The IFAJ Congress 2025 registration is now open. It will take place October 15-18, in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: Unlocking the Agricultural Potential in the Cradle of Mankind. Find all about it on the Congress website. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a globally respected organization committed to excellence in agricultural journalism. Since 1958, IFAJ has hosted …
NAMA Top Industry Awards Presented
The top awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) were presented this week at the annual conference in Kansas City. Michele Egan, who is now with Novonesis, was honored for her transformative marketing strategies in the animal nutrition sector as North America Marketing Manager at Chr. Hansen. Her leadership in launching BOVAMINE DEFEND® Plus, including the highly successful “BEEF UP” …
2025 Agri-Marketing Conference
The 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference is underway. I have started some photo albums on the NAMA Flickr account. There’s one for student competition photos and one for the overall conference. 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference Photo Album 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference – Student Photo Album Today we have meetings of the NAMA Board, Chapter Leaders, a workshop, and then the party begins. We’ll have …
Passing of Gene Hemphill
Cindy and I are very sad about the passing of Gene Hemphill. He was a great man who smiled a lot and always wanted to help anyone. He was also a very good friend. I don’t know how many hours or days we worked together, especially some unique projects like a trip to Jay Leno’s garage where we ate pizza …
Ag and Biofuels Groups Seek Exemption to Shipping Rules
The United States Trade Representative‘s office is holding public hearings this week on proposed actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance that would result in new fees being imposed on Chinese vessels. The first hearing was held on Monday, March 24 and the second will be on Wednesday, March …
ZimmCast 744 – Agri-Pulse Summit & Ag Day
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. The first day of spring started the day after the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Summit and National Ag Day Activities. We have published virtual newsrooms on our AgNewsWire website and story posts on AgWired. So, in this episode I’d like to share a few of the interviews and audio from the events. I’ll …
Ireland Ambassador Kicks Off Agri-Pulse Summit
Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States Geraldine Byrne Nason kicked off the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit at the National Press Club this St. Patrick’s Day morning in Washington, D.C., welcoming all celebrating her country’s national holiday. “As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we’re also reminded that the story of Irish and American agriculture is also entwined,” said …
Join Agri-Pulse on St. Patrick’s Day
Agri-Pulse will be wearing green and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the National Press Club on Monday with a special visit from Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S. during the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason will kick off the event with a special St. Patrick’s Day greeting from an important trading partner for the U.S., …
ZimmCast 743 – Syngenta at Commodity Classic
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I’m going to share some Commodity Classic which was almost at the highest attendance ever. We were in the Mile High city of Denver, CO. The weather was mostly perfect but we did have some wind, rain and snow at the end. Next year the event will take place in San …
A Mile High 2025 Commodity Classic
The 2025 Commodity Classic attendance was surprisingly close to a record. The last number I heard on my way home was 11,368 but it could have grown higher on the last day. Last year was a record at 11,530. Some of us were a little concerned about weather but it was mostly very nice. A storm system moved in on …