Although I could not attend the combined IFAJ Congress/Ag Media Summit that doesn’t mean I’m not in touch. I just got off Skype with Greg Lamp, Corn & Soybean Digest, and Co-Chair of the event. He had a short break before the afternoon activities get underway. Greg says the mix of U.S. and international visitors has worked out great and …
Monsanto Booth Shoutout
I really appreciate this shoutout from the IFAJ/Ag Media Summit since I couldn’t attend. Special thanks to Janice Person, Monsanto, for sending me a video clip of some of my friends saying hi. With her in their Info Expo booth this morning were @SteveDrake, @lacleaver, @whitwallace, @jjatfp, @ilovefarmersorg and @sarauttech. AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and
Eric Grant PR Director For American Angus
The newly appointed Director of Public Relations for the American Angus Association is Eric Grant. He’s oversee the Association’s advertising, public relations and communications programs. Grant is a 24-year veteran in agricultural communications, public relations and advertising. “For more than two decades, Eric has been an advocate of rural America and rural Americans,” says Bryce Schumann, Association CEO. “We look …
Steve Engle Joins Pure Marketing and Media
If you’re wondering where Steve Engle is then wonder no more. Steve Engle is joining Pure Marketing and Media as Creative Director and as President of Pure Ag, the agency’s new agribusiness division. During his 28-year agency career, Engle has worked on many major accounts in a variety of industries, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, DuPont, John Deere, Pioneer, DeKalb, Bank …
BASF Exclusive Sponsor of SoyRAP
It sounds like a certain kind of soy music but it isn’t. It’s actually great advice about soybean rust and aphids. BASF is proud to announce its exclusive partnership with the American Soybean Association (ASA) and Doane Advisory Services to provide the Soybean Rust and Aphids Program (SoyRAP) Web site (www.soyrap.com). BASF, among several companies, had previously been a co-sponsor …
Add American Lamb To Your Grill
A tasty sounding addition to your summer grill is American lamb. It looks like the competition was fierce when the American Lamb Board held their summer grilling recipe contest. When the smoke cleared, two contestants remained in the second annual “Get Your Grill On” American lamb video contest: Nikki Norman and the lamb loving duo, Matt Charpentier and Joe Riley. …
My Amercian Farm Teaches
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has an online game you can play to help teach about where your food comes from and how it gets to your dinner plate. It’s called My American Farm. It’s a very simple educational program that would be good for kids to play with and learn from.
Farm Progress Show On The Horizon
It’s time to look forward to the annual Farm Progress Show. I sure hope you’ve got your hotel reservations. Rich in history and tradition, the 56th annual Farm Progress Show, to be held September 1, 2 and 3 in Decatur, Ill., offers plenty for visitors to see and do which includes an expanded exhibit area, field and livestock demonstrations, and …
Travel Day To Ft. Worth, TX
Today Cindy and Carly will be heading to Ft. Worth, TX for the combined IFAJ Congress/Ag Media Summit. I’m sure going to miss everyone but that doesn’t mean I won’t be lurking online! Since so many Twittering friends will be attending this week please use the #AgMS hashtag in your tweets so we can all follow along. The program is …
ZimmComm ZimmCast
In this week’s program Cindy and I do a review of some of the ZimmComm activity of late and look ahead. We’re going to continue to roll down the agriblogging highway this summer. Actually Cindy gets to do a little extra in coming weeks while I recuperate from this pneumonia bug. In fact, we recorded the program in my hospital …