If you’re used to going to the NAMA Agribusiness Forum or already have it penciled in on your calendar then make a correction. It’s now the Trends In Agriculture. To learn why and what it means I spoke with Kenna Rathai, KBR Communications this morning. The meeting will be held, November 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas …
Agritourism Creates Rural Bounty
There is real bounty in rural America and Jane Eckert knows it. I’m happy to help spread the word. Today, I think, marks a turning point in the agritourism industry. After more than a year of research and development, Eckert AgriMarketing has created a North American single source agritourism website, www.ruralbounty.com. The site is available for member listing to promote …
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The United States Animal Health Association is making plans for its 112th Annual Meeting in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 23-29, 2008. The meeting is held in conjunction with the 51st Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The feature of this year’s meeting will be Foot-and-Mouth Disease: If “When” Happened. For questions or more information about the USAHA/AAVLD …
Team Ethanol Wins at Watkins Glen
Although I wasn’t there to cheer him on, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Team Ethanol scored their first IndyCar Series win Sunday at the Camping World Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY. Picture is courtesy of Indy Car Series. Appropriately on Independence Day weekend, it was an all-American win for the Rahal Letterman team, which is sponsored by the ethanol industry – …
AgNite at RNC
It looks like republicans will be getting a dose of agriculture this fall when they get together for their convention. The Minnesota Agri-Growth Council is hosting AgNite, a celebration of America’s food and agriculture industry, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, during the second night of the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities. The evening event will showcase the food, agriculture …
Boelte Boys Ready For Ag Media Summit
In just a few short weeks it’s going to be time for the Ag Media Summit once again. Are you ready for the games to begin? The boys for Boelte-Hall are and they’ve arranged for some airport transportation once again. We will again be at the airport providing transportation to Saddlebrook Resort. Our complimentary service will be available all day …
Go Celebrate
Since my email box has been a little less full than normal I know that means that most of you are on break now. Well, it’s time to take a break here at ZimmComm World Headquarters too. Of course that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t come back during the weekend. You never know what you’ll find. But if you choose to …
Rural Broadband Grows 23 Percent
High speed internet access is growing in America and according to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project the overall growth was 17 percent in the last year. It was 12 percent the year before. It also looks like rural America is getting wired (and AgWired!). Here’s some interesting tidbits: Some 55% of all adult Americans …
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Alpharma Inc. announced a significant initiative expected to stimulate business opportunities for livestock producers suffering from recent flooding in the central U.S. agricultural heartland. Alpharma will donate a portion of all U.S. livestock product sales recorded in July to help fund flood relief efforts throughout the Mississippi River valley. The flood relief program will apply to Alpharma’s extensive line of …
Tweeting With Twitterfone
I’m not sure yet how well this will work but the first time I tried it things went okay. I can now update my Twitter account by using Twitterfone. It lets me call a number and leave a voice message that’s converted to text and submitted to my account. TwitterFone is free service that lets you update your Twitter feed …