I was in the media room here at the National Biodiesel Conference today watching AgriTalk get set up and had to ask John Herath, producer, why he had a very nice looking little Sony camera set up since they’re a radio show. He’s in the foreground working the computer and other gear.

Here’s his answer which he emailed me later:

Here’s the rundown on our new video offerings. We started adding video clips to our website to off our listeners a glimpse of the people and places we see in our travels. Currently on our front page at www.agritalk.com We are featuring AgriTalk segments with actor Larry Hagman and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson from the National Biodiesel Convention in San Antonio. Check out the archives for video highlights of our coverage from the Cattle Industry Convention, including an interview with USDA Secretary Mike Johanns.

I think I need a little video editing lesson from John. I like what they’re doing. Branching out! The rules have changed. John inspired me to shoot my own video so here’s what the media room was like this morning: