Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How many years before cellulosic ethanol matches corn ethanol production?” So what did you say? 42% said More than ten years; 23% said Five to ten years; 18% said Five years; 14% said Never and 3% said Next year. We’ve seen huge strides in the efficiency of corn ethanol production and research on the …
Sporting Event Sponsorships Okay
Last week we asked the question, “What is your opinion on ag-related sponsorships of sporting events?” 46% of you said Great way to reach certain audiences. 34% said Some are good, some not. 19% said Waste of money. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below. There are ag related sponsorships in just about every kind of sporting …
Getting Ready For Farm Shows
We’re nearing fall farm show time. So where are you going? Here’s the results from our latest ZimmPoll. We asked, “Which of these fall farm shows will you attend?” 29% of you said Farm Progress Show, 16% said Husker Harvest Days, 11% said Farm Science Review, 10% said World Dairy Expo, 8% said Sunbelt Ag Expo, 15% said Regional/Local Show …
Farm Broadcast Content Favorites
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What do you like best about farm radio?” You know that biofuels are certainly part of farm broadcast programming! You see farm broadcasters at many biofuel industry events. So here’s what the results are in order of most responses. 39% said All of the Above, 18% said Markets, 16% said None of the Above, …
Safety Issues at a Biorefinery
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What do you think the biggest safety issue is at a biorefinery?” Here’s what you said. 43% said interaction with chemicals, 34% said, slips, grips and falls, 14% chose equipment and 9% other. We’ll be delving into this issue more in a series of stories that are in production now. Thanks for your input! …
You Have Or Want An iPad or Other Tablet
I’m very surprised at some of the response to our latest ZimmPoll. Although 37% responding say they have an iPad or other tablet, 33% said they don’t and don’t want one! And we had 30% who said they don’t have one but do want one. However, when you consider that no one had one less than two years ago you …
How About Them Government Regulations
Not surprisingly you’re worried about government regulations. We asked the question, “Are you worried about how government regulations will hurt your business?” 76% say yes and 24% no. This is a big part of the rhetoric in Washington, DC right now, along with the debt ceiling and budget. All I can say is, “Get off my back Mr. Government Man!” …
Some Skepticism About USDA Acreage Predictions
The majority of you who responded to our latest ZimmPoll think USDA’s acreage predictions are way off. We asked the question, “How accurate do you believe the USDA acreage predictions are?” 55% said Way Off while 41% said Close and 4% said Spot On. So there you have it. Take ’em with a grain of salt. Hey, they’re a prediction …
Email Is Certainly Not Dead Yet
Email got you down? Inbox overflowing? Yeah. We all deal with it. I have a love/hate relationship with email. It’s a fact of business life though. It’s also what dominates our attention when we get online first thing in the morning according to our latest ZimmPoll. So here’s the results in answer to our question, “What’s the very first thing …
ZimmPoll Results for GIPSA Rule Proposal
The ZimmPoll is not a scientific, statistically valid measurement of any demographic but rather a gauge of opinion and other information from interested readers. Never has that been more evident than this past week when our poll was highly influenced by a concerted campaign to do so by R-Calf in response to a post Cindy did, “GIPSA Dominates Senate Committee …