The Livestock Publications Council held its annual Royal Gala and once again I could not make it. But thanks to the LPC Facebook Group page we have photos like this one. Funds raised at the event are used for the ongoing improvement of the LPC Heritage Center at the American Royal. Maybe I can make it next year! Sure looks …
AGROPRESS Holds Second National Conference in Serbia
I need a sponsor to go find out what’s new in the world of agribusiness in Serbia. Any volunteers? One of my IFAJ buddies, Goran Djakovic, has invited the ag press to come visit next May. This is a photo from an event that just took place in Serbia. The second national conference “Agribusiness Serbia – Development Priorities 2011” took …
Cotton Incorporated Cottonseed Video Contest
Cotton Incorporated is asking dairy producers to get creative with their video cameras in order to win a free truckload of whole cottonseed, along with other prizes. It’s the “Innovative on-farm storage solutions for cottonseed contest.” Launching November 1, the contest invites dairy producers to grab their cameras and show off their cottonseed storage savvy. While fun at heart, the …
NAFB President-Elect Ready for Convention
The big event of the year for farm broadcasters and everyone else associated in the business is just around the corner – are you ready? The president-elect of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has everything in place for the annual meeting in Kansas City next week and she is very excited about some of the changes in store …
Dairy and Beef For Alltech
Dairy or Beef. The choice is yours at the Alltech Global 500. We’ve got two conferences taking place this year as the company expands on its successful dairy conference. I’ll be focusing on dairy quite a bit while Alltech’s Dave Butler takes care of the beef side but we’ll be sharing content. My photos will be loaded into this album …
Novus Announces New Partnership in Africa
Novus International has announced a new Novus Scholars partnership with Egerton University located near Nakuru, Kenya. The agreement, signed earlier this month, details how Novus International will assist the University in developing its local capacity as well as support the local feed industry by providing equipment and training. “We have established a repeatable model with our Novus Scholars program that …
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A Very Good Year For Bader Rutter
The ZimmCast series of interviews with agricultural marketing agency leadership continues with my conversation with Greg Nickerson, President, Bader Rutter. He says it is an exciting time for the agency with 2010 being a “very good year.” By a very good year he means that they’re on track for double digit growth. The agency has 170 employees and has diversified …