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Podcast: Jerry Weigel on Silage Sampling Best Practices

October 23rd, 2009 by Courtney Beck

In last week’s podcast, Jerry Weigel talked about some common misconceptions about silage sampling. He continues with the sampling topic this week as he offers dairymen some practical tips. Click on the link below to hear the full podcast.

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Top Ag “Tweeps”

October 21st, 2009 by Courtney Beck

With so many people in our industry active on Twitter we have found a handful that have become our favorites to follow for the latest ag industry news, information and conversation. Below is our list of top 11 “Tweeps” in the Ag Industry. If you’re interested in following them, click here to do so in one quick step. We hope you enjoy their conversation as much as we do!

Top 11 Tweeps in the Ag Industry:
@mpaynknoper – Founder of AgChat
@AgChat – Weekly conversation for folks involved in the business of growing food, fuel, feed and fiber on Tues., 8-10pm ET
@AgVille – A network of growers, producers
@QualityMilk – Global organization for mastitis control and quality milk production
@RayLinDairy – Ray Prock Jr., social media ag-vocate
@Agriblogger – Chuck Zimmerman, professional agriblogger, farm podcaster and President of ZimmComm New Media
@akleinschmidt – Andy Kleinschmidt, Ohio State University Extension Agriculture Educator and Assistant Professor
@cornguy – Mark Lambert, corn junkie
@farmbureau – America’s largest general farm organization, representing all types of farming and commodities
@dairyadviser – Mark Varner, dairy farm adviser, college professor
@Agri_Culture – Communicating Agriculture

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Media to Follow on Twitter

October 19th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

Looking back on World Dairy Expo 09, the NutriDense team realized we met a lot of great people, both in person, and via the virtual world of Twitter. Below is a list of our “Top 16 Media” that we follow daily on Twitter, and think you should too! Click here to follow them all.



Top 16 Media:

@andyvance – Ag broadcaster
@mattfielder – print and TV for Texas Farm Bureau

@DairyFarmToday – Dairy Farm Today

@FarmPodcaster – ZimmComm new media

@DairyAlert – Dairy Herd Management

@AFBFCyndie – director of news services at American Farm Bureau

@Iowamyhome – Iowa Farm Bureau features writer

@MidwestAGnet – news site

@wcooley – editor for Progressive Dairyman and El Lechero

@AgNews – AgriNews

@ArlanFF101 – Farm Future’s grain market analyst

@AgriNewsHound – eHarvest, Farms.com

@TruffleMedia – Podcasts

@PDMag – Progressive Dairrman Magazine

@megantpierce – associate editor Dairy Herd Magazine

@Brownfield – Brownfield Ag News for America
 


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Podcast: Jerry Weigel on Silage Sampling Misconceptions

October 16th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

With harvest underway, many dairymen are starting to think about sampling their silage. In this week’s podcast, Jerry Weigel, BASF Plant Science manager of nutrition/technical services, provides an introduction to silage sampling by breaking down some common misconceptions.

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Article: Facebook draws a growing crop of farmers

October 15th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

Continuing our social media discussion, this article shows some practical applications of social media in the agricultural community. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, it’s all covered in this article that describes how one farmer is using social media to dispel the myths of dairying.

Where do you fall on the social media scale? Do you see a fit for it in your business operation? Leave a comment and let us know!

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An Interview from the 2009 Global Dairy Conference 500

October 14th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

For anyone who missed the 2009 Global Dairy Conference 500, AgWired provided great coverage on its site. Here’s a link to one article I found particularly interesting — a conversation with a German dairyman about the challenges he faces.

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AgChat at WDE09

October 13th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

AgChat is one example of how the agriculture industry is utilizing social media. Facilitated via Twitter on Tuesdays from 8-10 p.m. EST, AgChat is a weekly conversation for folks involved in the business of growing food, fuel, feed and fiber. At last week’s WDE09, NutriDense Silage Product Manager Greg Jones and I had a chance to meet some Twitter friends face to face through a TweetUp organized by AgChat moderator Michele Payn-Knoper. Click here to see our smiling faces and to read more about the TweetUp.

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Scenes from WDE09

October 7th, 2009 by Courtney Beck

Hope everyone had a great time at the 2009 World Dairy Expo and made it home safely! The NutriDense team had a great time chatting with old friends and meeting new ones.

Here are a few pictures from the show.

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Yodeling at WDE09!

October 2nd, 2009 by Courtney Beck

If you thought World Dairy Expo was nothing but cows, you’d be wrong! Yesterday I was lucky enough to catch a yodeling and elkhorn demonstration during the Brown Swiss show. Here are a couple of videos of that, and of course the Brown Swiss cows!

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An Interview with Taylor Weisensel of Ag-Bag

October 1st, 2009 by Courtney Beck

This morning I had a chance to catch up with Taylor Weisensel, national sales and marketing manager of Ag-Bag Products. We talked about the benefits of Ag-Bags and how they can help dairy producers. Watch the video, then click here for more information on the NutriDense Ag-Bag Program.

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