The National Institute For Animal Agriculture is offering a virtual news room for reporters who can’t attend their annual meeting taking place in Sacramento. This isn’t the first time the organization has used this mechanism and it’s because they’ve received such positive feedback from the first time they tried it. The focus of the meeting on Monday was animal agriculture …
NAMA Party Time
It’s going to be party time next week in Dallas, TX at the NAMA Convention. Take this special invitation I got in the mail today from Colle+McVoy. It’s a Togafication Kit for their 5th annual party. I looks like a sheet with instructions on how to wear either as the traditional way, a headband or as a cape. The party …
Got Championships?
How ’bout them Gators? I know I’ve posted this before but . . . How about a three-peat in aGainesville! If you AgWired Gator fans haven’t done it yet, take a break right now and check out the following: Gainesville Sun Coverage I Google searched for you. Order your official Gator Gear. My order is in. From YouTube: This video …
Rodeo Toughness on the ZimmCast
I found out that I’m tough enough to wear pink last week. That’s because the Three Hills Rodeo I attended in Green Bay, WI held a Tough Enough to Wear Pink night on Friday to raise awareness for breast cancer. They tied this in with the Deanna Favre (Brett Favre’s wife) Foundation. So I got to wear a pink shirt …
Geri Berdak in Monsanto Public Affairs
Monsanto has a new public affairs director. She’s Geri Berdak and she’ll be heading up the Oilseeds and Chemistry business. Berdak brings over 16 years experience in marketing and strategic communications and has used this skill to benefit companies in differing sectors of the agriculture industry including producer organizations, food companies, ingredient companies and retailers. Most recently, Ms. Berdak was …
ZimmComm/Truffle Virtual Booth
I know you’re planning to come by the ZimmComm/Truffle booth at NAMA. If you want to plan your exact route when you get inside the trade show then follow this map. Just click on the thumbnail for a full size picture. You can find us at booth number 311 in the virtual trade show already. We can promise you a …
NCBA Producer Educator
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has added Dr. Ashby Green as VP, Producer Education. Green’s experience includes more than 30 years in the veterinary medical industry in Mississippi, Missouri and Florida. Most recently, he has been involved in veterinary consulting and working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, where he had oversight for animal health programs throughout …
National Parks Now Online
Now you can go online to make reservations at federal parks. You can also find out lots of information about what’s available and where. It’s a new website that the departments of the Interior and Agriculture kicked off last week. They encourage you to “Explore Your America.” This interagency web site allows the public to view photos and information on …
Interview With Col. Jill Chambers
Administering the Army Oath to a batch of recruits on Friday evening at the Three Hills Rodeo was Col. Jill Chambers. Jill is the director of protocol for General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I had met Jill last year at the New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race in Nashville. It was good seeing her again, …
HAT’s Off To The Future
It looks like Gary Truitt is getting involved in Indiana. The future of Indiana agriculture will be the focus of the Cultivating The New Economy conference on April 5 in Muncie. Hoosier Ag Today has partnered with the Eastern Indiana Regional Workforce Development Board in presenting this unique gathering of state and national leaders to examine the growth opportunities presented …