Several of the people parking cars at the 2010 Farm Progress Show are doing so on horseback.
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As is always the case during Farm Progress Show, weather has been a big concern this week. Despite a shower about 8am on opening day (Tuesday) the field demonstrations went off without any problems here at the 2010 Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa. It was the rain and wind that whipped across the show site last night that required some “weather management.”
The show is going on today – but with a two hour delay. There were no field demonstrations because of the 3 – 4 inches of rain that fell on the grounds overnight, so the volunteers who usually help with the field demonstrations were busy shuttling exhibitors from muddy fields where they parked to their respective exhibits.
Joseph Kane is a farmer who along with other farmer members of his church, volunteered to come and help with Farm Progress Show. Farm Progress makes a donation to his church. He said there are about 18 of these farmer-church members that volunteer. Some stay in campers on the grounds, while others are only able to get away for a day and will journey down to do what they can to help out.
Joseph showed up at our car just as we parked and shuttled us to the Media Tent, sponsored by New Holland. I rode shotgun while Tom and Julie piled in the back of the Gator with our broadcast equipment.
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I’m not sure if this is:
a) A new fashion statement
b) A question of which looks better with the slacks
c) The result of getting dressed in the dark
d) A result of having too many shoes
For the correct answer you might talk with Kay Wright at Indiana Farm Bureau. BTW, Kay, thanks for one of the best laughs of the day, IFB Polidy Development meetings may never be the same.
I do know this wouldn’t happen to me because
a) I only have one pair of black and one pair of brown shoes
And while I have been known to wear two difference socks, I’ve reduced the chances of that happening by not wearing socks.
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Brownfield’s Julie Harker will celebrate her 50th birthday Monday, August 30 at Farm Progress Show, so co-workers at Learfield Communications decided to throw her a little surprise party this morning.
She was surprised! And the cake was mighty good.
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I spent several days traveling through Mexico with the United Soybean Board See for Yourself Program. Documentation of the journey is on the Brownfield Ag News website.
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Being a livestock market reporter has its ups and downs, much like the markets we cover. But once in awhile there are days that just make your heart pump a little faster and Thursday August 19, 2010 is one of those days.
When I finished the last market reports last night and shut the computer down for the day I never imagined I would be reporting a market story that would be remembered for a long time. You can imagine my surprise when I logged on in the morning on Thursday and started pulling up market reports and read DTN’s John Harrington’s early morning report about how cattle buyers were knocking on doors r as late as 10 p.m. raising their bids higher and higher. Over 40,000 cattle had sold in Nebraska at two to four-dollars higher than last week at ninety-seven to ninety-nine dollars live, and up four to six-dollars dressed from $154.00 to 156.00 as packers tried to secure necessary numbers. The amazing cattle hunt continued on Thursday with one-hundred dollar cattle reported in the South.
Beef prices and demand have been exceptional over the last several weeks and some major packers still remain close to the knife, so we will continue to report the ups and downs and watch for another remarkable day in the markets.
The feedlot cattle trade may be completed in some regions for the week, but talk of the price explosion of late summer 2010 will certainly circulate for years.
-Jerry Passer
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For all those folks who have been working at State Fairs across the Midwest this summer just let me say thank you. It’s tough to stand out in the blazing sun, parking cars, or picking up trash, but you did it. And for one gentleman in particular, Wilmer Cole, who parked cars in the infield at the Indiana State Fair, a special thank you.
You see Wilmer met me each morning, pointing to a parking space he’d saved for me. I’d get out of the car and be greeted with, “Morn’in Captain, how you do’in this morning?”
And I wasn’t the only one Wilmer treated that way, I was walking to my car the other afternoon and there was Wilmer helping a couple of older ladies find a parking space just a little closer to where they wanted to go. And when they got out of the car, Wilmer was right there with a smile and a “Now you ladies enjoy the fair.”
Wilmer, just let me say again, Thank you. It was a pleasure to meet you, And you know Wilmer, you didn’t have to share those milk shake and grilled cheese sandwich certificates I gave you, but I’m not surprised you did.
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One of the “big” attractions at the Iowa State Fair is the Super Bull Champion. This year’s winner is a 3,022 pound Charolais bull named Buster, owned by Stalcup Farms Charolais of Prescott, Iowa. As impressive as it is, Buster’s 3,022 pounds is not a record. That still belongs to Big Black, a 3,404 pound Angus bull exhibited at last year’s fair, also owned by Stalcup Farms and the late Joe Holub of What Cheer.
By the way, we did ask Buster to stand up for his picture, but he declined our request. We didn’t argue with him.
Ken Anderson
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Imagine my surprise as I was walking down main street at the Indiana State Fair and saw this sign. I thought, “oh my gosh, I haven’t even rehearsed.” Come to find out it was another “Dave.”
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Visitors and those who work at National Pork Board office in Des Moines, Iowa, have probably seen these three. Kary Nieuwenhuis of the National Pork Board shot this photo of three fawns who have been making their home on NPB grounds. I-80 is on the other side of the fence.
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