Jessica Wesson, a University of Arkansas agricultural communications graduate student, received the Agricultural Relations Council 2021 ARC/C.O.nxt Scholarship. In May 2020, Wesson earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education, communication and technology (AECT) from the University of Arkansas. In addition to her graduate school studies, Wesson works as a graduate assistant in the AECT department. She assists with teaching ag …
Student NAMA Sales Competition Winners Announced
Hopefully in 2022 we’ll be able to “see” the National Agri-Marketing Association student competitions. But that doesn’t mean that are not happening this year. In fact, the winners of the Student NAMA Sales Competition have been announced. The competition took place April 14-15, virtually, and over 20 students were registered. The National Agri-Marketing Association Collegiate Sales Competition began in 2019. …
Syngenta Donates on Behalf of Sunbelt Expo Farmer Winners
Syngenta just recently announced donations to 10 charities on behalf of the 2020 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award winners. This is now an annual donation and you can listen to Pam Caraway, Syngenta, tell us more in the interview below. Long-known as a generous community, the farmers named as the 2020 Farmers of the Year in …
ZimmCast 668 – Business Success and Food Fear
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s program we’re going to talk about business success and food fear. How do those things fit together? We’re going to find out. In fact, we’re going to find out in my conversation with a businessman, agriculturalist, speaker, podcaster, author and consultant who has been on the ZimmCast before – Damian Mason. …
A Car Thing for AgNerds
Seriously. There is a Car Thing coming from Spotify. Thank you Spotify for coming up with a new gadget for all the #AgNerds out there. And, especially a gadget that allows us podcasters to have our programs heard in another way. Between work commutes, taking the kids to school, daily errands, and road trips, Americans spend countless hours on the …
Don’t Forget Rural & Small Market Outlets in Your Media Mix
Hello from the ZimmComm Team. We hope everyone had a very blessed and happy Easter weekend. Here at ZimmComm World Headquarters we’re working on several projects and focusing more on our AgNewsWire service to continue assisting agricultural marketers with media outreach. In the last couple years we’ve seen a significant growth in companies direct to consumer tactics which basically bypasses …
Happy Easter
The Easter Lilys haven’t bloomed yet at ZimmComm World Headquarters but these have. We wish you a very happy Easter. “’Christ is alive.’ This is the great truth which fills our faith with meaning. Jesus, who died on the cross, has risen. He has triumphed over death; he has overcome sorrow, anguish and the power of darkness. ‘Do not be …
Will it be Live or Will it be Virtual?
The current theme of conversations I’ve been having all contain the question, “Will we have in-person events and when?” You can find podcasts about it and projections and opinions and surveys being done. For my part, the more I hear and the more I see being published in the media, nothing is certain. Of course you remember how 2 weeks …
CUTC Moved to 2022
The Corn Utilization & Technology Conference (CUTC) has been moved to June 6-8, 2022 and it is because of the continuing situation with COVID-19. What is definitely continuing are statements and posts from a variety of sources that seem to completely contradict each other. It is definitely a nightmare for meeting and event planners. On the one hand you have …
Field Notes From Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 11
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 …