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Happy 4th of July from Fastline!

Posted in General, tagged , , , on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Whether you are on the farm or in the city, we sincerely hope you and yours have a very happy and safe 4th of July holiday. Fastline will be closed on Monday in observance of the holiday, but will return to regular business hours on Tuesday. For Previous Fastline Blog Posts- Click Here

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Soggy Weather Conditions Dampen Corn Growth

Posted in Features, General, News, tagged , , , , , , on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Corn can handle a lot of moisture, but standing in water multiple days can ruin the yield potential of even the hardiest plants. With any luck, the excess moisture Midwest farmers have recently endured will abate and allow corn growth to resume. If the soil is able to dry out, some of the potential yield [...]

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Fastline connects on the air with Rural America!

Posted in General, News, Videos, tagged , , , on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Check out this video of Matt Coniglio, Fastline’s National Accounts Manager.  The video is a live stream that Matt Coniglio participated in on the Michael Libbie Show yesterday (6/23).  Matt did an outstanding job of representing Fastline and differentiating our company from the competition. Also, his level of industry knowledge and professionalism are quite evident [...]

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Sprayers Can Be Complex

Posted in General, tagged , , , , , on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Back in the day, farmers filled a sprayer with 200 gallons of spray mix, used a simple chart that told them what speed to drive and what spray pressure to maintain when using a specific spray nozzle, and they sprayed their crops. For all the computerized complexity of modern self-propelled or pull-type sprayers, that’s the [...]

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Want to be Part of the Fastline Team?

Posted in General, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

National Accounts Manager Position Excited and Stimulated by Change and Innovation? Fastline Publications, a progressive, growth oriented media company, and publisher of over 25 trade publications, is seeking a competitive, assertive, creative thinker who likes challenges to join its expanding national accounts sales team. In this highly visible role, you will develop national account strategies [...]

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USDA Implements New Crop Disaster Assistance Program

Posted in General, tagged , , , , , on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program (SURE) in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. Vilsack also encouraged producers to visit their USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office beginning on January 4, 2010, to participate in the program if they suffered crop production losses during [...]

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Deere Closes Deal on Joint Venture

Posted in General, tagged , , , on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

According to a press release issued by Deere & Company yesterday, all legal requirements have been completed to form a joint venture in India. The venture is between Deere’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division and Ashok Leyland Limited, the flagship of the Hinduja Group. The venture will be named “Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Company [...]

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Farm Bureau Cares About Ag Education

Posted in General, tagged , , on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, in cooperation with the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee, has awarded 23 $500 mini-grants to communities across the nation. The grants will be used to create or continue funding for Ag education programs in the selected communities. According to the press release, 23 communities received the $500 mini-grants. “Through [...]

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Monsanto Opens a Water Utilization Learning Center

Posted in General, tagged , on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier this week, Monsanto opened Agriculture’s first Water Utilization Learning Center in Gothenburg, Nebraska.  The new $6 million facility is one of  three Monsanto learning centers in the United States. The 135 acre farm and learning center will be home to over 80 cropping and irrigation demonstrations, 20,000 square foot breeding station, and three conference rooms that [...]

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Deere Names New CEO

Posted in General, tagged , , on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Deere & Co. announced today that its board of directors has named Samuel R. Allen as the ninth Chief Executive Officer in the company’s 172 year-history.  According to the press release, Allen has been with the company 34 years, and has been president of the Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division since 2005.  He has been responsible for [...]

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