Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sunbelt

Travels this week took me to Moultrie Georgia to the Sunbelt Ag Expo. This would be one of the largest agriculture trade shows in the US. With the diversity of crops and livestock they have in south east it was enlightening to see all the different equipment. See more click Sunbelt Ag Expo

Traveling by commercial airlines these days is to say the least interesting. To say the most, it is down right frustrating. Click Panhandle Poet to read about our lovely trip.


Shaun Sweiger with Cattle Stats & Brian visit with a couple of cattle producers about BVDV testing for their cattle.

I had a booth for our company at the trade show. I also invited a couple of our private commercial lab customers to have a representative participate in our booth too. Chris McClure from Gold Standard Labs in Hereford Texas and Shaun Sweiger from Cattle Stats in Oklahoma City Oklahoma were great help. The conversations we had with producers, state extension people, veterinarians & state cattle associations were very productive.




Moultrie is the home for the Maule airplane. The air frame is built off of the Stinson model 108. My brothers and I learned to fly in a 1947 108-1 Stinson when we were growing up. It is a super good airplane. It was the first airplane to have a slotted leading edge. This enabled the plane to make shorter take offs and landings.








Maule was offering rides at the trade show. For $15.00 they would take you up for a lap around the pattern and then land. Best $15.00 I have spent in a long time.

Click for more information on Maule Aircraft

Check back next week for more - Where In The World Is Neal Odom

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