The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference for 2021 is coming closer and has announced the line-up of keynote speakers. Alltech has announced the keynote speaker line-up to be featured at the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE), a virtual event that will be held on May 25–27, 2021. Streaming keynote and on-demand presentations will be released during the global conference and will …
Student NAMA Award Winners Named
Congratulations to all the winners in the Student National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) competitions. Special congrats to the University of Guelph for winning the Marketing Competition! The Student NAMA Program was virtual for the 2020-21 school year. The Student Awards Ceremony, held on 4/22/21, announced the Scholarship Recipients, Sales Competition winners & Marketing Competition winners. See the recording here. Scholarships $4000 …
ZimmCast 669 – Stratovation Group
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Happy Earth Day. This episode is being produced on the 2021 Earth Day and I’ve lost count of all the messages in my inbox or social media feeds as ag and food companies use the opportunity to bring focus to their efforts on caring for our environment. Agriculture has a lot to offer in …
Happy Earth Day – Take a Virtual Farm Tour
The Global Farmer Network has 5 new virtual farm tours that let you see practices GFN farmers are putting in place to protect and enhance the environment here on this Earth Day 2021. There are tours of farmers from the United States, New Zealand, India, Uruguay and the United Kingdom. Make plans to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 2021 …
Alltech News and Brews Features Acutia
The Alltech Ideas Hub – News and Brews, featured Nikki Putnam Badding, registered dietitian nutritionist and director of Acutia, for this week’s program. The topic is Acutia: Sustainable Wellness, Backed by Science. You can listen to her remarks below. Launched on March 24, Acutia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alltech, applies more than 40 years of scientific innovation and proven …
Are Your Passwords NordPass Safe?
According to NordPass these are the top 10 passwords used by agriculture industry. Surely you don’t use passwords like this still? Well, do you? I have over 1,000 passwords for all kinds of things. An application like NordPass is an essential in today’s world. I’ve been using 1Password for many years now and could not keep my logins safe if …
University of Arkansas student earns ARC/C.O.nxt Scholarship
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. …