Ustream.tv Test At AFT

Chuck Zimmerman

While I was doing some media production training today we did another test of my Ustream.tv account and recorded the following video clip. One thing’s for sure, I need to get in some better light if this is going to work well. There’s something to keep in mind.

Ag Groups, Video

Planning to be Live in DC

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello from Washington, DC and the Holiday Inn Capitol. After a nice job around the Mall I tried out a new service I’m planning to use called Ustream.TV. It’s actually a live streaming service and if all goes well I’ll be doing some live video from here, which I’ll record as well. Here’s an example of a short video that …

Video

Alltech Symposium Participants

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the fun things I’m doing here at the Alltech Symposium is a series of video “man on the street” interviews with participants. I’ve done about 6 so far, all from different countries. I started out easy with an American from Ohio by the name of John Nesbett. Alltech Symposium Photo Album

Alltech, Video

Finding a Seat For Opening Session

Chuck Zimmerman

There are almost 1,700 participants here at the Alltech Symposium and they all gather outside the doors before the opening general session kicks off. Then it’s a sort of rush to get to choice seats although I don’t think there’s a bad one in the facility. I was fortunate to get inside early and took a short video clip so …

Alltech, Video

Alltech Symposium General Session Underway

Chuck Zimmerman

The opening general session is taking place here at the Alltech Symposium. Attendees were greeted by Kentucky Governor, Steve Beshear. I think we’ve got about 1,700 people from all over the world participating in “The Greenest Generation.” I conducted some interviews with several of them from different countries which I’m in the process of editing and uploading and will have …

Alltech, Video

Alltech Founder Dr. Pearse Lyons

Chuck Zimmerman

Alltech’s founder and President, Dr. Pearse Lyons, is holding up a gene chip. It’s what the company’s new, first-of-it’s-kind Nutrigenomics Center is all about. Dr. Lyons says that when he started his career he could only dream about the type of laboratory that the researchers here will be working in. “I, along with everyone at Alltech, am very excited about …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio, Technology, Video

Alltech Hosts Kentucky Governor

Chuck Zimmerman

Kentucky’s Governor, Steve Beshear was on hand this morning to cut the ribbon to open the Alltech Nutrigenomics Center. He says that he’d love to see a facility like this in every county in the state. He wants Kentucky to project an image of a state that encourages technology, industry and engineering as well as race horses and good bourbon. …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio, Technology, Video

Alltech Opens Nutrigenomics Center

Chuck Zimmerman

Today Alltech opened the first ever Nutrigenomics Center at its headquarters in Lexington, KY. This state of the art facility will be employing 80 researchers doing cutting edge research in nutrition and genomics. Nutrigenomics is the study of the relationship between diet and gene expression. To officially open the center, a ribbon cutting was held this morning with Alltech President, …

Alltech, Research, Video

Go Gator NAMA!

Cindy Zimmerman

We already told you about the University of Florida Gator NAMA team winning the student NAMA Marketing Competition, but we’re so proud of them (being Gator alums ourselves) that here’s a little more about it. The team was so happy to win after three consecutive years of making it to the finals and not winning, especially team captain Alicia Taylor …

Audio, NAMA, Video