Happy Ag Week to you. Isn’t American agriculture amazing? You bet it is and it’s time to thank our farmers and ranchers for the abundant supply of safe economical food, fiber and fuel they produce for us. And without a lot of thanks in urban areas and increasing pressure from governmental regulations. Thank you farmers for all you do! In …
IFAJ Congress 2010 – Ostend, Belgium
Between Passion and Pressure is the them of this year’s International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress. It’s going to be held seaside April 17-21 in Ostend, Belgium at the Thermae Palace hotel. I’ll be attending and get back just in time for the start of the NAMA convention in Kansas City. This year’s IFAJ Congress is being hosted by the …
Fungicides Explained In BASF Podcast
The chemical company, BASF, produces a podcast called The Chemical Reporter. In the latest episode you can learn about fungicides. Just like animals and human beings, plants can get sick. In many cases, the cause is a fungus. Not a mushroom like you see poking up out of the ground in the woods, but a network of branching, filamentary cells …
Preparing For Ag Day and Week
Spring is near and that means so is AgDay which is coordinated by the Agriculture Council of America. This year you can follow AgDay on Twitter and Facebook. AgDay also has a blog now too. Tune in to the ZimmCast on Monday for an interview with ACA Chair, Linda Tank, CHS, Inc. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government …
Purina Looking For Bloggers
Hey horse loving bloggers. Want to blog the upcoming 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games? Enter this contest. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed is excited to announce the Purina® “Live from Lexington” Contest, an opportunity for horse lovers everywhere to showcase their blogging skills for a chance to attend and report live from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in …
CME Launches Open Markets
The CME Group has started a blog. The exchange launched Open Markets to communicate CME Group’s views and help spark a dialogue on a broad range of issues that affect a diverse, and increasingly interrelated, array of financial markets. In addition to the blog, content will include testimonies and speeches, white papers and features from CME Group Magazine, video clips …
Golden ARC Awards Are Back
Do you remember the Golden ARC Awards? I do. And they’re back. Are you one of the best in agricultural public relations? Do you contribute valuable professional communications to your position? Are you proud of your work? Since its inception in 1990, the Golden ARC Award came to represent the pinnacle of success in agricultural public relations. Now reintroduced after …
Future of Soybean International Marketing Efforts
International marketing was the focus of a press conference held by the United Soybean Board at Commodity Classic. First up on the podium was Phil Bradshaw, USB Chairman and a soybean farmer from Griggsville, IL. He spoke about future efforts to increase soybean exports as conducted by the USB. A record 1.56 billion bushels of soybeans were exported in the …
LEGO Artist
Being a brick artist doesn’t sound like a high pressure job but when you’ve got to finish your LEGO creation by the close of the Commodity Classic trade show it can get a little tense. Nathan Sawaya got this art work done for BASF in their Commodity Classic booth just in time. I think he actually had a couple seconds …
Southeast AgNet Adds Two To Team
Southeast AgNet has added two new folks to their team. Marc Stockwell comes on board as a Senior Account Executive, bringing 20 years of advertising sales and management experience to the position. Stockwell was most recently employed with Meister Media Worldwide, where he sold advertising to citrus, vegetable, and ornamental horticulture industries. At Southeast AgNet, he will be involved in …