A diverse group of students participated in a panel at the National Ag Day Activities. Here’s who participated: Moderated by Dr. Jaye Hamby, NIFA Students: AFA Chloe Ecord FFA Chloe Zittergruen 4-H Karli Abbott MANRRS Ruth Fennell Tribal Agriculture Fellowship Sydney Ivey Listen in to the discussion here: (32:14)
Outstanding Young Farmer During National Ag Day
During the 2026 National Ag Day activities we got to listen to the Outstanding Young Farmer, Brody Stapel, Stapel Farm. This program is managed by the Outstanding Farmers of America. Brody did a speech about his farm and what it means to him and his family. You can listen to the full speech below. I’m honored to be here representing …
2026 National Ag Day
The National Ag Day activities took place in Washington, D.C. today with an impressive slate of speakers, starting with USDA Secretary Agriculture Brooke Rollins announcing a new “Product of USA” consumer campaign. (19:03) Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg …
World Without Cows Ireland: The Pasture Paradox
Special message from Dr. Mark Lyons on this St. Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day is, at its heart, a celebration of faith — and across Ireland, that spirit lives on in its people, its communities and the land they care for. This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re sharing a first look at World Without Cows Ireland: The Pasture Paradox, the next …
NAMA Announces 2026 Industry Award Recipients
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) today announced the recipients of its 2026 industry awards, recognizing outstanding leadership and impact across the agricultural marketing profession. This year’s honorees are Brian Knifong, Nutrien Ag Solutions; Tom Posta, Bader Rutter; and Emily Metz, American Egg Board. “These leaders represent the innovation, strategic thinking and commitment that continue to move agriculture forward,” said Jennifer …
Use AgNewsWire and Save Some Green
As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this week, we invite you to consider using AgNewsWire to send your next news release and save some green. We started this service in 2005 with the intent to distribute audio with press releases – interviews, sound bites, podcasts – because it was just not being done at the time. We had to attach …
ZimmCast 757 – 2026 National Ethanol Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode of the podcast I’m going to share some audio from the National Ethanol Conference. While Laura McNamara worked with Syngenta Seeds at Commodity Classic, which overlapped with the NEC, yours truly drove to Orlando and took photos, interviews and session audio in a custom virtual ag newsroom on …
ZimmComm Gear for Sale
Hello you photographers, social media content producers, influencers, broadcasters, publishers. Here at ZimmComm Headquarters we have accumulated a variety of equipment that we have used. I’m just that kind of agnerd. For example. I’ve got several tripods along with several different tripod heads. And of course, some audio devices for a variety of purposes. Here is the current list I …
ZimmCast 756 – AI in Agriculture
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. The beginning of February was a very busy time. Although Cindy and I are not traveling to conferences and shows for work we’ve had some great talent on site while we gather their photos and interviews to create virtual newsrooms. These were 2026 CattleCon (Steven Orr, Paramount Broadcasting (All Ag All …
Akralos Animal Nutrition Debuts at CattleCon
During the 2026 CattleCon trade show, Akralos Animal Nutrition debuted at the Alltech booth. Conducting an interview is Steven Orr, Paramount Broadcasting (All Ag All Day) with Akralos CEO, Brian Gier. Here are the details. Akralos Animal Nutrition, a new North American animal feed and nutrition company, officially launched Feb. 1. Formed through a joint venture between global agriculture leaders …