The Paul McKellips Story

Chuck Zimmerman

At our NAFB lunch today we heard the Paul McKellips story. Paul you may remember was sending back the good news from Iraq. His story is fascinating and I thought I’d share it with you. You can listen to Paul here: nafb-07-mckellips.mp3 You can also download the mp3 file here: Paul McKellips Stories (15 Min MP3) This post is a …

Audio, NAFB

Paul McKellips Report From Iraq

Chuck Zimmerman

It is great to hear from Paul McKellips again. He’s back for his 3rd stint behind the scenes in Iraq and finding the good news our mainstream media doesn’t want us to know. Good news just wouldn’t do in their politically motivated style of reporting. So as long as Paul keeps doing it, I’ll keep posting it. You can listen …

Audio, Dairy, International

Paul McKellips is Back in Iraq

Chuck Zimmerman

Iraq Fish FarmHopefully you remember Paul McKellips, Global Outreach Officer, US Embassy Baghdad, The Green Room – Public Affairs GO Team. He’s now back in Iraq and finding the good news behind the scenes that you’re not going to hear or see on the evening news, although you should. So here’s his latest report.

Audio, International

Promoting Welfare of Animals

Chuck Zimmerman

Animal welfare is a hot topic right now in the agribusiness world and anyone involved in animal agriculture should know that they’ve got a friend in Washington, DC called the Foundation For Biomedical Research. FBR has a new voice as I mentioned recently and that’s Paul McKellips. He’s bringing his multimedia skills to the organization to help get out good …

Animal Health, Audio, ZimmCast

Animal Research Minute

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m sure many AgWired fans will remember Paul McKellips. He’s moved from the “good news in Iraq” to working on an issue of major importance to anyone involved in animal agriculture. Perhaps a few of you may remember me from my days at FSA in Washington and then my agriculture broadcasts from Iraq in 2006 and 2007. I’m now the …

Animal Health, Audio

Soldier Farmers

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s something you won’t see on the evening tv news. Soldier farmers helping rebuild the ag economy in Afghanistan. We’ve already seen this type of work being done in Iraq thanks to Paul McKellips. It looks like soldiers from several states are doing something similar to this in Afghanistan. Despite recent progress, Afghanistan remains a poor country. Its agriculture industry, …

Farming, International

There Is No Greater Sacrifice

Chuck Zimmerman

I know that you AgWired loyalists will remember Paul McKellips. He’s a co-founder of a great sounding organization that I thought I’d bring to your attention. It’s No Greater Sacrifice. I will make no excuses for my support of our military men and women and this sounds like a good organization to support. The men and women of the United …

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Farm Broadcasting’s Future

Chuck Zimmerman

Some highlight audio clips are featured in this week’s program. I asked past NAFB President, Pam Fretwell and new NAFB VP, Greg Akagi, what they think is the future of farm broadcasting. I think you’ll hear that both are certain there is a good future. I’m also including the full presentation that Paul McKellips made at one of the NAFB …

Audio, NAFB, ZimmCast

Farmbridge To Help Iraq Farmers

Chuck Zimmerman

Susan Littlefield has put together a website called FarmBridge to help connect American farmers with farmers in Iraq. It’s actually a forum site where you can easily post questions and answers on various topics. Like most forums it can grow to include new topics after someone gets registered. Here’s the FarmBridge mission: FarmBridge.com is a grass roots effort by farmers, …

International

Logan Barbee Helping Agriculture in Iraq

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the latest report from Paul McKellips, Global Outreach Officer, US Embassy Baghdad, The Green Room – Public Affairs GO Team. He’s still finding the news you won’t find anywhere else. This time he interviews a Florida boy who’s doing what he can to help out. You can listen to Paul’s report here: logan-barbee.mp3 Logan Barbee is a Senior Agricultural …

Audio, International, USDA