Here are some scholarship opportunities for Corn Grower member families. One is specifically for Kentucky corn grower families and the other open nationally. Two great opportunities for students involved in agriculture who will be heading to college soon. KyCGA Scholarship - KyCGA is offering is for the second year offering two $1,000 scholarships to high school [...]
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Scholarships Available for Corn Grower Member Families
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, College Ag, Corn, Corn Growers, farm, Farming, NCGA on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Match Made in Fastline Heaven
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, farm, Farming, Fastline, Fastline.com, National Farm Machinery Show, Tractors on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two years ago, Ashlee was working at the Fastline booth at the National Farm Machinery Show. Josh Jones was a farmer that visited the show. They were introduced and hit it off. After she got done working at the show that day, they went to dinner… and the rest is history. The two were married [...]
Creative Use for Fastline Magazine]
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, farm, Fastline, Fastline magazine, Tractors on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We often hear the wives of farmer’s complaining about so many Fastline magazines laying around their houses after their husbands are done reading them. But they won’t let them throw them away! We have a creative use for those magazines…. also if you have other magazine, this will work with just about any magazine. Step [...]
Cotton Pickin’ Advantage
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, Case IH, cotton, farm, Farming, Harvesting, pickers, technology on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
High-tech equipment boosts efficiency when labor is tight One of the early adopters of on-board, module-building pickers, Andrew Burleson is now self-sufficient when it comes to harvesting cotton. He’s also planting more of it. In 2008, Burleson bought a Case IH on-board, module-building picker, which makes modules about half the size of conventional ones. In [...]
Farming is a Family Business
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, Agweb, Family, farm, Partnership on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Despite two tough years, these brothers make farm partnership work No one knows a man like his brother. Siblings who grow up playing together learn the importance of solidarity. They might be rivals in the sandbox, but they are comrades against the world. That alliance is serving brothers Ryan and Chad Esther well as they [...]
Farmers Seek to Connect with Consumers Using National Television
Posted in Features on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Above is an example of one of the videos U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance uses to teach consumers about how operations really work. See more videos and get more info at fooddialouges.com U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is partnering with Discovery Communications to continue to help Americans learn more about how food is grown and raised. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted in Features, tagged #foodthanks, Ag, farm, Fastline, Thanksgiving on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We all have a lot to be thankful for. At Fastline, we are thankful for all the farmers, dealers, and ag professionals that work hard everyday to make sure we have a clean, safe, and continuous supply of food, fiber and fuel. A special thanks to our Fastline readers and advertisers for all you do [...]
Case IH Displays Transmission and Technology Innovations
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, Case IH, farm, Farming, Power, Tractors, transmission on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This summer farmers got the first look at the Case IH Magnum 370 geared with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). At Agritechnica, Case IH is displaying a version of that tractor that’s closer to its production model. The current 235, 260, 290, 315 and 340 models also have the CVT option. The Magnum 370 is [...]
Farmers’ Friend: Helping Needy Farmers
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, Community Service, farm, Farm Rescue, Farming, Help, Support, UPS on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this great article about a UPS pilot that is doing his part to help farmers with an organization founded in 2005, called Operation Farm Rescue. In the organization’s first year of operation, they helped 10 farm families. This is a great story and a great cause… check it out. Bill Gross, an international [...]
Farm Equipment Dealers Report The Types of Markets They Serve
Posted in Features, tagged Ag, Ag dealers, Construction, farm, Survey on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Agri Marketing magazine reported on a recent survey that Farm Equipment magazine conducted of ag machinery dealers in its Oct/Nov issue. Following are their markets and the percent of their revenues received from each: 1. Production farmers…60% 2. Hobby farmers…16% 3. Turf/lawn/landscape…9% 4. Municipalities…5% 5. Construction contractors…5% 6. Other…5% For Previous Fastline Blog Posts – Click [...]
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