Loyal AgWired fans will know that I am a big fan of Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasion. He’s one of the new media guru’s who helped form my initial thinking about the online world and the direction it was going at the time we started ZimmComm New Media. He posted a great outlook for where media is going yesterday which is …
Happy Holidays
Happy holiday this time comes from the Livestock Publications Council. To all of our LPC friends and associates, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to a brilliant 2009. Diane Johnson Livestock Publications Council I’ve been asked if I’m going to put all these in a Flickr set. Hmm. No probably not. …
Happy Holidays
It’s Happy Holidays time again. This time from the Beef Promotion and Research Board, officers and staff. They wish everyone an abundance of the good things in life. I think that means a nice steak or perhaps a roast beef dinner don’t you?
Obama Announces Vilsack and Salazar
Thanks to AP we can see President-Elect Obama’s announcement of Tom Vilsack for Ag Secretary and Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary. I have to ask the question, “Why does every ag group out there feel compelled to send out news releases with their thoughts on the matter?” They all say the same thing (exicted about . . . looking forward …
NAFB 2009 Membership Directory
One way you can show your support of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting is with an ad in their annual membership directory. The annual NAFB Directory is in development with a projected mailing date of early March. Advertising space is available for Allied Industry Council members at a cost of $1,500 for a full page color ad placed within …
Zimfo Bytes
Rising production costs and uncertain profit margins have risk-averse farmers ready to cut corn plantings in 2009 in favor of soybeans, which could see another substantial jump in popularity next spring, according to latest Farm Futures survey. The daily volume of 7,363 contracts traded Dec. 10, 2008 topped the former daily Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) record. The new daily record …
Vilsack is Obama’s Pick for Ag Secretary
According to media reports out late Tuesday, President-elect Obama will announce former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as his choice for secretary of agriculture at a press conference scheduled for Wednesday. Vilsack served two terms as governor of Iowa from from 1998 until 2006 and was a short-lived opponent of Obama’s in the presidential race. He has been with a Des …
WCCA 2009 World Congress of Computers in Ag
This sounds like an ag geeks dream conference. Might I be going? We’ll see. This is the 7th World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources. It will be held in Reno, Nevada. from June 22nd through the 24th 2009. The congress will be held at the Grand Sierra Resort concurrently with the ASABE International Conference.. WCCA is a …
Happy Holidays
Jay Byrne and the folks at Vfluence sent in this holiday greeting. You can view the whole animated card online.
Get Your Dairy “Cowlendar”
ANIMART, Inc. has released its annual, uniquely-themed customer appreciation “cowlendar” — “Cows and Kids”. This year, the ANIMART calendar features photos with dairy cattle and adorable kids. These images serve as a reminder of the family connection within the dairy business by displaying colorful photos of customer’s children conducting farm chores from milking cows to feeding animals or showing cattle. …