I think I have to mention iPhone mania, especially since you can even find it in a little town like Jefferson City, MO. This is outside the local AT&T store here in Jefferson City, MO. There were people lined up even here to get their iPhone before anyone else. I think the store kind of overdid it on the security …
FEW Trade Show Tour
You can learn all about this week’s Fuel Ethanol Workshop trade show right here. Cindy’s getting into this YouTube thing finally. I did have to do some editing for her though. In the video she does a walking tour through the trade show with BBI International (conference organizer) president, Kathy Bryan. Cindy’s also got her pictures from the event in …
Farmers’ Markets Blogging
The Home Cooking blogger is now doing a little farmers’ market blogging. She’s Lane McConnell who is Ag Promotions Specialist with the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Ag Business Development Division. Isn’t it amazing what you can do with these things? Farmers’ Markets are an essential part of Missouri’s agricultural economy, providing an outlet for Missouri farmers to sell their produce …
Watch Your Fertilizer
It of course pays to be vigilant and I would assume that most of the members and affiliates of The Fertilizer Institute take very good precautions. Even so, TFI felt compelled to issue this alert to members today. In light of the recent discovery of a potentially viable explosive device in London, England, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) wants to remind …
More From Monsanto
Speaking of Monsanto (2 posts back). . . Here’s some more news from the company about their investment plans related to corn production facilities. Monsanto’s Board of Directors has approved a three-year, $610 million capital investment for the company’s U.S. corn production facilities. The investment plan includes expansions at nine existing corn production facilities, as well as two sites in …
Connecting Rural America
It’s really getting hard to ignore the fact that broadband internet access is available or in development everywhere in rural America isn’t it? We’re sure not ignoring it. In fact, we’re helping companies take advantage of it! Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Connor today announced the availability of $8.9 million in grants for communities without broadband service to provide residential service …
A BASF and Monsanto Headline
It seems like these two companies are sure working together a lot lately. You can listen to BASF’s director of business operations talk about Headline here. BASF Corporation and Monsanto Company announced a co-promotional agreement today that will see each partner’s sales force promote Headline fungicide from BASF – an ideal combination to help corn and soybean growers improve yields …
Carbonate Your Strawberries
This sounds like a very tasty treat. Carbonated strawberries you can make yourself. I love strawberries, always have. I remember my Mom telling me that when we’d go to the U-pick field near where I grew up in central Florida I’d always eat more than I picked. I think she exaggerated. Thanks to the California Strawberry Commission for this idea. …
Facelift For World Dairy Diary
The last ZimmComm site to get a facelift this year is our World Dairy Diary. The new theme is now live and there are a few more tweaks that we’ve got to do but I think it’s ready for prime time. I have been very pleased with how we’ve seen the traffic grow on this site. With the type of …
Boot Up Your Agri-Marketing Knowledge
It’s hard to believe it’s time to look forward to another NAMA Boot Camp. But you can now register online if you’re interested in attending. Post Update: ZimmComm New Media is now a sponsor of this year’s NAMA Boot Camp. We’re sponsoring the closing session on Thursday at 10 am on “Ethanol – Today and Tomorrow” presented by Robert White, …