It seems like more and more meetings are being held in conjunction with the first ever AG CONNECT Expo. This invitation only event is called Agrievolution. The first one took place in Rome in 2008. Some portions of the program may become open to the public. The Second World Summit on Agricultural Machinery will be hosted by the Association of …
Fastline Top Ten Ag Twitter Users
You know social media has become part of the ag communications world when you start seeing top ten lists like this one from Fastline (Part 1 and Part 2). I’m honored to have been selected for it and congratulate all the folks listed. There are many, many people now using social media like Twitter and all the other channels to …
Holiday Greetings From IFP Media
The staff at IFP Media, including the world renowned David Markey wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and prosperous new year.
Beach Sunset
A beach sunset is one of the real pleasures of spending time on the Gulf coast of Florida. The weather here has improved tremendously since getting in last week. This pic is from last night. Hopefully we’ll have the same again today. Now if the forecast for the midwest would just change it would be great. Let’s hope that freeze …
GMO Detection With The Fluidigm System
Although many old school environmentalists are now embracing genetically engineered crops, GMO’s continue to be a hot topic and one that impacts agribusiness, especially in the area of international trade. In this installment of our interviews with Fluidigm Corporation you’ll hear how their system can play a key role in assisting companies involved in biotechnology and therefore today’s farmers. To …
Happy Holidays From Novus International
Jeremy Lutgen and Jill Mahoney, Novus International, would like to wish you Happy Holiday.
What’s New With Trimble and Pioneer
In this holiday shortened week the ZimmCast will feature two interviews I conducted at the recent NAFB convention to find out what’s new in the world of agribusiness from Trimble and Pioneer Hi-Bred. I interviewed George Huber, Trimble, who talks about virtual reference stations and “the connected farm.” He says this allows you to get data to and from your …
Happy Holidays From AgroPress
Goran Djakovic, President, AgroPress, says Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Or as he also puts it, “Srecni novogodisnji i Bozicni praznici!”
Blogging From The Beach
Posting will be light this week but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any. Just because Cindy and I are enjoying a vacation doesn’t mean no activity. We have a number of stories planned for you. We’ve just got to fit them in with relaxation. In fact, as I post this watching the beach, I’m feeling very relaxed. So, we’ll …
Stream Live From Your iPhone
Heads up farm podcasters and agribloggers. The new media game just ramped up a notch. So you’ve got your iPhone and have mastered tweeting photos right? How about streaming live audio/video from it? Now you can thanks to the new Ustream.tv app. I’ve already tried it and it works great. It uses either your 3G signal or wifi. It also …