For almost 2 years we’ve been coordinating (with a little help from our friends) the Mid Missouri Agricultural Leaders Luncheon. Yesterday was our next to last one before someone new takes over. Wayne Yokley, Chairman of the Missouri State Fair, Youth In Agriculture Foundation, was our speaker.
The Elegant Pork
I am seriously amazed that I’ve been blogging on this business for more than a year now. I get reminders, like when I go to save an image and see last year’s in the folder. Like this story. And now we have a new winner this year:
Mosaic Re-structuring Phosphate Business
The Mosaic Company is doing some re-structuring which includes closing several Florida phosphate fertilizer production plants and mines. It looks like that will mean less jobs but they’ll still have about 3,000 employees just in Florida. The company expects this to help the bottom line of course and keep them competitive in their pricing.
The AdFarm Red Truck Team
In case you missed it at the NAMA Conference, AdFarm had their red pickup truck on display. Here’s why:
LPC Workshops Coming Up
The Livestock Publications Council has 2 workshops coming up for you editors or editor wanna-be’s. The first one is in Denver on May 18 and will focus on photography and pdf’s.
Support The AAEA PIF
The American Agricultural Editors Association has a Professional Improvement Foundation that provides guidelines and training activities for AAEA members.
Greg Vincent Joins R&K
If you’re going to hire someone to do public relations work it’s nice if they’ve got some experience in the shoes of the people they’ll be working with on the editorial side of things. That’s what Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications has done in hiring Gregory Vincent as senior account supervisor, leading the Bayer CropScience corn and soybean team.
Webby Award Nominees Are Aggy
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Boneless Pig Farmers Association. Perhaps not. However, their website has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Weird category. I can’t imagine why. You’ll have to visit their site to understand. Hint: It’s all about McDonalds.
Hall of Fame Cows
No doubt you’ve seen these cows on a billboard somewhere. They are now hall of famers.
Students Helping Blog Clean Cities
The Clean Cities Congress & Expo is coming up starting this weekend in Phoenix, AZ. I’ll be blogging it on Domestic Fuel but not alone. I’ll have help! Once again – student bloggers. They will bring a fresh and interesting perspective to our coverage of the event. This is similar to my coverage of Commodity Classic with Margy & Mary. You see how a good idea catches on? I’m sure we’ll have some good content for AgWired too. So, let me introduce them to you.