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A Beefy Media Room

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the best media rooms you’ll find at a major sized conference is managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Joe Schuele and Grace Webb are always there during the event to help with any question and never lose their patience. Before the Cattle Industry Conference ended last week I interviewed Joe Schuele about how they run the media …

Ag Groups, Audio, Cattle Industry Conference, Media, ZimmCast

NCBA TV Show

Chuck Zimmerman

Next week NCBA will launch it’s first episode of Cattlemen to Cattlemen, a weekly tv show on RFD-TV. It’s set to air every Tuesday at 8:30pm and will be re-run a couple of other times. The program is going to be hosted by Susie Ross and they’ve got several regional reporters. Initial underwriting is being provided by Ft. Dodge Animal …

Ag Groups, Media

On The Farm Radio

Chuck Zimmerman

My coverage of the Cattle Industry Convention has been noticed by On The Farm Radio, Mt. Sydney, VI. Jeff Ishee and I have traded emails since he wanted to use my interview with Beef Board chairman, Jay O’Brien. I certainly granted him permission and he says it will be in tomorrow’s show which you can find here.

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RFD-TV Branson Theatre

Chuck Zimmerman

Cindy brought to my attention that RFD-TV is opening up a theatre in Branson, MO. It looks like it’s supposed to be ready in March. It’s official! Branson, Missouri will become the new home-base for RFD-TV to expand and improve its entertainment programming to better serve its fans of traditional music and family-oriented entertainment! We invite you to join us …

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A Lesson in Press Treatment

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello from Atlanta and the International Poultry and Feed Expos. It took a while but I finally got in. I have to say I’ve never had a more unpleasant welcome than trying to get my badge here. When I got to the media room they didn’t have me on a list and wondered how I got in past security (they …

Farm Shows, Media, Poultry

Media Registration For Pork Industry Forum

Chuck Zimmerman

Agricultural media are invited to get their registrations in for the upcoming National Pork Industry Forum. I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend this one but hopefully we’ll get some information to share with you. The National Pork Industry Forum will be held March 1-3 at Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. The theme for Forum is: “Accountability, Trust …

Ag Groups, Media, Pork

We Are All Media

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve pointed you to Steve Rubel, Micropersuasion, a number of times. I hope he’s on your feed list. If you’re in media, marketing or communications I suggest it’s a must have. Anyway, Steve just wrote a great post about how we need to change the way we describe new media. He seems to like “all media” as a term. Here’s …

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