Hello AgWired fans. You may have noticed that AgWired has been down periodically over the last several days. This was originally caused by an attack last week that hasn’t stopped. I guess that once you have a website with the level of traffic we have you become a target. If you want all the gory technical details I’ll be happy …
I spoke with Travis Dickinson, Vice President of Marketing for Syngenta Crop Protection, at the recent NAFB convention. He was there to talk about their IFAJ 50 Year DVD
You can still obtain copies of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists DVD. It commemorates 50 years of the organization. We celebrated that birthday in Norway earlier this year. Thanks to IFAJ Treasurer Marcus Rediger for the reminder.
Nothing Common About Common Thread
Here’s a Christmas gift for the serious FFA supporter and anyone who wishes they had made it to the FFA Convention, or even if you did. It’s the Common Thread: Convention Souvenir DVD and Proceedings.
Gibbs & Soell Has I Power
Last week Gibbs & Soell announced a branded service they now offer not only to clients but to anyone who’d like to take advantage of it. It’s called I Power.
To learn just exactly what I Power is I interviewed agency vice president, Steve Halsey. I was particularly intrigued by his statement, “It is amazing what can be accomplished when you bring the right people to the table, turn off the computers and wireless phones and have a thorough, well-structured and strategic discussion.” A meeting without computers or wireless phones? Sounds like it would be way too productive to me. But that’s the point he says.
Have Your-elf a Happy Holiday
It’s time to start getting into the holiday spirit so I thought I’d offer you some (strange) holiday cheer to perk you up when you get into the office on Monday morning.
Sell Your FarmRanchHome
Do you have some real estate you’d like to sell? Are you wondering how you’re going to market it? Here’s a place you might want to check on. I don’t know who this is behind it but I’m sure I can find out.
Farm Futures Management Summit
This week I’ll be attending the first Farm Futures Management Summit in St. Louis. The conference is full so I guess they’re on to something. I’m going to help create a significant amount of multi-media content for them which they’ll be using in follow up to the conference. However, don’t be surprised to see some posts from this event.
Meeting Season Cranking Up
Although the next two weeks seem very busy, they’re nothing like what the schedule will be like after the holidays. It’s winter meeting time and I’m sure a lot of state organizations are actively meeting. Our annual Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture is kicking off today at Lake of the Ozarks.
Morgan & Myers Cooking Up Iowa Corn
Iowa Corn just picked Morgan & Myers to handle their account from their Waterloo office. They’ll be taking care of membership retention; government, research and business development; and market development, which includes ethanol. Iowa Corn is the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and Iowa Corn Growers Association.