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NAFB Board Meets At Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting held a board meeting at the Ag Media Summit last week. Does this mean the group’s giving some consideration to getting with the program? I don’t know. A presentation was made to the group by folks representing the AMS though. Here’s some happy looking NAFB’ers bellying up at Huber Winery last week. I don’t …

Ag Media Summit, NAFB

NAFB Rural Lifestyle Report Webinar

Chuck Zimmerman

If you’re interested in reaching the rural lifestyle folks (who isn’t?) then the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has a webinar they’d like you to participate in. The NAFB Rural Lifestyle Report Webinar will feature information about their latest study on this subject. Date: Thursday, June 7 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time There is no need to register, …

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NAFB Foundation Meeting

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the meetings taking place here at the NAMA convention is the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation. This afternoon they met for a business meeting and it’s my understanding that they’ll do some strategic planning tomorrow for part of the day. The National Association of Farm Broadcasters Foundation is a non-profit Illinois corporation that operates as a 501 …

NAFB, NAMA

The Latest On NAFB & The BARN/ABN

Chuck Zimmerman

Another Commodity Classic has come and gone and I’m in recovery mode. But I do have a ZimmCast for you which is in part from the trade show floor. In the first part of the program I interviewed the three amigos you see in the picture. They are (l-r) Jeremy Povenmire, National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Me, Bill O’Neill, NAFB …

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Rural Lifestyle Research From NAFB

Chuck Zimmerman

There’s some new research out from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB). It’s the “first comprehensive national survey of “rural lifestyle residents,” identifying that a substantial portion of rural households starting at only 3-plus acres raise companion horses and additional livestock, own tractors, and are active buyers of country-living products and services.” The NAFB study measures this still-emerging consumer …

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On the Air in the Hallway

Cindy Zimmerman

The Missouri Corn Growers Association held a seminar last week in conjunction with their annual meeting on “Profiting in the New Paradigm – Feed and Fuel Security.” The focus was on how corn growers and livestock producers can work together to produce ethanol and still feed cows and pigs and chickens at a reasonable price. One of the speakers was …

Corn, Ethanol, Livestock, NAFB

NAFB at NCBA

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting is on display again this year at the NCBA Trade Show. Here’s executive director Bill O’Neill and Jeremy Povenmire helping tell the story of farm broadcasting and handing out information. There are a lot of farm broadcasters here at the convention this year. In fact, I’ve been told that it’s one of the highest …

Cattle Industry Conference, NAFB

New NAFB Print Ad

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Association of Farm Broadcasters has a new print ad. This ad will run in Agrimarketing magazine. According to the latest e-Chats newsletter the ad helps further communicate the fact that member’s broadcasts are heard by the rural audience in addition to a traditional farm audience. The ad highlights that NAFB member networks and stations enjoy significant listenership in …

Advertising, NAFB

Remembering Ed Slusarczyk

Chuck Zimmerman

I really do not like having to report that my good friend Ed Slusarczyk has passed away. Agricultural communications has lost another good friend and one of the best. I will update this post when I have more details but I want to thank Pam Jahnke for helping keep us up to date since we learned that Ed wasn’t doing well.

I’m sure that a lot of you have a favorite Ed story. How many of you remember Ed as an NAFB cheerleader at a NAMA convention? I know Gary Cooper and I won’t forget going in with Ed to pay for the wine and cheese at a reception at the house of the U. S. Ambassador to the FAO in Rome, Italy. Ed was a good listener and always willing to offer advice when asked.

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More NAFB Awards

Chuck Zimmerman

National Association of Farm BroadcastingI was kind of out of it at the NAFB convention last week due to a very bad cold so thankfully I’ve been in receipt of some information I did not know.

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