AgNewsWire.AgWired.com – Ag Media’s Online Ag News Service

Melissa Sandfort

ZimmComm New Media, LLC has expanded its AgNewsWire.AgWired.com.com website to serve as a new agricultural media content service for reporters, companies, organizations and individuals seeking high quality photos and audio from industry events and concerning current issues. “We generate so much content on our agricultural and renewable energy websites that we decided to create one place for all of it …

Agribusiness, Audio, Events, Photography, Podcasts, ZimmComm Announcement

Registration Open for AgGateway Meeting

Talia Goes

Registration is now open for AgGateway’s 2013 Mid-Year Meeting, to be held June 17-20 at the John Deere Financial Facility in Johnston, Iowa. At the meeting, AgGateway councils, committees and working groups will move forward on valuable efforts to promote, enable and expand eBusiness in agriculture. These efforts are helping companies to implement supply chain efficiencies in such sectors as …

Agribusiness, Events

Husker Food Connection Connects Urban and Rural

Melissa Sandfort

The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (A-FAN) collaborated with agriculture-related student organizations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to host the second annual, Husker Food Connection. Husker Food Connection helps urban students better understand where their food comes from. The theme of the Husker Food Connection was, “Know what we grow: Discovering Nebraska Agriculture.” Listen to Lukas Fricke, …

Agribusiness, Beef, Corn, Dairy, Events, Pork, Poultry, Soybean

Commodity Classic Launches App

Jamie Johansen

The 18th Annual Commodity Classic has launched their first-ever mobile app for this year’s event in Kissimmee, Fl. The app will allow attendees to access information, receive messages and engage in social media from their smart phones and tablets. You can even make your own schedules, take notes, lookup session and event times and navigate with maps. Visit www.commondityclassic.com/app to …

Apps, Commodity Classic, Corn, Events, Grains, Social Media, sorghum, Soybean, Wheat

Some Sweet Science Behind Maple Weekend

Jamie Johansen

Some recent research has uncovered some significant health benefits to maple syrup. So when attend this year’s Maple Weekend in New York, held March 16-17 and March 23-24, remember there is a little more to it then it’s simple sweet taste. University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has found 20 compounds in maple syrup that play an important role …

Events, Research

CCA Institute Seeking Sponsors

Jamie Johansen

Mark your calendars for the Cooperative Communicators Association Institute being held in the Country Music Capitol of the World June 1-5. Nashville, TN. is bound to bring attendees to a ‘foot stomping’ good time this summer. South region CCA’s are working hard to find Institute sponsors to create an event full of learning, laughing and leadership. Parton us for askin’… …

Events

Opening Session Remarks From NCBA President

Jamie Johansen

NCBA President J.D. Alexander took the stage last night during the opening session of the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and used the Beach Boys concert as an excuse to pull out the floral print. This Nebraskan cattlemen has traveled across the country in the past year and shared how honored he is to have the opportunity to represent cattlemen and …

Audio, Beef, Cattle Industry Conference, Events, NCBA

More Power to You at Iowa Power Show

Cindy Zimmerman

With more than a century of history, the Iowa Power Farming Show has become the third largest farm show in the United States, according to show director Tom Junge. “We have over 300,000 square foot of exhibit space and about 750 exhibitors,” Junge said. “One thing we take pride in is we have all ag displays. We have three different …

Ag Leader, Agribusiness, Audio, Equipment, Events, Iowa Power Show, Precision Agriculture, Technology, Tractor

The Global Perspective at Novus

Jamie Johansen

The trade show is currently in full swing at the International Production & Processing Expo here in Atlanta. Right as you walk in you can’t help but notice Novus International. I stopped by and had the opportunity to talk with Jim Gerardot, Executive Director of Global Marketing, about how they bring local solutions into their global marketplace. “It’s a great …

Audio, Events, IPPE, Novus International, Poultry

Novus Luncheon Addresses Consumer Trends at IPPE

Jamie Johansen

The International Poultry, Feed & Meat Expo’s have joined forces this year to bring you the International Production & Processing Expo. The trade show doesn’t open until tomorrow, but for poultry scientists from around the world, events like the Novus Luncheon brought a new-found insight into the changing world of the food industry. As attendees enjoyed lunch, Andy Vance, Staff …

Agribusiness, Audio, Events, Food, IPPE, Novus International, Poultry