He’s John Walter and actually he was strumming a guitar at the Ag Media Summit. John’s the editor of Agriculture Online and the new president of the American Agricultural Editors Association. John does have a blog though. Or maybe I should say a Blag? If you blog about ag I guess that makes it a blag. It’s Blaggin’ on Ag. …
BEEF magazine.com is Beefed Up
Just in time for the Ag Media Summit, Penton Media announces a website re-structuring for BEEF magazine.com. The redesigned site offers users one-stop button access to information-rich, industry category sections on topics such as genetics, markets, health, nutrition and pasture/range. Additional new features include easy-to-find links to a wide range of online resources on feed composition values, the latest in …
Farmer’s Rap By Capital Press
I am looking around on the web in preparation for the Ag Media Summit next week and finding some interesting stuff. Like a farmers rap in an episode of the Capital Press Agriculture Podcast (CAP). I’ve pointed you to it before. This is just too funny and good to not mention it again. In this episode you’ll hear “Capital Press …
Beach Boys in Branson at RFD-TV The Theatre
It looks like things are cooking at RFD-TV The Theatre. The Beach Boys are about to kick off their performances starting this week. Tomorrow they’re having a press conference but I can’t go. Branson is a ways and it’s been a while since I’ve been there. Maybe someday soon. It looks like the show kicks off at 7pm. From what …
Flying With Captain Evan Slack
For those of you who might have been wondering if I made it back from Denver the answer is yes. Captain Evan Slack is a great pilot. We ran around some clouds and “weather” on the way to Kansas City. One of the choices as we got near Salina, KS was north or south. We went south and it was …
AgriTalking at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference
If I didn’t post a picture of Mike Adams he might start to get a complex and think I’m ignoring him. I am not. Mike’s one of several farm broadcasters here at the conference. Today he had CBB chairman Ken Stielow on as a guest. If you didn’t hear AgriTalk today you’ll be able to find it archived on the …
Precision Ag by Croplife
At the 2007 InfoAg Expo I had a nice conversation with Paul Schrimpf, editor, CropLife Media Group. His company was one of the key organizers of the event and the Precision Ag Awards from the Precision Ag Institute. In the photo he was announcing the award winners. While talking with Paul he explains how they are involved with the conference. …
Farm Journal Zeros In on New Crop Acres
New crops are, well, cropping up everywhere. In fact, Farm Journal Media reports that a significant amount of new corn acres are popping up well outside the corn belt. Farm Journal says its latest campaign to collect data on new crop acres is unprecedented. The agricultural media company says this data collection campaign will serve as a vital tool for …
A Golden Voice on the Plains
According to a release sent to me today there’s going to be a new farm radio network on the plains. Golden Plains Ag Network a division of Rocking M Radio, owner and operator of the largest number of Kansas radio stations, will officially launch Wednesday, Aug. 1. The network will begin operations with 19 affiliated radio stations that are strategically …
Learfield News Adds Waitt
Waitt Agribusiness is the latest addition to the Learfield News Group. “We rep Brownfield, America’s largest ag radio network, American Ag Network, Kansas Ag Network, KFRM, and KRES Radio, so Waitt is a logical addition,” said Stan Koenigsfeld, President of Learfield News. “We have made a significant investment in technology and human resources in order to make buying farm radio …