During the Ag Relations Council Annual Meeting, Lynn Henderson, AgriMarketing, was inducted into the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame. ARC did a good job of keeping the recipient this year a secret, so he was very surprised. After the ceremony I spoke with Lynn to get his comments on receiving this great recognition for his career and support for …
The 2021 ARC Annual Meeting
The 2021 Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) Annual Meeting is taking place in Richmond, VA, in-person. The program includes several panel discussions with ag editors, ag organizations that work in Washington, DC and annual award presentations. I’ll have interviews to share and of course, lots of photos. Thursday will be tour day so most of that content will be published after …
NAMA PDA Winners Receive Awards
During the 2021 NAMA Fall Conference the winners of the Professional Development Awards of Excellence received their awards. Presenting were Sara Steever, NAMA President/Paulsen and Don Tourte, Farm Progress. First up was Susan Carney, Corteva Agrisciences, who was honored in the area of marketing communications. In her remarks she talks about her career and how she developed her success in …
2021 NAMA Fall Conference Underway
The National Agri-Marketing Association is holding it’s 2021 Fall Conference in St. Louis, MO. Attendance is normal for this conference and everyone seems to really be enjoying being in-person! After a reception last night, sessions are underway this morning, starting with the General Session with Karen Post, Turn Chaos into Competitive Edge. There are a number of breakout sessions and …
ZimmCast 678 – Preview of the 2021 ARC Annual Meeting
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. It is #InternationalPodcastDay today. A lovely day to publish a podcast. This will be the second podcast we’ve published an episode of today! In this program we’re going to get a preview of the 2021 Agricultural Relations Council Annual Meeting. Providing the details is Kristy Mach, Corner Window Communications and Executive Director of ARC. …
ARC Annual Meeting Features National PR ‘Big Hitters’
Now is a good time to register for the 2021 Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) Annual Meeting, Oct. 26-28, in Richmond, Va., at the Courtyard Richmond Downtown. The dozen presenters will share strategies to develop your public relations skills and build your network of agricultural professionals and resources. To register for the meeting, click here. Reserve your hotel room by Oct. …
2021 NAMA Professional Development Awards of Excellence
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has announced three marketing and agricultural leaders as winners of the 2021 Professional Development Awards of Excellence. The NAMA Professional Development Awards of Excellence honor members of the organization based on outstanding achievement in each of the Professional Development Areas. The awards will be presented in conjunction with the NAMA Fall Conference, October 4-6, in …
Congratulations to Ted McKinney – CEO, NASDA
We are glad to see that our friend Ted McKinney has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. He will lead NASDA in amplifying the voice of state departments of agriculture in Washington, D.C., seeking policy solutions for our food system and expanding and deepening NASDA’s partnerships. “Representing a unified voice from …
ZimmCast 677 – Preview of the 2021 NAMA Fall Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this program we’re going to learn all about the 2021 NAMA Fall Conference from the head of the conference committee, Michele Tibodeau, CHS, Inc. Michele walks us through a preview of the program which includes the presentation of the annual Professional Development Awards of Excellence, network opportunities like on and off-site receptions and …
Smart Glasses for the #AgNerd? Ray-Ban Stories
Once upon a time there was Google Glass. Remember that? I was in their Explorer program to try them out and created content that I published here on AgWired, like this post about a New Holland CR10.90 Combine. I still have my “ZimmGlass.” It’s on a shelf of older tech I’ve used that includes iPods and other items you used …