I know there are AgWired community members just waiting to see the Apple Watch in the wild. Well, here’s what it looks like when you take it out of the UPS delivery box. This is as far as I’ve gotten. More unboxing to follow and then setup time. But right now I’ve got other work pressing so I thought I’d …
Agvocating for a Thirsty Land
Conrad Weaver just announced a collaboration with the AgChat Foundation on his latest documentary project, Thirsty Land. The AgChat Foundation is the in-kind “Fiscal Sponsor” and fundraising partner of “Thirsty Land” film. The Foundation will provide fundraising support as a 501c3 non-profit organization, enabling Weaver to receive grants, and other tax-deductible donations for the film project. Weaver is launching a …
Pork Board Crashes Grills
The National Pork Board wants you to fork more pork this summer and has launched a multi-platform summer grilling promotion – Grill Crashers. “We know that Americans love to grill, but our research showed that many people aren’t sharing and talking about flavor as much as they could be,” said Randy Brown, chair of the Pork Checkoff Domestic Marketing Committee …
Growing the Farmers Business Network
In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has …
NAFB Farm Radio Connects Research & Videos
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting has new research available. Farm radio connects with farmers and ranchers throughout the United States. Recent research conducted by Millennium Research, Inc. during the month of March proves farm radio listenership is strong in rural America. This is the first data release of a year-long, nationwide research project surveying farmers and ranchers on their …
Lamp Public Relations & Marketing Announces Expansion
Jody Lamp just let me know that her firm, Lamp Public Relations & Marketing, is expanding its current business, while maintaining its current clients and office from Billings, MT. Additionally, the public relations and marketing firm will open offices in both western and eastern Nebraska to become even more centrally located and aligned to service its agriculture-based clientele and industry. …
IFAJ Moves Office to Canada
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) just announced that the organization has contracted Qu’anglo Communications & Consulting of Ormstown, Quebec, to manage the IFAJ Global Office. The IFAJ Global Office provides support for member associations of agricultural journalists worldwide as well as development activities in non-member countries. It also provides management and administration services for IFAJ events and programs, …
Changing Media ZimmCast from Alltech REBELation
It has been interesting to see some of the tweets and Facebook posts following my panel discussion on The Changing Face of Media during the Alltech REBELation. I was hoping a lively discussion with good audience questions would stir up some debate and feedback. In this week’s program I’m sharing interviews with Frank Mulrennan, Celtic Media Group, who moderated our …
Get Hooked Up with James Wesley
I became a James Wesley fan when he sang “Thank a Farmer.” Now he’s got a song about saltwater fishing so he’s adding to the list of songs I like – Hooked Up. This came to my attention via Keep America Fishing: Country music star James Wesley has a new song and it celebrates the thrill of the catch – …
High Def Corn Planting
Via Twitter alert from Robert Frye comes, “Iowa Corn Planting In High Definition.” Robert is obviously a drone pro judging by how he commanded his quad copter to take this gorgeous video. He published it on May 11, 2015. Here’s how he described it on YouTube: A “birds-eye-view” of Jim, Matt and Jay’s 2015 corn planting. Please watch on full …