Here’s your on the road AgriTalk photo. This is Mike interviewing Rolling Stones keyboardist (formerly with the Allman Brothers), Chuck Leavell. We’re eating lunch at the National Farm-City Week Luncheon while we listen to Mike’s show. Chuck is here to receive an award for a book that he wrote for kids about tree farming, something he does on his farm …
National Farm-City Council Chairman
The Chairman of the National Farm-City Council this year is Al Pell, AgDay TV. He’s on the scene here in Washington, DC for the National Farm-City Week Luncheon and I caught up to him while our entertainer, Michael Peterson, was warming up. Al’s on the left by the way. Al says the purpose of the luncheon is to draw attention …
Dallas Family Got Milk
You’ve seen the milk commercials imploring “Got Milk?” Well, one Dallas family “got milk,” then got wined and dined. The Bogle Family is one of 25 winners selected in the Think About Your Drink Family Challenge. Officials selected the Dallas family from hundreds of families nationwide. The Bogle family entered the photo contest by submitting a creative snapshot of their …
And the Award for America’s Worst Cook Goes To…
No. That’s not a typo. The American Egg Board really has an award for ‘America’s Worst Cook’. This year’s “kitchen klutz” winner prepared Thanksgiving Stuffing in a clothes dryer. It’s not often that a clothes dryer is a part of cooking Thanksgiving dinner, but then again, you probably haven’t spent much time with Shannon Mountjoy and her family. Her sister, …
New ‘Ag Tag’ For Maine Drivers
Drivers in Maine have a new option for displaying their agriculture pride on their bumper. No, I’m not talking about a bumper sticker. I’m talking about a license plate. The Morning Sentinel based in Waterville, Maine reports that new license plates supporting Maine agriculture went on sale in October. The plates depict a sunrise, emerging over a farm and rolling …
Farm-City Get Together
National Farm-City Week doesn’t officially start until November 16 but we’re going to kick things off tomorrow in Washington, DC at the National Farm-City Week Luncheon. So that’s where I’m headed today. In case you didn’t know it, the National Farm-City Council has materials available for schools to help educate children about agriculture. These Fun Facts bookmarks are an example. …
Meeting With Horse Photographers
This week you get to learn about equine photography through an interview with Karen and Larry Williams, Larry Williams Photography. I met them at the World Championship Appaloosa Show and really enjoyed seeing how their system works. They take a lot of pictures and have to manage them through backups and uploading to their website for sale. Watching Larry work …
Corn Smut Contest
Corn smut is not pretty. But that’s what the National Corn Growers Association is looking for. Actually they’re looking for a different kind of corn smut: Pick up a newspaper, turn on the evening news, listen to the radio. Corn growers are polluting the water, eroding the soil, causing global hunger. We’d cry if it weren’t so darn outrageous. Instead, …
Make The Logo Bigger Cream
As if a song about making the logo bigger wasn’t enough, now we’ve got Make The Logo Bigger Cream. This stuff, “Improves brand recognition, grabs customer’s attention, works in just minutes and goes on smooth.” Learn more about it with the video you’ll find on the homepage. It’s brought to you by Agency Fusion. “You need to MAKE MY LOGO …
The Moose Says Party
It’s hard to believe we’re about to enter the holiday season. However, as the party moose will attest, “It’s here.” Of course the party moose means a BCS Communications party. I’m sure there will be more. Make sure your friends in agricultural marketing know about your holiday party by letting us know here at AgWired.