I’ve been meaning to write about the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Wave Research Study. Looking at this month’s Agrimarketing Magazine prompted me to go ahead. I found it ironic that there’s an ad for Farm Journal Media early in the publication touting their position compared to other major ag pubs and quoting the NAFB study. Then NAFB has an …
Representing Aerial Applicators
After following along on AgWired last week you may have a better understanding of the National Agricultural Aviation Association but after listening to this week’s ZimmCast you’ll have an even better one. That’s because I interviewed NAAA Executive Director, Andrew Moore and he tells us all about it. Andrew has a farm background which fits in very nicely with the …
Gifts For Ag Communications Professionals
It’s a little icy here in mid Missouri this morning. We’ve got about 7 degrees with a -10 wind chill. How ’bout that global warming! Have you got finished your Christmas gift list yet? Of course, that’s not the real reason for the season but you wouldn’t be able to tell from the news lately. It’s all about the money …
Zimfo Bytes
Members of CHS Inc., have selected six producers to serve three-year terms on the farmer-owned cooperative’s board of directors.: Dan Schurr, Richard Owen, Curt Eischens, Bruce Anderson, Jerry Hasnedl and Greg Kruger. AgriLabs introduces Colostrx 130 Colostrum Replacer, a complete replacement option for maternal colostrum. Colostrx 130 Colostrum Replacer contains a full 130 grams of globulin protein protection in every …
Send In Your Christmas Cards
Or holiday cards, or whatever you call them. Here’s my current favorite from the Alltech Fortnight Festival. You can find it here. Here in central Missouri it’s starting to look like a white Christmas. We actually didn’t have much snow yesterday but it had to start out with a blast of almost an inch of ice. Now that stuff *&$(^&’s. …
Planes For Pilots
What better thing to give away in your booth than a balsa wood glider, especially if you’re exhibiting at the Ag Aviators convention? That’s one of the items BASF had in their booth and they were very popular. This young guy was definitely in to it and I just had to share the photo with you. It’s one of many …
Learning More About Video
I’m still recovering from most of two weeks on the road but just about have everything archived and copied that needs to be. This is Cindy and me captured in the door to the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last week. I’ve also been experimenting with a new video editing program, Final Cut Express, and trying to …
National FFA Rotating Louisville and Indianapolis
The FFA is going to be roaming up and down the Hoosier state for a while. he National FFA Organization announced today that its annual convention will rotate between Louisville, Ky., and Indianapolis, Ind., for the foreseeable future. Starting in 2013, Louisville will share hosting duties with Indianapolis on a three-year rotational basis. Louisville will host the convention 2013 through …
AgRootsTV
I had a chance to look at Alltech’s AgRootsTV this morning and thought I’d make a few comments. I’m not really into doing full reviews here though unless you think I should. I’d like your feedback on that. Every time I do so I find that someone is not happy with me no matter what I say. On to AgRootsTV. …
Zimfo Bytes
Seven former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture provided perspectives on today’s agriculture and offered advice to the new Obama Administration during the 90-minute “Conversation With the Secretaries” as part of the Food and Agricultural Policy Summit. C-SPAN coverage can be viewed here. Alltech is proud to announce AgRootsTV, an online initiative showcasing farmers operating with a responsibility to sustainable farming practices. …