The 17th annual NAMA Boot Camp will be held August 4-6 in KC, MO. That’s just two weeks after the 2021 Agri-Marketing Conference! Boot Camp is a time to enjoy connecting with friends and colleagues, gain a better understanding of modern ag and agri-marketing and ensure you’re ready to lead in a rapidly-changing field. Sign up for Boot Camp now. …
Brownfield Welcomes The Ag Information Network of the US
Whoa. Brownfield has just added a major addition to its portfolio of farm radio news networks. When I spent some years as the General Manager, then Farm Director, of the Brownfield Network I always believed in the potential of how this business could grow, even during the trying times of radio industry consolidation. I will never forget the people I …
ZimmComm at 201 #NAMA21
It is hard to believe we are having an in-person Agri-Marketing Conference in KC, MO next week. I sure hope to see you there. It is going to be a busy one as always. I’ll be taking photos once again of awards and pretty much everything I see, including speakers, networking and Connection Point activity. So, when you see a …
ZimmCast 674 – Live Event Previews – Tech Hub & SPGC
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Cindy and I have been making travel plans for work! That’s something pretty rare since early last year. So we’ve got flights scheduled, hotel reservations and conferences registered. I guess it’s kind of like riding a bike. Pretty simple list of things that are needed so it has been just like we only missed …
Preview of 2021 Southern Peanut Growers Conference
The recent rains in the southeast have made field work challenging for peanut growers. In a preview interview for the upcoming Southern Peanut Growers Conference with Florida Peanut Producers Association Executive Director Ken Barton, that’s one of the the things we talked about. Last year the conference was canceled to this year and it is a go in Panama City …
ARA Announces Staff Promotions
Congratulations! The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) announced today several promotions effective July 1, 2021, to recognize the ongoing efforts of several staff members. Many ARA staff roles have adjusted and expanded in the last few years as the association met challenges from industry issues and member consolidation, changed work environments due to COVID-19, and the move to a new physical …
Field Notes From Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 12
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (Koch) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. The experts we’ve heard from on our previous episodes have covered topics ranging from how different crops use nitrogen to the 4R’s of Nutrient Stewardship and how growers and retailers work together to choose the …
New Events Manager for NAFB
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting announced a new events manager just in time for more live events to start happening. He’s Mike Lisec and comes to NAFB from Fern Exposition & Event Services Company (Kansas City, Missouri), where he most recently served as an account executive. He has more than 20 years of experience in corporate event execution. “Mike …
ZimmCast 673 – Preview of 2021 Agri-Marketing Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This is episode 673 since starting the podcast back in 2005. We’ve come a long way baby! When I started the podcast and AgWired.com, my target audience was the membership of the National Agri-Marketing Association. This program will focus on NAMA and specifically the annual Agri-Marketing Conference coming up in just over a month. …
Koch Agronomic Services Completes Acquisition
Koch Agronomic Services has completed its acquisition of Compass Minerals’ North American micronutrient assets. The acquisition includes global intellectual property rights, with trademarks and patents and certain other assets associated with Wolf Trax®, Rocket Seeds® and Hydro Bullet™ product platforms. I interviewed Michael Berry, Director Brand Expansion, Koch Agronomic Services. He talks about what the acquisition means to retailers, growers …