Blogging’s not for everyone and especially not for the guy who writes WebWatch for American Farm Bureau Federation. I didn’t come across this myself. It was forwarded to me and provided too good an opportunity to pass up.
Merial Begins SHARE e-Newsletter
I just received my first issue of SHARE, Merial’s new e-newsletter. That stands for Strategic Husbandry and Research Education. It’s a nice clean design with several articles, some interesting facts and an “Ask Dr. Hawkins” section. Just about the right length I think.
Beefmobile Gets Around
Meet Tracy Orsburn, the Beefmobile Wrangler, in this week’s Missouri Beef Industry Council Report.
Mediapace – The American Business Media Blog
American Business Media, which has an Agri Media Council, just started a blog called Mediapace. Mediapace is supposed to focus on BtoB media.
Equipment Options Offered By MachineryLink
MachineryLink is one of our Talking News Release customers and with the wheat harvest upon us shortly they thought it was a good time to send a targeted message (with audio of course) to the Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas area. You can download the full release at: MachinerlyLink Release
Corn Grower Staff Learn More About Europe
In this week’s CornTalk, MCGA/MCMC CEO, Gary Marshall goes into more detail about the State Executive Staff Mission to Europe hosted by the U.S. Grains Council. He just returned from the trip, which included stops in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. Marshall discusses highlights of the trip relating to trade issues such as biotechnology, WTO negotiations, and the differences between Eastern and Western European nations.
Advertisers Are Looking At Blogs
An interesting story on Reuters was brought to my attention that shows how much attention blogs are getting from advertisers who understand the niche audience they serve. It says that “as many as 64 percent of marketers are interested in advertising on blogs, according to a Forrester Research study, though their investment would still be a fraction of the $14.7 billion expected to be spent on Internet ads this year.
Beef Industry Scholarships Available
I always want to help promote programs that help youth in agriculture. Listen up students. Scholarships available. As a parent with college-age children I can easily say, “Scholarships = Good.”
GUNDZIK JOINS BADER RUTTER & ASSOCIATES
A new hire at Bader Rutter & Associates.
Cleaner Boating On East Coast
The United Soybean Board and their agency, Osborn-Barr, hired ZimmComm to produce and distribute a Talking News Release about today’s biodiesel announcement. You can see the full version of the release here: USB Biodiesel Release