy farmers' longstanding commitment to dairy research that is making a difference in the marketplace. MORE
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The Prevention vs. Treatment Game
Evaluating the performance of a pig is a key element in good health management. Enteric Technical Manager for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedia, Inc. (BIVI), Jessica Seate, said the best thing a producer can do is become an investigator. Finding a diagnosis with your vet before you make changes to your protocol should be the first thing producers do. I sat down with Jessica at a recent BIVI event to learn more about antibiotic use in the swine industry and the role it plays in the prevention vs. treatment game. MOREPodcast
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Antibiotic Usage in Swine During Changing World
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. hosted media in St. Paul, MN this weekend to talk about how proven prevention drives the use of less antibiotics. Dr. Mike Eisenmenger, Swine Vet Center, spoke on how to drive pig performance in today's world of antibiotic usage. MORE Podcast
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Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
Western rangelands and livestock producers received good news from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell when she announced the greater sage grouse was not warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Unfortunately, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service announced that their restrictive land use plans will be implemented. MORE
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