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"Road to Success" – Monsanto Technology Showcase
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Show Highlights
Press Conference
Jim
Zimmer, Monsanto's Vice President of US Business, announced a new scholarship
program for young people pursuing agriculture-related degrees. The DEKALB Ag
Youth Scholarship program will be partially funded by the sale of DEKALB WingWear™,
a clothing line featuring custom-designed graphic apparel and accessories for
young men and women ages 15-24. The scholarship will be administered by the
FFA and will award 10 students with $2,500 scholarships. Pictured with Zimmer
are Kaitlin Weitekamp and Sam Meteer officers of the Illinois Chapter of the
FFA.
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International
Monsanto
Company welcomed journalists and growers from around the world to the Farm
Progress Technology Showcase. Attendees came from Japan, Argentina, Brazil,
Canada and other countries.
Panel Discussion on Free Trade
The
Monsanto tent at Farm Progress was also the site of a panel discussion about
pending free trade agreements. Moderated by farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson,
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns was joined in the Monsanto tent by Bob
Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau and Jill Appell, President
of the National Pork Producers Council. Link to the USDA transcript here.
Inventors Challenge First Place Winner: Handy chainsaw 'wheelchair'
A
chainsaw can be a useful tool, but in scrubby brush, or in areas where tree
clearing can require working in close quarters it can be a challenge. Marvin
Johnston, of McCune, Kan., solved the problem with the Chainsaw Caddie that
allows the user to clamp the chainsaw into place and push it along the ground
into areas to do the work. This puts the saw up to 6-feet from the operator,
allows work in brush clearing areas and provides low-stress handling. The initial
prototype of this little device actually used old wheelchair wheels, but Johnston
has since moved on to improved wheels for later models. See all the winning
entries here.
Photo:
Marvin Johnston (center) along with Willie Vogt, Farm Journal editorial director
(left) and Chad Bush (right) Roundup Marketing Manager.
Roundup® agricultural herbicide sponsored the Inventor's Challenge in honor of Dr. John Franz, recently recognized by the National Inventor's Hall of Fame for his discovery of Roundup's active ingredient.
