I thought I was done for the day until I saw this on Jaffe Juice. Steve Jobs was named Radio Person of the Year by Radiodailynews.com.
CowChips Introduces HeatWatchII
I would probably have posted a story about this anyway and I’m going to use in on World Dairy Diary too, but a company with this name deserves recognition. Besides the company name they’ve come up with a pretty good product name too.
ZimmComm Blog Sponsors Announced
We’re going to send out a news release on this but I’m too excited to wait. As some of you may have noticed earlier this week on AgWired, we have new sponsors coming on board World Dairy Diary.
Farm Products And Rose Bowl Bet
The Rose Bowl will be played shortly so how much more timely could this post be about the Governator waging a little promotional bet with his counterpart in Texas?
Record First Quarter For Monsanto
It looks like Monsanto is planning on having a good year. According to their President and CEO, Hugh Grant, “The contribution of our seeds and traits business continues to grow, as more and more farmers throughout the world recognize the value and convenience of our products for their farms.
Bongo Microwavable Donuts
This is a story you can sink your sweet teeth into. Microwavable donuts. Very good idea. Goes good with coffee.
Computers On The Missouri Farm
I wonder is this type of conference is being done in other states. Here in Missouri this weekend farmers can attend a “Compuers On The Farm” conference. You can see the program here.
10 Good Reasons To Blog
There’s a nice article on Chief Marketer that contains reasons for blogging. These apply to any company in today’s world, even you farmers who are trying to market your products in the global economy. The article is written by Bob Cargill. He lists 10 reasons you should consider blogging:
Lang Joins Learfield
It looks like the folks at Learfield Communications have found a leader for their new Creative Services division. Kim Lang, who was most recently working at DTN, will be joining the firm soon. I’ve got a call in to Kim to get some more details about the position and the services that will be offered by the new division.
Three Important Farm Policy Issues For 2006
As the 2006 farm policy picture develops, observers see three key issues on the horizon.
According to DTN, “This sets the stage for three farm policy debates next year — one beginning early in the year on proposed budget cuts, a second continuing debate on trade policy that could peak next spring and a third beginning late in the year on replacement farm legislation.”
While Administration federal budget proposals are set to be released next month, recall that last year, the President Bush sought to curtail farm spending by $9 billion over five years. Nonetheless, the current budget reconciliation measure that is set to pass Congress contains only $2.7 billion in cuts.
The second two issues, trade policy and the 2007 Farm Bill debate, are more intertwined.