Joshua Bledsoe was named chief operating officer of the National FFA Organization. Bledsoe will manage major FFA operations and lead the overall execution of the 557,318-member organization’s strategic plan, reporting directly to CEO Dr. Dwight Armstrong. Bledsoe has previously served as the state agricultural education leader and state FFA advisor for North Carolina and has accumulated 15 years of progressive …
Where to Find Ag Leader This Winter
Are you interested in getting the latest information about precision ag equipment? If so, here are a few stops you might want to schedule this winter in order to talk with Ag Leader experts: • Dakota Farm Show in Vermillion, SD, January 8-10 Click here for the conference program. • Fort Wayne Farm Show in Ft Wayne, IN, January 15-17 …
Zimfo Bytes
Neogen Corporation announced that it has acquired the assets of Scidera Genomics, LLC. United Fresh announced the promotion of Miriam Wolk to Vice Present of Membership & Marketing. TradeMark Nitrogen has promoted Mike Barry to President. Agricultural Relations Council reports that nominations are now open for Ag relations hall of fame.
Top Posts in 2012
It’s always interesting to see what got the most eyeballs during the year. Google Analytics shows some interesting numbers but I’m no fan of having to search through it. Here’s what I found looking at this one source of statistics. Keep in mind that there a lot of people reading via the AgWired App, or other channels! But these posts …
Farm Journal Gets Commodity Update
Big announcement from Farm Journal and Commodity Update today! Farm Journal Media announced it has acquired the majority interest in Commodity Update, the leading mobile media company serving agriculture. Farm Journal acquired a minority stake in the company two years ago. Joel Jaeger will continue to serve as CEO of Commodity Update, will continue to maintain a significant stake in …
Nobody is Happy with Farm Bill Extension
*UPDATED with audio* Congress spent the New Year’s holiday working and actually managed to pass a “fiscal cliff” bill that even addressed agriculture – but no one seems to be very grateful for all of our lawmakers’ hard work and sacrifice except the lawmakers themselves. The nine month extension of the current farm bill, which actually expired months ago, is …
Broken Bar F Brand
For the holiday we traveled the almost 6 ½ hours to western Kansas to my in-law’s farm. Between my father and brother-in-law, they’d just purchased 43 new momma cows so the farm was hopping with new life. Two calves were born in the five days we were there, so the kids were scrambling to come up with names: we ended …
Your Thoughts on Fiscal Cliff Compromise
Before we get to results and a new poll we’d like to thank Rhea + Kaiser for being the inaugural sponsor of our ZimmPoll two years ago! We started a trend as we soon saw a number of other entities begin regular online polling! Now let’s welcome and say thanks to our new ZimmPoll sponsor, New Holland Agriculture. We’ll be …
E-Versions of 2012 ZimmComm Photo Books
While Congress was busy wasting taxpayer dollars over the holiday, I was busy making the annual photo books that we do for some of our clients. I love doing these books and we have always used Blurb to make them and this year they have added the option of making E-books! This is really cool because you can also add …
Agri-Pulse Hires New Senior Editor
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. announced that Derrick Cain has joined the company to serve as Senior Editor. Cain brings more than eight years of experience, reporting about news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and agriculture-related legislation in the U.S. Congress, including detailed coverage of the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. As a congressional reporter for more than 12 years who …