This is the first full year of our ZimmPoll so I thought it would be interesting to take a look back and share some statistics with you. I am frequently asked how many people responded and what their demographics are. The number of respondents is easy but knowing who they are and details about their life is not since there’s …
Pensacola Bay In The Morning
This morning I got to take two of my daughters fishing. We had a cold start but things warmed up as the sun got higher in the sky and the fish started biting. This oversize redfish was what we were after. By oversize I mean he was just over 27″ so he had to go back in the water. I …
Beef Tops On Holiday Table
It looks like beef wins in our latest ZimmPoll. We asked the question, “What is your Christmas/Holiday dinner entree?” Beef got 34% of the vote followed by Pork – Ham/Other cut at 27%, then Turkey at 24%, then Lobster and Wild game each got 7% and Fish at 1%. I guess you normally only have one at a time but …
Farm Program Atlas
The USDA Economic Research Service has a Farm Program Atlas online for your searching pleasure. The Farm Program Atlas is a web-based interactive mapping tool that displays payment and participation data on major farm programs and covered commodities at the county level — to visualize how these Federal farm programs vary across the United States. Users can select maps displaying …
Looking Ahead To Beltwide Cotton Conference
The first stop on the agriblogging highway for the ZimmComm team will be the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conference in Orlando, FL. I’ll be attending courtesy of our sponsor, FMC. I’ll be getting there after going to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL with daughter Chelsea. Great new year’s week coming up! The Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) speed the transfer of …
Rhea + Kaiser A Year Later
It was just over a year ago that I started doing a series of interviews with the leadership at agricultural agencies. I started out with Diane Martin, President/CEO, Rhea + Kaiser and thought it very appropriate to talk with her again to see how things have been going at the agency. To start off, Diane says that things are going …
Holiday Greetings From NAFB
Here’s a holiday greeting from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting: Celebrate… the Tradition of Giving, the Beauty of the Season, and a New year of Peace and Happiness National Association of Farm Broadcasting
Happy Holidays From VeriCorder Technology
So you’re still wondering what to get your favorite farm podcaster? How about some happy holiday discounts from VeriCorder Technology. They’re offering 50% off apps until Dec. 31, 2011. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from VeriCorder Technology
FarmChat.com Is Now Live
The Global Auction Guide Media Group family is growing. My friend, Dwayne Leslie, just sent this announcement. After several years of planning we are proud to announce that www.FarmChat.com is now live and available to farmers to interact with other farmers. FarmChat.com is a sister site to FarmAuctionGuide.com, AgClassifieds.com and PrairieLinks.com. Dwayne Leslie, the founder of this network and an …