A year ago would you have thought you’d see this proudly displayed in an agribusiness booth? I didn’t think so. But AGCO is connecting socially with their customers as we found out at Tuesday evening’s Tweetup. So how about your company? Are you getting your social network in order? If you follow the AG CONNECT Expo Twitter hashtag which is …
Raven Slingshot Introduced at AG CONNECT Expo
Precision agriculture technology is on display all over the AG CONNECT Expo show floor. I don’t think I’ve seen quite so many exhibits outside of a show dedicated to this growing technology application. Raven Industries is one of the companies exhibiting something new here at the show. I spoke with Marketing Manager, Ryan Molitor, this afternoon about Slingshot. He says …
Ag Communications Future Discussed at AG CONNECT Expo
Discussing the future of agricultural communications was the job of Orion Samuelson, Jim Evans and Mike Yost today at AG CONNECT Expo. Jim has spent a lifetime in agriculture and Ag communications, as a practitioner and professor at the University of Illinois. The panel took place in Successful Farming’s Innovations Theater where they’ve been doing live webcasts of the presentations. …
Gators at AG CONNECT Expo
My Alma Mater was out and about at AG CONNECT Expo today. Here are three ag comm students from The University of Florida. They were watching this afternoon’s panel discussion in the Innovations Theater on the future of ag communications. I’ll have more on that later. Joanna and I have spent all day collecting interviews which we’ll be posting right …
AG CONNECT Expo Show Statistics
AG CONNECT Expo released some statistics about the show this morning during a press briefing. We heard from Show Director Sara Mooney and AEM VP of Ag Services, Charlie O’Brien. Here’s some quick stats for you. There are currently 7,000 registered. The final numbers will change since we’re not at the end of the show yet by the way. Of …
Pioneer Hi-Bred Sponsors Farm Journal Legacy Project
Pioneer Hi-Bred announced a multi-year sponsorship to support Farm Journal Media’s Legacy Project at AG CONNECT Expo. You can listen to their press conference remarks below: “The median age of the U.S. farmer today is 58 years, yet only 20 percent of farmers report being confident in succession plans for their businesses,” says Andy Weber, president and CEO of Farm …
Strawberry iPhone App
How about some sweet fruity goodness for your iPhone? The California Strawberry Commission has just officially launched its free STRAWBERRIES iPhone app. After being reviewed by Apple, it has been highlighted as a “staff pick” in the App Store. The app offers a collection of more than 50 strawberry recipes from food bloggers and chefs from around the web. Strawberries …
Joe Osborn Retiring From Osborn & Barr Communications
After 22 years with the company he co-founded, Osborn & Barr’s Joe Osborn is retiring. He’ll still continue in a consulting role however. “This is an exciting time for the agency. In recent years, we’ve re-focused our core business, which positions O&B well for current and future growth. I strongly believe the agency’s best days are ahead, and I’m pleased …
John Deere AG CONNECT Classroom
Besides all the educational sessions and seminars taking place at AG CONNECT Expo many of the exhibitors are also conducting classes. John Deere has an elevated classroom in theirs that features a wide screen tv connected via internet back to their offices in Iowa. So, there is an on-site facilitator to operate the equipment on this end while the actual …
AG CONNECT Expo Attendees
The crowd of attendees here at AG CONNECT Expo is pretty diverse as you might expect at a major agricultural trade show. We’ve got lots of international visitors and exhibitors. And it’s always great to see blue coats. These Florida FFA’ers are getting an on the floor lesson today. AG CONNECT Expo Photo Album