One of the most popular displays at the recent American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers annual meeting along with the AgroNomics Conference and Trade Show was a company called WineHawk Labs. So popular, in fact, that Chuck could only catch up with them after he got back home! But he was finally able to talk with Pat Lohman, …
NAFB Scholarship Winners
Each year, the NAFB Foundation provides financial support and educational opportunities in the form of college scholarships to assist students in pursuit of careers in agricultural communications and once again this year three scholarships were presented to promising young people. This year’s winners are Paige Wallace of Missouri, Spencer Chase of South Dakota, and Stephanie Morgan of Missouri. They are …
ZimmComm Team at NAFB
Here’s the ZimmComm team (Jamie, Cindy and me) collecting all our photos and interviews from Trade Talk today at the NAFB Convention. We’ve got lots. Photos are being updated in the photo album right now. Interviews will be showing up for days and days! We’ve moving on to NAFB business meetings this afternoon with a reception and dinner tonight. Right …
New ASFMRA President Honored to Serve
The recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and AgroNomics Conference & Trade Show held in Indianapolis, Ind. saw the election of the group’s new president. Paul Joerger, AFM, grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota and now is the Director of Asset Management and a vice president with …
ASFMRA Members Watched Election Closely
The election was a big topic of discussion at the recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and AgroNomics Conference & Trade Show held in Indianapolis, Ind. (And, frankly, where WASN’T the election a big topic of discussion?) During the show and just prior to last night’s results, Chuck caught …
Rabobank’s Gilligan Tapped to Lead Ag Consultants
Paige Gilligan, CAC, a senior vice president with Rabobank, NA, Fresno, Calif., was elected president of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Gilligan holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business management from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She received her Certified Agricultural Consultant designation in 2007. She is currently …
Former Ag Secretaries at NAFB
Three former secretaries of agriculture at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City on Wednesday had the opportunity to comment on the election results and what might happen now. Bob Bergland, who served under President Jimmy Carter, said the outcome of the election was no surprise to him, the question is where we go from here. “Majority …
GMO Labeling Proposal Defeated
The good news from election results is the defeat of the GMO food labeling proposition in California. Unlike our poll here on AgWired, the vote on Proposition 37 in California was much less close and went the right way for those in agriculture who were opposed to the plan to require labeling of all foods containing genetically modified crops. The …
2012 NAFB Convention Underway
The 2012 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention is underway. Farm broadcasters are broadcasting and meetings are taking place. The ZimmComm team is on the scene and we’ve already started a convention photo album for your viewing and sharing pleasure. You can find it here: 2012 NAFB Convention Photo Album. And remember that you can get the free AgWired App …
Almost Split Vote on GMO Food Labeling
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Should foods containing GMO crops be labeled?” The Prop 37 ballot initiative in California prompted us to ask the question. Well, the initiative failed while our poll showed that most answered yes to our question by a very narrow margin. Interesting. Your thoughts? Feel free to chime in with a comment. Our poll results: …