This week’s ZimmCast is being sponsored by DTN and The Progressive Farmer. “DTN and The Progressive Farmer deliver the right content to the right audience across multiple media platforms—it all adds up to you moving the needle with producers now.” In this week’s program we’ll learn about the Woodward Communications acquisition of Two Rivers Marketing. I spoke with Greg Ehm, …
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Monsanto Company was named a 100 Best Company 2008 today by Working Mother magazine for its commitment to making the lives of working parents easier by offering family-friendly benefits and compensation. Monsanto is the only St. Louis-area company to receive the award. The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2008 awards. The awards were …
Getting Ready For World Dairy Expo
It’s time to look forward to World Dairy Expo. This year’s theme is “Building Bridges – Making Connections.” I’ll be on location again this year starting mid week posting mostly on World Dairy Diary. It looks like we’re in for a cool down in the midwest so I’m going to remember to bring a jacket. Nothing like getting to a …
Stephanie Gable Joins Novus International
Past NAMA President, Stephanie Gable, has a new job. She’s now working for Novus International as Ruminant Marketing Manager. That means she’ll be responsible for developing global marketing plans for Novus’s dairy and beef programs and products. Stephanie is pictured participating in a NAMA Executive Committee Meeting last year. Ms. Gable joins Novus from Fort Dodge Animal Health in Kansas …
Small Company Formed
You’ve know Sylvia Small as the VP, Communications for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the International Poultry Expo. Well she has formed Sylvia Small Communications & Marketing. She will provide a full range of communications and marketing services to companies, organizations and associations. For larger clients and projects, she will partner with other senior level professionals to provide …
Two Rivers Marketing Acquired By Woodward Communications
Two Rivers Marketing has been acquired by multi-media company, Woodward Communications. That’s very interesting. We’re certainly living in a different world today when it comes to media and marketing. Woodward Communications, Inc. (WCI), a Dubuque-based employee-owned multimedia company operating in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, has acquired Two Rivers Marketing, a well-known Des Moines marketing firm specializing in business-to-business communications. In …
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The Organic Trade Association has appointed a new executive director. Christine Bushway became the third executive director in the association’s 23-year history. Bushway graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelors of Science from the College of Life Science and Agriculture. Her career has been spent working in the food and agriculture industries. New Holland Agriculture participated recently …
Terry Stokes Resigns From NCBA
I just learned that Terry Stokes has announced his resignation as CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Here’s a picture of him from the Cattle Industry Convention earlier this year. I’m sure a lot of people are going to be missing him. Stokes said representing cattlemen and championing their cause has been the greatest honor and the most fulfilling …
AAEC Launches National Media Campaign
Wow. Just when you thought we couldn’t possibly have any more new organizations working on the whole food and fuel thing, here comes another one. It’s the American Ag and Energy Council and they’re starting a new national media campaign using radio. I’m glad it’s available on their website too. Now if we could just get all these groups to …