The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has launched a new foundation with a mission of furthering agricultural education and understanding of agriculture among America’s consumers including young people and millennials. The U.S. Farming and Ranching Foundation (USFRF) is the result of a collaborative effort led by the agriculture and food industry to expand the dialogue with consumers regarding food …
Farm Journal Media Restructuring Management
From a company release we’ve learned that after Farm Journal Media’s acquisition of Vance Publishing some management changes have been announced. Here you go. Steve Custer, an 18-year veteran of Farm Journal, is promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from Executive VP and COO. Custer will continue to run the expanded day-to-day operations of Farm Journal. Charlene Finck, …
Culver’s Donates More Than $1 Mil to Future of Ag
Wisconsin-based restaurant company Culver’s has long relied on the products from America’s farms and has been supporting farmers by donating more than $1 million to the future of agriculture. Through the company’s Thank You Farmers initiative, started in 2013, the chain has supported the National FFA, local FFA chapters and a variety of local agricultural organizations. Culver’s has depended on …
American Harvest Debuts on CarbonTV.com
Just received this notice and thought I’d share with you. I have not watched this program but plan to check it out. Have you watched it? Your thoughts? American Harvest is a documentary series about the oldest industry known to mankind… farming. It’s about hard work, community, the marriage of old wisdom and new technologies that ultimately feeds the world. …
MGEX Boasts Record Year
MGEX has concluded its best year with new annual highs in both total volume and electronic volume. Total volume finished the year with 2,315,186 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 by six percent. During the year, MGEX reported five separate months of volume greater than 200,000, doing so for the first time in Exchange history. Of the …
Ryan’s Top 12 Ag Podcasts
Ryan is Agriculture Proud and we’re proud of him for it. He also runs a lot. During the past year, I’ve put a few miles in, whether running on the treadmill and trails, or driving down the highway. One of the best ways to pass time is by listening to podcasts or audiobooks. I can’t agree more with that. Podcasting, …
Happy New Year from ZimmComm!
2015 was a great year and 2016 promises to be even better! In 2015, the ZimmComm team covered over 70 events in 18 states and four countries, including Australia and New Zealand. We uploaded almost 16,200 photos and 65 videos and did over 5,000 posts on our own five websites and several others. Our Flickr photo albums now have almost …