If you’re looking for a Christmas present for your kids then how about one that showcases the dairy industry? Rebecca Long Chaney is proud to announce the release of her daughters’ second children’s book, “Mini Milk Maids on the Mooove.” This book is the second book in a children’s agricultural education book series by five-year-old twin sisters Rianna and Sheridan …
Horse Radio Network
At the recent BlogWorld and New Media Expo I met Glenn, Chief Geek, for the Horse Radio Network. It looks like they’ve really got the podcasting thing down pat. I’m betting they’re even making a living at it. Must be something to it (he said tongue in cheek). The Horse Radio Network is your home for equine related online horse …
LPC Royal Gala Tonight
The 2009 Livestock Publications Council Heritage Center Royal Gala preparations are underway. The event is this evening. Wish I could be there. As you can see in this photo by Diane Johnson, they’re working really hard. Here’s the details if you can still make it out: Friday, October 30, 2009 American Royal Headquarters Kansas City, Missouri 6 – 10 PM …
Zimfo Bytes
Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it has closed its deal with Pfizer to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business. Syngenta announced a partnership with the California Department of Water Resources to improve irrigation and water management in the Gilroy, Calif. area. A new California Irrigation Management Information System station Syngenta provided is active and providing weather …
Commodity Classic Gets Nitty Gritty
Getting down to the nitty gritty is part of what Commodity Classic is all about. It’s also about people who make their living off of the dirt. So, it’s fitting that the Grammy Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be on the Evening of Entertainment stage at the 2010 Commodity Classic convention and trade show in Anaheim, California. Members of …
Twitter DM Attack
Spammers, those who are lower than pond scum, are really hitting Twitter hard right now. I’ve received over 30 spam Direct Messages (DM’s) from people I follow this morning and I know my followers have received one from me. You can read an article on PC World about it. It’s a phishing attack to try to get you to click …
Give Up Meat To Save the Planet?
A group called the Vegetarian Society is standing up once again attribute global warming and the end to the universe to meat eaters. The article, Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet, published in Times Online, urged folks to turn vegetarian in order for the world to conquer climate change. In an interview with The Times, …
Contact Janice For NAFB Job
If you’re interested in becoming the next Executive Director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting then contact Janice Dahl, Anchor Management Group. NAFB will post the position on its website at www.nafb.com by November 1 and expects to be interviewing for the position in December, said President Pam Jahnke. All queries regarding the position should be directed to Anchor …
Zimfo Bytes
Frost & Sullivan recognizes AgraQuest with the 2009 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Leadership. MANA Crop Protection has acquired Bold Formulators, LLC, with facilities in Tifton and Ocilla, Ga. Art’s Way Manufacturing, Inc., is pleased to announce the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire the manure spreader product line of Roda Manufacturing, Inc., Hull, Iowa. …
Blogger Buzz
Earlier this week, I wrote about Obama signing HR 2997 into law, another emergency stimulus package that, this time, could assist dairy producers. I was checking the news yesterday, when I came across this blog post about my blog post. Oh, how fun blogger buzz can be! Here is the post that was on KELO by Madville Times (who isn’t …