The Agri-Business Educational Foundation is made possible by volunteer leaders like Russ Parker (left), J.L. Farmakis, and all the people who support it with their financial contributions. I am going to start a series of posts with these folks over the coming months to find out why they support the ABEF. Russ is a board member of the ABEF and …
Are Farmers Really Behind On Social Media Use
The results of our latest ZimmPoll suggest that you think farmers are behind the curve on social media adoption from the general public. A whopping majority of 61% chose Less than average in answer to the question, “How do farmers compare in social media use?” That’s followed by 27% who chose Same as general public and 12% who chose More …
Washington Post Future of Food Conference Needs More Farmers
This morning I was sent an announcement from the Washington Post about “The Future of Food Conference.” According to their website the conference will answer the question: “How is American and international food production changing to respond to growing demand from consumers for healthier and more natural food? Experts from some of world’s biggest food companies, academia and nonprofits discuss …
AdFarm St. Louis Welcomed Jay Baer
Here’s an event I wish I had been able to attend. It was the AdFarm St. Louis office “get to know us” party. While there guests heard from Jay Baer, pictured on the right with 2010 NAMA Marketer of the Year and AdFarm CEO, Roger Reierson. Here’s what you missed if you weren’t there. Jay is a social media strategist, …
WillowTree Makes Mobile Beautiful
Mobile apps are where it’s at. That’s kind of the theme of this week’s program. I’ve been asked many times who developed the AgWired App? The answer is WillowTree Apps. In this week’s program you can listen to my conversation with Tobias Dengel, CEO. Tobias says the company was started in 2007 by Michael Prichard and has grown significantly. That’s …
AgWired App
Just thought I’d remind you to download the AgWired App on your iOS or Android device. The price is right (free!). iTunes Store Android Market If you do have the app and have a moment, please give it a rating or leave a review or comment. It’s very helpful and much appreciated. I’ll be doing an interview later this morning …
Happy Easter
We wish you a very blessed and happy Easter. It is the day to celebrate Jesus rising from the dead. The greatest event to ever happen in the history of the world. One way to celebrate is with some healthy food and the Easter Egg is a good choice. We’ve decorated a number of them to enjoy with dinner today. …
Foursquare Show Down at United Fresh
Here’s an idea for your next convention or farm show. Wish I was going to United Fresh 2011 to compete in the DMA Solutions, Foursquare Showdown. DMA Solutions, Inc., is a marketing firm focused on the produce industry. I assume you all know about and use Foursquare by now right? United Fresh 2011 attendees that have GPS-enabled mobile devices can …
Farm Podcaster Tool
Here’s a great gift for your favorite farm podcaster. A USB microphone made by Samson that also looks very cool on your desktop or wherever you need to record. It’s the Meteor Mic. Meteor Mic is the universal solution for recording music on your computer. Perfect for your home studio, Meteor Mic is also ideal for Skype, iChat or voice …
Getting Logistical With GROWMARK
Here’s the latest installment of our “Getting To Know GROWMARK” series. I talked logistics with Tracy Mack. He says they deal with storage and movement. That includes well over 100,000 truck loads of product a year, 650 barge loads, 9,000 rail cars and an occasional vessel. They do wholesale operations for members but also have a supply chain optimization tool …