Monsanto Show Staff Meeting

Chuck Zimmerman

Monsanto Staff MeetingI think Kelcy and I are going to have our hands full covering all the activities planned by Monsanto, our sponsor.

They’ve got a large exhibit and we’re going to learn more about the new things they have to offer over the next several days, along with coverage of as much of the show as we can.

Farm Progress Show

Farm Progress Show Manager

Chuck Zimmerman

Matt JungmannIf you want to know what’s going on you go right to the main man. Here at the Farm Progress Show that’s Matt Jungmann, National Shows Manager for Farm Progress Companies. I was lucky and ran into Matt right away in the office building.

Audio, Farm Progress Show

Meet Kelcy Schroder

Chuck Zimmerman

ZimmCast82 - Student Blogger Kelcy SchroderI’ve got another Skypecast this week for a ZimmCast. I was chatting with Kelcy Schroder about our joint, Monsanto-sponsored, blog coverage of the Farm Progress Show this week and recorded some Q&A with her. I thought it might be a good way for you to get to know her before you see her posts beginning tomorrow afternoon.

Audio, Farm Progress Show, ZimmCast

Clasen New President of Meyocks Group

Chuck Zimmerman

Craig ClasenHy Vee leader, Craig Clasen, has been named president of The Meyocks Group advertising agency. Ric Jurgens, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hy-Vee, Inc., the agency’s parent company made the announcement. The move will be effective October 2.

Agencies

Fix those things you can fix Leave those you can’t well enough alone

Chuck Zimmerman

Randy TkachykRandy Tkachyk is a beef producer in southeast Manitoba who wasn’t sure what to when BSE shut the US border in May of 2003. He started selling beef from his own cattle to friends, neighbours, relatives. Today he’s part owner of ManitobaBeef.Com.

International

Using Digg For First Time

Chuck Zimmerman

I just created my Digg account so I can Digg stuff and maybe submit news to Digg. They’ve got some agricultural stories posted but not much. So I’m going to blog this as a test to see what pops up on AgWired. Besides being a test, I’m all for anything that will improve coffee! Fungi are the secrets to tasty …

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