The AgWired App for iOS has been updated. Did you update yours? Or perhaps you don’t have our app for your device yet. You can find it in the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. The AgWired App brings you all of the ZimmComm News Network content that includes AgWired as well as PrecisionPays.com, energy.agwired.com and WorldDairyDiary.com. You …
ZimmComm Moves to Joyent Cloud
For several years now ZimmComm has enjoyed the web hosting services of the industry pioneer, Joyent. Why did we choose Joyent (originally TextDrive)? Because they not only provided state of the art hosting services and technology but seemed to embody that same willingness to try something new that we have. We have never been sorry. This weekend we took another …
Swamp People
It was time for a break so we took it. Cindy and I spent the weekend going back to our journalistic roots in Gainesville, FL. The University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications, held a reunion weekend which included lunch with the faculty, tours of the college, a reception and a game day tailgate on the lawn outside the …
How to Subscribe to AgWired
It’s been a while since I’ve shared different ways you can get your dose of AgWired. Back when we introduced AgWired Mobile a lot of folks were worried about their costly texting plans. Now we’ve mostly got unlimited text plans (right?) so it’s not as big a concern. So one way you can get your AgWired is via our text …
Baby Blogger Born
We are so happy to announce the arrival of Harper Jae Slagle, new daughter of our contributing editor Melissa Slagle and husband Nate. She was born at 8:17 am on August 1. Little Harper also has a proud big brother, Braden. So, Melissa is going to be taking a little time off from her regular duties here, although she is …
Looking Ahead in July
We hope you had a great 4th of July holiday. Back to work now, right? Well some people are just calling it a long holiday weekend . . . This was the best photo I could get out of my iPhone last night at the Pensacola fireworks btw. The ZimmComm team is gearing up for a busy summer on the …
Re-Locating ZimmComm World Headquarters
This is a view to get used to. Pensacola Beach on a pretty weekend day. In case you didn’t already know, the ZimmComm team selected this area to re-locate ZimmComm World Headquarters. We’ll actually be at a Cantonment address which is a north side burb of Pensacola. It’s just a short drive to this photo location though! So, over the …
Be AgWired Appy at NAMA
Our theme at the 2012 National Agri-Marketing Association conference is “Don’t Worry, Be Appy!” Our AgWired app, sponsored by Raven Industries, is almost two years old now – available for both iPhone and Android users – yet we continue to get new downloads every day and people tell us they use it all the time. It’s a handy way to …
ZimmComm Seeking Freelance Multi-Media Producer
We’re looking for the right person (or people) to become a ZimmComm producer. We’ve been blessed to have a number of incredibly talented folks work with us over the years and are very proud of them and their accomplishments both professionally and personally. We stay in touch with each and every one of them. Now we’re looking for some new …
Best of Beef Awards
Kyle Bauer, general manager of KFRM radio in Kansas was the emcee of the “Best of Beef 2012” awards Thursday morning at the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville. Among the many awards presented were – National Retail Beef Backer, Foodservice Beef Backer, Beef Quality Assurance, Excellence in Communications, Trailblazer, National Stocker, NCBA Top Hand Club, the Max Deets Leadership and …