Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen was on location at the site of President Obama’s speech this morning on energy initiatives for the United States and we were following him on Twitter. The event was held in a hanger at Andrews Air Force Base with the backdrop of a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet jet that will fly on …
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New Stock and Land editor and former editor of the Stock Journal, Tom Dawkins, has won the Alltech Young Leaders in Rural Journalism Award, organised annually by the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists. Deere & Company has completed the purchase of certain assets and customer relationships of BHC Manufacturing, which is located near Beit Hashita, Israel. The Dairy Calf & …
DuPont Pledges $200,000 to University of Illinois
Dupont has issued a “challenge grant” to the University of Illinois for improving communications effectiveness in agriculture. I think supplying some iPads to new ag comm students would be a good use of those funds! Of course they can also attend the AgWired School of Agricultural Communications too! DuPont announced a $200,000 grant to a University of Illinois initiative between …
Great Steaks From Alltech
When I found out that Alltech was marketing steaks I knew they would be good. This is a very good filet on my grill. If you’re looking for a good recipe then order some flat irons and give this a try: Spicy Lemon Pesto Flat Iron Steaks Ingredients: 4 beef shoulder top blade (flat iron) steaks (6 to 8 ounces …
HSUS Claims Ag is “Paranoid”
The head of the Humane Society of the United States says agriculture interests are just “paranoid” about the organization’s motives. In an 18 minute interview with Brownfield Network’s Julie Harker about the proposed “puppy mill” ballot initiative in Missouri that would impose new regulations on dog breeders, HSUS president Wayne Pacelle refuted the idea that they were ultimately targeting the …
Africa Rice Center Receives Communications Award
The Africa Rice Center received two awards at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Now that’s a mouthful. The conference is taking place in Montpellier, France. One of the awards was for communications, which caught my eye. The 2009 CGIAR Outstanding Communication Award was presented to Dr Paul Van Mele, …
International Fertilizer Efficiency
We had a great mix of international attendees at the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Conference in Miami. I spoke with two of them after being introduced by AGROTAIN Marketing Communications Manager, Carrie Doza, pictured in the middle. To the left is Dr. Surinder K. Bansal, Potash Research Institute of India and on the right is Daniel O. Claudino dos Santos (a …
New ARC Website Live
The Agricultural Relations Council’s new website is up and running so check it out. It’s a Ning site so you can create your own profile. Here’s mine. The Agricultural Relations Council is the only association dedicated to serving the unique needs of public relations professionals working in agriculture, food, fiber and other related industries. ARC is a conduit for problem-solving, …
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The board of governors of the United States Postal Service approved management’s request to move forward with a five-day delivery schedule, which would effectively eliminate delivery and collections on Saturdays. The next step is for the USPS to file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission by March 30. To enhance their “closest to the farmer” …
NAMA Webinar on Social Engagement
The next NAMA Webinar is tomorrow. Here’s the details: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:00 p.m. (CENTRAL TIME) Online Engagement The purpose of social media implies that individuals and organizations interact in online environments. However, many organizations use social media to broadcast their messages and have not used social media tools to listen or interact. Because there is so much “noise” …