10 HOT Nuggets
10 | THE Eric Snodgrass
I had the opportunity to see Eric entertain a room of 200 producers and industry professionals yesterday afternoon in Cape Coral.
In fact, I was sitting in the back of the room trying to finish this update and he kept calling me out for being on my computer, so I am blaming him for my tardiness!
If you have not had the chance to see Eric present in person, you are missing out!
Follow him on X HERE.
9 | INNOVATE
"Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable." -William Pollard
I was forced do a little innovating myself this week.
Actually, I spent the past few days prepping to speak in front of a diverse crowd at AAPEX’s annual meeting, knowing the group would only include a handful of corn and soybean producers (aka not my normal crowd).
Additionally, there is nothing worse than following Eric Snodgrass at a conference. ~Mr. audience capturing entertainer~ makes me look like an intern trying her best to keep the audience awake.
Therefore, I decided to bring a few of my favorite stats to life this week, including the far-reaching impacts of agricultural innovations.
First up, synthetic fertilizer:
8 | Grow baby, grow.
This one is incredible.
Unfamiliar with Haber-Bosch?
I highly recommend The Alchemy of Air.
7 | King Corn
Uncoincidentally…
6 | King Corn 2.0
A few weeks ago, a friend asked how many bushels of corn we use in high fructose corn syrup production each year (re the MAHA movement - Make America Healthy Again) .
410 million bushels in 2023/24, Steve.
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