Paulsen Marketing has added three new faces to the team. The new Paulsenites are (l-r) Tara, Lisa and Jordin: Lisa Leuning, Digital Project Manager Large Web sites can become full-time jobs unto themselves. Lisa is the project owner for large digital projects at Paulsen. It’s safe to say that we’ll be keeping her busy with site research, competitive analysis, content …
Grains Council China Corn Tour
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is blogging and Flickring through this year’s China Corn Tour, taking place right now. These great photos and many more have been posted on the USGC Flickr account by Erick Erickson, special assistant to the president, who has also been blogging about the trip on The Grain Board. In one post Erick wrote about the …
NAMA Providing Chance To Win GPS
The National Agri-Marketing Association has a YouTube channel now with a few videos in it like the following featuring members explaining the value of NAMA to them. If you are a member of NAMA, the organization is providing you with a chance to win a GPS. Just recruit a new member prior to November 5 and both of you will …
Ohioans For Livestock Care Launch Campaign
It looks like the battle is on in Ohio and hopefully we won’t see another fiasco like Prop 2 in California. Advocating for an ample supply of safe, affordable, Ohio-raised food and excellent care of the state’s livestock and poultry, leaders of Ohioans for Livestock Care today announced the first phase of the statewide outreach campaign in support of passage …
New NAFB Website Live Now
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting website has been “made over” and it’s live now. So check it out and see what you think. I’m glad I can visit it now on my Mac with Firefox. The previous version caused havoc with the browser. So I guess you could call it a much more “friendly” website. And doesn’t it just …
Beef Cook-Off Winner
Now here’s a winning recipe for you meat lovers. Sonoma Steaks with Vegetables Bocconcini. Mmm. Mmm. That’s the winning recipe in this year’s National Beef Cook-Off. Prepared by Mary Hawkes of Prescott, AZ, she wins the top prize of $25,000. This year’s Cook-Off “Sonoma Style” theme focused on fresh, flavorful ingredients paired with nutrient-rich beef cuts. The winning Sonoma Steaks …
Getting Renewed With RFA
It may be dairy week for ZimmComm but that doesn’t mean it’s the only segment of the industry we’re working on. I’ll be introducing you to a new client later this week for example that is also new to agribusiness. In the meantime, this week’s program is about an old client. And I don’t mean old as in “they’re old.” …
Should Your Pet Be A Vegetarian?
Coming from Texas A&M University, this article from the Veterinary Department, “Should Your Pet Be A Vegetarian?” kind of surprised me. It came out in their newsletter, and the article discussed planning a well-balanced vegetarian diet for pets. Why? What is this world coming to anyway? Since when do pets have to stand for a cause? Why can’t they just …
Syngenta Soybeans Raising the Bar
Syngenta Seeds is launching the new NK-1 Class Soybeans for the 2010 planting season. Dan Dyer, Syngenta Seeds Soybean Product Development Lead, told ag media during the grand opening of the company’s new headquarters that varieties like this prove how Syngenta Seeds is raising the bar. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve noticed in our own data and what …
New Logo For RFA
Sometimes a new logo means there are big changes in a company. Not so with the Renewable Fuels Association, at least not in terms of the work they’re doing. They announced their new logo today but say the organization will supply the “same great service.” The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), long recognized as the voice of America’s ethanol industry, has …