AAEA Update

Chuck Zimmerman

John Walter, Agriculture Online, is President of AAEA and he’s got a lot to smile about. After today’s board meeting he told me that the organization is very healthy and that it’s been a pleasure for him to preside over continued growth in membership and sponsors. Topics discussed at the meeting include, new member benefits like professional development webinars, new …

AAEA, Ag Media Summit, Audio, BASF

Early Educational Sessions

Chuck Zimmerman

Right now the first educational sessions are taking place at the AMS. I believe this one is “Create a More Profitable Web Presence” with Don Nicholas, Mequoda Group, doing the presentation. Glad to see they’re blogging. Both of the concurrent sessions seem to be well attended. Perhaps the rain has something to do with that? Surely not. The other session …

Ag Media Summit, BASF

AgWired Is Live From AMS Media Room

Chuck Zimmerman

We’re going to have a live blogging extravaganza from Tampa over the next couple days. Right now we’re about to get our second thunderstorm of the day. No need to water the yard here. AgWired is set up in the media room and Cindy is on her way. She’ll get in late tonight and be posting during the day tomorrow …

Ag Media Summit, BASF

BASF Media Room

Chuck Zimmerman

The BASF Media Room is open for business and equipped with laptop computers and wireless internet access. Our BASF greeting team is (l-r) Amy Fisher, Padilla Speer Beardsley, Allegra Sinclair, BASF and Soren Erickson, Padilla Speer Beardsley. They’re hear to help journalists out with anything they need to get stories done. Right now it’s a little quiet with the board …

Ag Media Summit, BASF

Board Meetings In Progress

Chuck Zimmerman

Registration is now open here at the Ag Media Summit and after lunch the first programs will start. The board meetings of the two main ag journalism groups are going on right now. Here’s the Livestock Publications Council going at it hard and heavy. I’ll try to get a report from LPC after lunch and post later. While LPC is …

AAEA, Ag Media Summit, BASF, LPC

Let’s Have a Successful Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

Agricultural Media Summit mania is in full swing. My in-box has been busy today. So I thought I’d add to the news by letting you know that Successful Farming is sponsoring AgWired coverage of the AMS, along with BASF. I asked Jana Rieker, Sales Development Manager for Successful Farming and Agriculture Online to fill me in on what’s new and …

Ag Media Summit, BASF

BASF 2009 Hot Topics Survey

Chuck Zimmerman

We’re happy to announce that in partnership with BASF, AgNewsWire.AgWired.com is the official online news room of the Agricultural Media Summit (AMS). What this means is that during the upcoming event we’ll be distributing news releases for various exhibitors and sponsors of the AMS. More information on this will be sent to them in the coming week. You’ll also notice …

BASF

Mullen is New Integrated Marcomm Agency for BASF

Chuck Zimmerman

It looks like we’ll be getting to work with a new agency for BASF. Mullen has won integrated marketing communications duties for BASF U.S. Crop Protection to enhance awareness and sales of the company’s herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, plant regulators and seed treatment technologies that offer the highest level of crop protection solutions to growers across the U.S. “Mullen’s team went …

Agencies, Agribusiness, BASF

Talking AMS With BASF

Chuck Zimmerman

One of our sponsors for AgWired coverage of this year’s Agricultural Media Summit is BASF. I spoke on the phone to Allegra Sinclair about what we’re going to be doing. This is going to be fun and she’s excited. By the way, I learned that Allegra is an experienced podcaster and recent Mac convert. So, what’s up with BASF and …

Ag Media Summit, Agribusiness, Audio, BASF