How do you become new media experts? Participate in conferences like BlogWorld and New Media Expo. That’s why I’m here with Carly and Robert our webmaster. In fact, Robert is in this photo somewhere. The Mac in the front row on the left is mine. The opening session is underway featuring Laura Fitton, Pistachio Consulting. She’s challenging and inspiring us. …
Getting Ready For Start of BlogWorld & New Media Expo
The 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo is about to get underway in Las Vegas. Carly, Robert and I are on location (finally). I’ll primarily be writing about the conference on ZimmComm.biz but will post here too when I find something you new media farm folks might be interested in. My hope is that I can shed a little more …
Talking NAFB With Bill O’Neill
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting has seen some significant changes in the last 4 years and the staff leader has been Bill O’Neill. Bill is stepping down at the end of this year to pursue some personal interests and I spoke with him about his decision and his years working with the organization. He says he’s going to move …
Getting To Know Fluidigm
The President/CEO and co-Founder of Fluidigm (AgWired Sponsor) is Gajus Worthington. Let’s meet him and learn about the company and how its technology can benefit agribusiness. I met with Gajus at the company headquarters in South San Francisco and asked him a number of questions to help us better understand their core technology. Before getting to the technology, he explains …
Just Saying No To Food Taxes
Americans Against Food Taxes is ramping up its campaign. See a list of the coalition members here. Dear Concerned Citizen: Thank you for joining the fight against beverage and food taxes. Because of you, many in Washington listened and agreed – a tax on beverages is not what concerned citizens like you want. In the coming week, as the health …
NAFB Executive Director Stepping Down
Just received word that Bill O’Neill, the Executive Director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, will be stepping down. The NAFB Board has accepted his resignation effective December 31. You can hear all about it from NAFB President, Pam Jahnke, who has recorded an audio statement (mp3). Pam Jahnke, current president of NAFB said that O’Neill plans on pursuing …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Coming Up
The Sunbelt Ag Expo is just around the corner and yours truly will be there again this year thanks to Growth Energy. If you’re tweeting please use #SAE09 in your tweets. Then we can all follow along with the conversation. A diverse array of labor-saving products, cutting edge technology and interactive educational exhibits awaits visitors who attend the 32nd anniversary …
National Peanut Festival
It’s just about time for the National Peanut Festival. Farmers can apply for a ticket to Farmer Day which is November 2. The Festival runs October 30 – November 8. Approximately half of the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama. The National Peanut Festival (NPF) — the nation’s largest peanut festival …
Bret Cude New Leader of ISPFMRA
Bret Cude, Farmers National Company, has been elected President of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Others elected at the meeting were President-Elect Mark Wetzel, AFM, with Busey Ag Services, Decatur, IL, and Vice President Richard Grever, AFM, with Hertz Farm Management, DeKalb, IL. Fred L. Hepler, AFM, AAC, Wexford Capital, PC becomes Immediate Past-President of …
Why Farmers Are Using Social Media
There’s a good story about farmers using social media in the Fresno Bee titled, “Facebook draws a growing crop of farmers, Many in the ag industry are using Twitter and blogs to communicate, educate.” Cindy spoke with author Robert Rodriguez and pointed him to a few other folks to contact for the story. She is quoted in the article. The …