Pam Henderson has been busy winning awards recently. This time it’s the the first Plant Pathology Journalism Award from the American Phytopathological Society.
Announcing Demeter Communications
I’ve been meaning to let you know about Demeter Communications since Sharlet emailed me the announcement. These professional agrimarketers look like they’re off and running. Picture are (left to right) Linda Snell, Kathleen Erickson, Wendy Feik Pinkerton, Sharlet Teigen and Claudine Wargel.
2nd International Symposium on Agroterrorism
The second annual International Symposium on Agroterrorism is coming up September 25 – 29 in Kansas City, MO.
The Place For NAIS
I have been here at the National Institute for Animal Agriculture ID INFO Expo in Kansas City working on their virutal press room. Pretty cool idea, actually. I sent out a document file to agricultural media yesterday with links to interviews I did with all the representatives of the Species Working Group for the National Animal Identification System, as well …
Let’s Think Big In Dallas
I’m ready to Think Big after being on a NAMA Convention Steering Committee conference call Monday. That’s the theme of next year’s conference.
I’m leading the Trade Show Committee and hope to have our first committee conference call soon. If you’re a regular exhibitor or have considered it, I’d love your thoughts and input.
Cooking Up The Beast Feast
I’m posting onto Southeast AgNet’s news blog from Citrus Expo so feel free to check it out. I’m also going to be doing some posts here too.
Like this one. We’ll have some more pictures of tomorrow’s Beast Feast here at Citrus Expo but the preparations are underway now.
Citrus Blogging Time
Isn’t this a hard working crew? I’m in Ft. Myers now for the 2006 Citrus Expo and we’re set up in the Lee Civic Center. It’s set up day for exhibitors, including Southeast AgNet, owner and manager of the Expo.
NPPC Voices Concern Over Proposed Canadian Ban of Carbadox
The US based National Pork Producers Council is expressing its concern over a Health Canada proposal to restrict even more the use of Carbadox in Canada. Carbadox is an antibiotic used to protect against swine dysentery in the nursery phase.
Champion Cherry Seed Spitter
This is what happens in Norway after you’ve been drinking too many shots of Aquavit. Why else would you have a Sweet Cherry Pit Spitting Contest? I mentioned this while I was attending the IFAJ Congress but didn’t know who won. Thanks to alert reader, Monique van Hal – Maas from the Netherlands she pointed me to the details from the IFAJ website.
Potato Conference In Boise
What World Potato Congress? Well, the first one that’s going to be held in the United States, that’s what.