The National Agri-Marketing Association, Trends In Agriculture conference has a big crowd in Minneapolis. Welcoming us was committee chair, Lacy Carroll, Colle+McVoy. She introduced our kick-off speaker Mark Pearson, Market To Market. I’ll have an interview posted with Mark soon. I’m on my Verizon Mifi and it’s not real fast right now, especially since I’m uploading photos to get the …
2011 Beef Ambassadors Named
Madlynn Ruble, Albert Lea, Minn., Jessica Sweet, Livermore, Calif., Austin Joyce, Pearland, Texas, Kelli Fulkerson, Burlington, Mich., and Kristen Stufft, Lewistown, Pa., were chosen as the 2011 National Beef Ambassador Team winners at the annual competition, funded in part by the beef checkoff, held Oct. 1-3 in Rapid City, S.D. Contestants were judged in the areas of consumer promotion, classroom …
USDA Gets Input On Proposed GIPSA Rule From Congress
It looks like the Obama Administration via USDA is getting some pressure to look into the effect of the proposed GIPSA rule according to a release from the NCBA. You can download the letter here (pdf). You can learn more about this issue by reading our previous coverage of the issue, including interviews with this link. U.S. Department of Agriculture …
What’s New At Rhea + Kaiser
This week I’m beginning an informal series for the ZimmCast to learn what’s new at marketing and communications agencies. To get things started this week I’d like to share a conversation with Diane Martin, President/CEO, Rhea + Kaiser. So let’s start out by asking, “Who is Rhea + Kaiser?” In their words, “We’re an agency of highly collaborative, creative problem-solvers …
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Farm Credit Services of Illinois and the Illinois Pork Producers Association are teaming-up to provide free grilled pork burger meals during the sixth annual “Harvest Lunch Tour.” ANIMART, Inc. announces the recent addition of Kayla Buske as marketing associate of the large animal dairy and livestock division which provides animal health products and supplies to producers. Public Lands Council held …
Everything But The Squeal
About 20 years ago, my grandfather wrote a book about our family history. He had it printed, and as we unpacked at our new house, I came across that family story, neatly bound and stored amongst my set of office books. I later sat down with him to hear about one such experience contained in the book, and am now …
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In an effort to offer real-world experience to future agriculture professionals, Novartis Animal Health US, Inc., will offer grants to eight high school students of the National FFA Organization as part of an ongoing partnership. The National Milk Producers Federation announced the launch of its Foundation for the Future website: www.FutureForDairy.com. Two e-learning modules, K-Mag High Yielding, High-Quality Crops and …
Getting Ready For NAMA Trends In Agriculture
If you’re not going to make it to this year’s NAMA Trends In Agriculture conference then don’t despair. Thanks to the folks at Quarry Integrated Communications I’ll be there with coverage right here on AgWired. In case you’re still wondering why the conference is in Minneapolis instead of Kansas City you can get the full story from a recent ZimmCast …
AAEA Has New Website
The American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA) has a new website and it is a major improvement. “For our members and prospective members, it’s more reader-friendly, interactive and informative, with much of the same content that was in the previous site plus some additions,” said Den Gardner, AAEA executive director. “Behind the scenes, it is much more efficient for the AAEA …
National Potato Council Awards Scholarship
The National Potato Council has awarded their 2010-11 NPC Academic Scholarship to Yu Chen. Chen is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is conducting research towards controlling Potato Late Blight – a disease that affects potato production worldwide – while simultaneously reducing pesticide applications. NPC believes that her work will ultimately be a boon for the potato …