The first breakout session at the 2008 NAMA “Leading the Charge” Agrimarketing Conference focused on advertising. A group of panelists opened discussion on “Ag Advertising: How the Best was Won.” Tim Naylor, the chief creative officer for Yamamoto Moss Mackenzie, moderated the panel discussion. Other panel members included representatives from Colle + McVoy, Rhea & Kaiser, Bader Rutter and Martin …
Getting Down to Business
The NAMA Board of Directors’ Meeting is underway and members are tackling the important issues and topics on today’s agenda. I stuck my head into the Chicago meeting room at the Hyatt Regency at Crown Center in Kansas City to pop a few photos of NAMA Chapter Leaders getting down to business. NAMA’s Leading the Charge Agrimarketing Conference will be …
NAMA Chapter Leaders Learn and Lunch
This morning NAMA Chapter Leaders like these got together to talk about the challenges they face today in running a local chapter. One of the presenters was Greg Ehm, Two Rivers Marketing, pictured in the blue shirt. I spoke to him at the lunch that followed their workshop. Greg says that one of the biggest issues that came up was …
Pioneer Forage Forum Podcast
Pioneer Hi-Bred International is now on its third year of podcasting the Forage Forum on World Dairy Diary and the Pioneer Growing Point website. We just posted podcast number 30 on the websites today. Forage Forum features “news and information important to dairy professionals working for successful animal nutrition.” It’s kind of interesting that a seed company provides this kind …
Planning IFAJ/AMS 2009
The dedicated IFAJ/AMS planning committee is meeting early this morning to continue planning for the 2009 combined IFAJ Congress and Ag Media Summit. We’ve been reviewing the program and fine tuning things. Sponsorship packets are almost ready and will be published soon. For those of you who have been AMS sponsors, keep in mind that in 2009 we’re going to …
Missing Southeast AgNet
One of our NAMA Connection Point exhibitors will not be able to make the convention this year. That’s Southeast AgNet, a ZimmComm client. Gary and Robin are spending time with Robin’s Mom who is gravely ill. They sure wish they could be here but they know what’s most important. So, thanks to their rep firm, Farmakis, you’ll still find information …
ZimmComm NAMA iPod touch Drawing
Here at the NAMA Convention you can get registered to win an iPod touch at the ZimmComm booth in the trade show which opens this evening. But since we’re a “community” here at AgWired I want you to have the opportunity to participate too. So all you have to do is click on this image which you’ll also find in …
Guess Whose Boots
These boots were seen walking in the Hyatt last night although I took this picture last week in Iowa. So the first person to post the correct answer to the question in comments will receive a hot-off-the-press “I’ve been Blogged” t-shirt from AgWired. If you have trouble I’ll add clues later but I’ve got a feeling this one will go …
CQ Journalist Wins Ag Journalist of the Year Award
The North American Agricultural Journalists have named their standout reporter for 2007. Congressional Quarterly‘s Catharine Richert is the recipient of this year’s Glenn Cunningham Agricultural Journalist of the Year Award. Richert became eligible for the prize when she won the organization’s award for best news story of 2007 for her CQ Weekly cover story “Reshaping the Farm Agenda.” She has …
Food Trees Feed Support For “Men in Trees,” Feed Poor
Just another example of how food affects life here and abroad: from saving television shows to feeding the world’s poor… “Men in Trees” fans from around the world have been fighting to save their favorite show with contributions of more than 7,000 food trees planted in impoverished countries. They call the campaign “Plant It Forward.” The trees were collected by …