It’s National Agriculture Day. Time to thank a farmer for the abundant and safe food supply we have been blessed with in this country!
Zimfo Bites
NAMA has announced the dates for Agri-Marketing Boot Camp and Agribusiness Forum.
Proof that agriculture can be beautiful and worth taking a drive for.
Are cherries a healthy part of your diet?
Consider investing your agriculture marketing dollars in Malaysia.
NAMA Awards Announced
The National Agri-Marketing Association has named the recipient of its highest honor of the year. George Thornton, President & CEO of Agriliance, LLC is the Agribusiness Leader of the Year. “The award honors outstanding leaders in agribusiness, education, government service or other agribusiness related areas who exemplify excellence in agribusiness by their significant contributions to the industry.” The award will be presented at the opening session of this year’s annual conference, April 20 in Kansas city.
4 New Partners At Context Network
Are you in need of ideas for how to run your organization or business. Then maybe you need to put it in context, Context Network that is.
Corn Users to Focus on CITT Hearings to Overturn Duties on US Corn
It’s a trade war. One that really doesn’t matter to the Americans and puts one ag sector against the other in Canada. I can’t believe how we are so prone to shoot ourselves in the foot. Be that as it may. The Canadian Pork Council will press for the elimination of countervail and antidumping duties on imported unprocessed U.S. grain corn when the Canadian International Trade Tribunal begins pubic hearings next week.
Move That Movie To Your iPod
Okay so it’s a St. Patrick’s day Friday night and I’m posting. Workaholic. Not really. Just learning how to convert a movie to my iPod. Although I don’t have green beer at least it’s in a green bottle.
Integrate This Into Your Vocabulary
I subscribe to news releases from a variety of places using agriculture as a key word so I’m sure this thing has an agricultural application. This is one of those things you’re never going to hear a radio ad for. Just look at the words in this selection of the release from Analytical Spectral Devices:
Ag Day Essay Winner
A high-school junior from Wisconsin was named the national winner of the 2006 Ag Day Essay Contest
Podcast Expo Number Two
I didn’t get to attend this event last year but I hope this year is a different matter. The Podcast & Portable Media Expo just seems like a place a gadget friendly farm podcaster ought to be. Registration is open. Anyone want to tag along?
Gary Myers – Exec In Residence
I just got alerted to the fact that Gary Myers, Morgan & Myers, was selected Thursday to be a CAFNR Executive in Residence at the Universtity of Missouri in the fall. Gary is an agricultural journalism alum of the school. He’s the Featured Alum on the school’s website. Here’s an excerpt from his bio: