Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Floods in Eastern Nebraska are about communities not water

Check out this blog from the Norfolk Daily News.  Carrie Pitzer shows that communities coming together is the story. The floods affect numerous lives and the focus should be on those people who are affected. Carrie does a very good job of giving perspective to this situation that has been going on for almost two…

College World Series Time | Final Chapter at Rosenblatt Stadium

College World Series | Omaha, NE This is one of my favorite times of the year.  I really like these games.  I have been going since the late 1970′s. Thankfully, my father had the foresight to renew his tickets every year.  I have sat by the same families for over 25 years.  Its been a…

Regulators consider more E. coli testing

The Associated Press came  out with a story today on this topic! In the article, the public is reminded of some of the horrific consequences of consuming/being exposed to  food, water with e.Coli in it. The most prevalent strain of e.Coli,  O157:H7 is being screened by laboratories of major food producers. This article suggests that…

McDonalds Nutritional Information

McDonald’s Nutritional Information Have you seen McDonald’s Nutritional Information regarding their menu items? McDonald’s  breaks Nutrition down into several categories: Kid’s Nutrition |Nutrition Info | Happy Meals Nutrition |Ingredients | Mighty Kids Meals Nutrition |McCafe |Bag a McMeal Individual .pdf documents can be downloaded with nutritional information on all of these subjects. In addition, the…

Landscaping

Are you planning on doing some landscaping this year? I was actually reading through a number of blogs and came across this blog post  , The Savvy Cafe from a year ago. The reason I like this one is that a number of real estate companies have borrowed practically the same words from it.  The…

Following Flooding on the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers

Following Flooding on the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers Overnight another heavy rain hit Eastern Nebraska. Rivers are cresting and flood warnings have been issues for areas surrounding the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers in Nebraska.  My first response, I want to see video coverage. How bad is it? I don’t have time to drive next to…

World Pork Expo 2010

Did you attend the World Pork Expo in Des Moines this week?  Today is the final day! I heard attendance is up and the atmosphere is much more upbeat than a year ago. What a difference a year makes.  If you are going today, make sure you stop by our booth, 432 in the Varied…

Are You A Midwest Laboratories Fan on Facebook

Connecting with people through Company Page on Facebook Most of you who are reading this post right now also check your Facebook account on a daily basis. I am finding more and more people are finding us on Facebook, including outside publications like “Soup of Media” Soup of Media commented on our creative fashion…From our…

What does this information on my soil testing report mean?

Each day this question is being asked and people are trying to understand the numbers behind the report.  I have pointed a number of people to our Interpreting Soil Analysis Document on our main website.  This document is very helpful and gives you some good information to help you decipher the report information.  Check it…

Mi Mama’s Tortillas | Great Story

What a great story in today’s Omaha Newspaper. This company, Mi Mama’s Tortillas is investing $4.5 million to expand their plant and add an additional 20 jobs. I went to the MiMamas.com website and was impressed with the information on the site, especially the nutritional label information found on this page. Articles like this are…