Peanut Association Executive Directors Talk About the Crop

Chuck Zimmerman

Peanut growers and industry representatives from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi and now South Carolina are in Panama City Beach, FL this week for the 2025 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. You can find the conference blog here. Leaders of the state organizations, pictured here, gave us an update on the condition of their crops this year and what they peanut …

Ag Groups, Audio, Peanuts, SPGC

Yara North America Appoints Sabine Schröder as President

Chuck Zimmerman

Yara North America is pleased to announce the appointment of Sabine Schröder to President, overseeing the U.S. and Canada business, effective immediately. Schröder, who has made significant contributions over 18 years with Yara, has served as interim President of North America since January 2025. Previously, she served as Vice President of Commercial Excellence for Crop Nutrition in the Americas. She …

Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Nutrition

MyLand Expands Washington Soil Health Initiative with $2.4M in New Funding

Chuck Zimmerman

MyLand, a leading innovator in soil health, today announced a $2.4 million expansion to bring its Soil as a Service™ to more farms across Washington State. Through this effort, MyLand aims to help growers strengthen soil health, build climate resilience, and adopt sustainable practices at scale. The expansion builds on a $4.8 million program launched earlier this year in collaboration …

Agribusiness, climate, Soil

Passing of Mike Perrine

Chuck Zimmerman

I am sad to say that I just found out that one of my best farm radio friends, Mike Perrine, has passed. I have enjoyed every conversation and we’ve had some fun times together. Mike was a great listener and had a wonderful sense of humor. He will be seriously missed by so many people who have worked with him. …

Media, NAFB, Video

ZimmCast 748 – Preview of 2025 Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Let’s get a preview of the 2025 Agricultural Media Summit with Shelia Grobosky, BioZyme, and AMS Steering Committee Chair and LPC President. It’s all about meetings, keynote and general sessions, breakouts, InfoExpo, awards, ACT student members, sponsors and more. Listen to the episode here: (15:05) That’s the ZimmCast for now. Please let us know …

Ag Media Summit, Agribusiness, Audio, Media, ZimmCast

Best AI Agents for Journalists

Chuck Zimmerman

Since I’m just getting started with any kind of AI agent I thought I’d use one to suggest the best AI Agents for journalists. Here’s part of the answer. The best AI agent for journalists depends on specific needs, but several tools stand out based on their ability to streamline research, writing, fact-checking, and transcription. Here’s a list of top …

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Interview with AI Moderator of The Ag Rundown

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m going to start by confessing that I have not used AI. Well, actually that is on purpose since a lot of things are now inside applications that we’ve been using for a long time. Maybe it is time to learn more and here’s one way. Have you heard of The Ag Rundown podcast? Using an AI moderator, it is …

Audio, Media, Podcasts

ZimmCast 747 – Preview of 2025 IFAJ Congress

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this program we’re going to get a preview of the 2025 IFAJ Congress which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, October 15–18. After our preview I’m going to add a most recent example of how you can make your news release talk. More at the end. So, let’s get started. I have Steve …

Ag Groups, Audio, IFAJ, International, Media, ZimmCast

The Farm Cruise Will Take Place in Cozumel

Chuck Zimmerman

Want to see what a Farm Cruise is like, check out the first one that made a splash earlier this year. Now it’s time to fill up the Mariner of the Seas which will take off from Galveston, TX and on to Cozumel. The Farm Babe and Whet Travel are elated to announce The Farm Cruise, setting sail January 29 …

Events, Farm Shows, International, Marketing

20th Annual NAMA Boot Camp Registration is Open

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s that time. Join Agri-Marketing’s Best at NAMA Boot Camp. Agri-marketing is always changing. That’s why each year, NAMA Boot Camp features the latest tips, trends and best practices to take you forward in your career—at any level. It’s the event to learn about modern agriculture and our industry, grow your network and prepare to be a leader. NAMA members …

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