The 2015 Cultivate & Connect AgChat National Conference is just around the corner. Taking place in just two weeks, November 9-10 in Nashville, TN, this event will help you effectively share your message in a world of constant misperceptions. With the online world allowing anyone to be an “expert” how do you build bridges with consumers? Veteran Digital marketer Christopher …
Don’t Forget- AgGateway Early Bird Ends Soon
Don’t miss your opportunity to receive the early bird discount for the AgGateway Annual Conference! Register by Friday for the best rates for your team and trading partners. You’ll also be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a free hotel upgrade. This year’s AgGateway Conference is November 9-12 in San Antonio, Texas. The theme is “Business Agility …
Will There Be a New Heavyweight Pumpkin Champ?
Contestants have gathered for the 42nd Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in the world pumpkin capital of Half Moon Bay, CA. The search for a heavyweight champ to break the world record kicks-off the Art & Pumpkin Festival October 17-18. The prize for such a pumpkin is $30,000. To receive the $30,000 world record prize, the grower must break …
American Agri-Women Celebrate 40 Years
The American Agri-Women (AAW) have been celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and the festivities will culminate with the national convention in Portland, Maine November 5-7. The convention’s theme will be “Harvesting for the Future.” The Maine Agri-Women are hosting the convention and the state is also the home of AAW President Sue McCrum, who is finishing her final year …
Natural Delights Hosts Blogger Summit
Fourteen of the nation’s top food bloggers and registered dietitians were recently featured when Natural Delights hosted it’s second blogger summit last month. Natural Delights produces the nation’s leading Medjool Date brand, a food that has become increasingly poplar in the health and fitness industry. At the event Natural Delights featured growers who shared their stories with the bloggers in hopes …
LPC Invites You to Vision Event
The Livestock Publications Council invites you to save the date for their Vision event to be held November 10, 2015 in Kansas City. The evening is designed to celebrate the livestock industry and honor the people who have impacted that industry for the better. The event begins with an education seminar with panel discussion, followed by social hour and dinner …
ARC Annual Meeting and Scholarship
The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) is pleased to announce a scholarship program for college students studying agriculture communications. One $1,500 scholarship will be granted for the 2016-2017 school year. ARC conducted a scholarship program up until about 10 years ago, then reinstated it last year. Through the financial contributions of 2014 Hall of Fame recipients Richard Howell and Gary Myers, along with …
60,000 Expected for National FFA Conference
This is the last of the three-year visit of the National FFA Convention & Expo to Louisville. Starting October 24 the guests will converge on the city to experience the event, with more than 60,000 expected. “Amplify” is the theme for this year’s convention and expo. “With the opportunities we are given in our lives, we must take action and …
70th Anniversary Celebration for Noble Foundation
Lloyd Noble has changed the world– twice. Today he is still contributing to the good of agriculture. His story began in the 1920s and 30s when Noble helped revolutionize the oil and gas industry. His success allowed him to focus energy and resources on strengthening land management and solid conservation in the Southern Great Plains where the Dust Bowl had …
SXSW Eco Announces Conference Lineup
SXSW Eco® is a conference that celebrates the power of design, technology and business to drive global change. They recently announced their final keynote speaker for the 2015 conference as Isha Datar, CEO of New Harvest. Datar’s area of interest is accelerating breakthroughs in cellular agriculture. Currently New Harvest is focused on making animal products without animals. “SXSW Eco is about …