I’m going to periodically post feedback we receive from reporters because I think it’s a good idea to see what reporters tell us regarding Talking News Releases. I plan to post the good and the bad without edits. The reporter in this post was responding to an email request for feedback on a series of releases we sent over the …
Blogging The NAMA Convention
Although I planned to blog my way through the upcoming NAMA convention in Phoenix I didn’t plan to have a booth there. That changed today, so AgriMarketing Pros is now an exhibitor! My plan is to be set up with my work station (computer, mixer, microphone, recorder) and conduct interviews throughout the event with other exhibitors, attendees and speakers. I’ll …
Personal Interview With Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Cindy was able to spend some time on the phone with Mike Johanns, our newest Secretary of Agriculture. We thought you might want to hear the latest from Washington straight from the main man! In the interview he talks about the budget, beef trade, CAFTA, Cuba and National Agriculture Day (March 20). The interview is about 11 1/2 minutes long …
Blogging To Switzerland!
Yes. This ag dude got selected to take a blogging trip to Switzerland. I wrote about IFAJ on a recent post. It’s the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. They have their annual conference this year in Thun/Bern, Switzerland August 31 – September 4. I applied for one of the stipends they award to 3 U-S journalists and was informed yesterday …
Walking Machines From John Deere?
Maybe you already know this and I’m behind the times. I first saw this on a post on the Engadget site. So I had to look it up and sure enough they not only make these things but you can watch video of them in action!
Are Farmers Wired?
Or perhaps I should ask, “Are farmers unwired?” In this week’s ZimmCast, Steve Mays and I talk about this issue and we’ve concluded that farmers are very technology savvy and internet connected. Then, lo and behold, I was on The Meyocks Group website and watched a tv spot they created for one of their clients – I-Wireless and in it …
Why Don’t All States Do This?
This evening the Missouri Department of Agriculture hosted its annual legislative reception. Normally this consists of booths by commodity groups who serve food from their commodity. I know other states do this. One of the winners of the competition was the Missouri Soybean Association for their soy-based Pony Express green beer. Another winner was the Missouri Wine Industry which created …
New ZimmCast
Our newest ZimmCast is now available. I’m going to post a link to the mp3 file here: ZimmCast Normally you’ll find this in the sidebar where there’s a link to it and a podcast file that you can subscribe to if you use a program like iPodder. This week it’s the second part of my interview with Steve Mays, VP …
More About Ag & Blogs
I just got my ACDC News notice by email and no, it’s not a newsletter for a rock group! It’s basically a collection of stories that are collected and archived at the College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Communications Documentation Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This issue contains some timely articles on blogging! Here’s their email: …
The AgriMarketing Pros Blog Has Moved
Hopefully we’ll be able to import the directories from our old blog site at hpp://zimmcomm.blogspot.com. If you’re looking for an old post for now you’ll have to visit there. Now that we’ve moved our blog to our own server you’ll see some new features and additions cropping up since we have more flexibility and capabilites. Thanks for visiting and we …