The Agriculture.com Community

Chuck Zimmerman

Continuing my behind the scenes look at the new Agriculture.com let’s meet Jeff Caldwell, Jeff helps manage the “community” that makes up the online home of Successful Farming magazine. One of the interesting things he’s found about the members of the community are how they get involved. As you might imagine if you think about it as a group of …

Audio, Media

Agriculture.com Looks Good on iPad

Chuck Zimmerman

If you don’t have an iPad then just ask your Successful Farming and Agriculture.com representative to show you theirs. Here’s the team with their tablets all showing the new Agriculture.com. I’m going to continue my coverage of the public launch of Agriculture.com tomorrow with several more behind the scenes interviews talking about the community, multi-media tools, markets and the mobile …

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The Agriculture.com Philosopher

Chuck Zimmerman

John Walter is the Executive Editor of Agriculture.com but in reality he’s the philosopher for the home of Successful Farming online. John is showing off his new iPad which he used to show me some of the new features on the website. John says there are three legs to the the website, the farmer, the publisher and the agrimarketer and …

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Background On New Agriculture.com

Chuck Zimmerman

The first office I visited here at Meredith Corporation headquarters was that of Scott Mortimer (left). Visiting with us were my guide for the day, Curt Blades and Successful Farming Editor In Chief, Loren Kruse (right). We had a conversation about why they rebuilt Agriculture.com, the online home of Successful Farming magazine. Scott says it had been about 6 years …

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How Do You Like Agriculture.com

Chuck Zimmerman

Yes, one website can promote another! Today AgWired is promoting Agriculture.com. Of course a little screen shot is nice but you need to visit Agriculture.com and start clicking away to get the full effect. I’ll be doing it myself while talking with members of the design team today to learn what they’ve put together and why. Please feel free to …

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Introducing The New Agriculture.com

Chuck Zimmerman

Successful Farming announces the new Agriculture.com. I’m at the headquarters in Des Moines and will be working throughout the day to bring you a behind the scenes look into the new website. Think of it as a live web remote that will features photos and interviews. We’ll learn what Successful Farming has done and why it’s important to farmers and …

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Continuous No-Till

Chuck Zimmerman

The Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District provided significant help to the Conservation Technology Information Center is setting up and putting on the Conservation In Action Tour. Brian Noyes received recognition at our tour dinner. I spoke with him during one of our farm stops. Brian says the District deals with a lot of diverse issues in their area and …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, Environment

Helping Manage Storm Water Risk

Chuck Zimmerman

The first stop of the Conservation In Action Tour was Mainland Farm in James City County, VA. Presentations about the farm, the land and the watershed it is a part of were prepared by James Wallace, Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District. I recorded Jame’s presentation. Our location was adjacent to the James River where you’ll find a lot of …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, Environment