This morning Dr. Robert Fraley, Monsanto Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, took the stage at Agronomics Vision 2014. His task was to address “Meeting Global Demand Through Innovation in Agriculture.” It is a task he enjoys since that’s what Monsanto has always done! Dr. Fraley talked about the projects and technologies that Monsanto is working on to support …
A California Welcome to Agronomics Vision 2014
The Agronomics Vision 2014 conference got kicked off this morning with opening remarks from Karen Ross, California Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture. Karen is very proud of the agricultural industry in California as you’ll hear from her remarks. I also interviewed her afterward and will be sharing that interview soon. You can listen to Karen’s remarks here: …
The Bridges of Nemaha County
I think I have an affinity for bridges. On enjoyable fall afternoons when the kids have had enough bike riding and weed-pulling, we take a walk to the old bridge up the country road that runs behind our house. We have to be careful though because the stroller wheels fall between the wooden slats – that’s how big the cracks …
NAFB Scholarship Recipients Awarded
On the opening day of the 70th National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention the NAFB Foundation awarded this year’s scholarship recipients during a luncheon sponsored by the CME Group. Gina Olsen is the first recipient of the George Logan Scholarship. She is attending the University of Missouri and seeking a degree in agriculture. Amie Burke is the recipient of the …
Relevancy in Changing Media Landscape
Charlie Moger with Wizard of Ads, spoke to the afternoon session of professional development at NAFB Annual Convention. Charlie’s discussion was about how and where people find their information is changing. He says that a decade from now the landscape will change again, as producers and growers become younger and taking over family operations. Twitter and Facebook are the go-to …
ZimmCast with NAFB President Elect
The lovely and talented Janet Adkison is our guest on this week’s ZimmCast, live and unplugged from the 70th annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention in Kansas City. Janet is the president-elect of NAFB and has been in farm broadcasting for many years, starting with local radio in Springfield, Missouri. We hired her from there to work at …
New Holland Previews 2014 Marketing Campaign
New Holland published a video today that previews its 2014 marketing campaign which will be featuring customer stories and utilizing television, radio, print, online videos and social media. The campaign kicks off in January, 2014. We are proud to share an exclusive sneak preview of our 2014 marketing campaign featuring the individuals who work smarter than the average person: our …
Airing on the Side of Agriculture with Larry Quinn
Larry Quinn wasn’t quite ready to walk away from the agriculture communications industry when he retired as Director of Communications at USDA. With his strong connection to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Larry saw a need to share the story and legacy of farm broadcasters across the country. “I looked around and among the membership of NAFB I found …
Regional Best of NAMA Judging & Banquets
It looks like the Best of NAMA judging is in full swing. Here’s a photo of the regional judges in Kansas City from the NAMA Facebook page. Net up are the regional award banquets. Here’s information from the NAMA calendar: January 16, 2014 Region 2 Best Of NAMA Awards Banquet Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO January 21, 2014 Carolinas/Virginia …
New Sponsor for Great American Wheat Harvest
The Nebraska Wheat Board has become an executive sponsor of The Great American Wheat Harvest film documentary. Producer Conrad Weaver is now in post-production of the film which will be debuted next spring. Weaver is pictured with Caroline Brauer, NWB public information officer, and Royce Schaneman, NWB executive director. Weaver says NWB gave its endorsement early in the film project …