Since my bout with pneumonia was “outed” last week I thought I’d start out this week with an update for y’all. To start with, I’m feeling a lot better. Thank you to all who have expressed their well wishes and offered their prayers. It has been rough and I won’t deny it. But I should be home this week and …
A Posting Slowdown
Okay. Cindy has tweeted “My Twittering husband, who tweets photos of what he makes for dinner, doesn’t bother to tweet that he’s in the hospital for pneumonia.” She’s right. Maybe I should have been writing about this but I just couldn’t find the right “voice” for it and it’s been one of those things that has dragged on for a …
New Farm Podcaster Tool
If you don’t have a good digital audio recorder yet or are looking for a new one then Sony has introduced the PCM-M10. It’s the nice small form factor that makes these great to add to your gear bag. The PCM-M10 is conveniently small on size, but packs in many cool features: a five-second pre-record buffer, WAV and MP3 format …
National Hot Dog Day
I guess I missed it by a day but better late than never. July 21 is National Hot Dog Day and I hope you all had a chance to have yours. I personally like them sliced and fried with eggs for breakfast as well as on a bun for lunch or dinner. If you want some tips on how to …
AdFarm/AGROTAIN Relay Team Wins Division
You might remember last week’s post about the Mt. Ranier Relay Race that AdFarm and their client AGROTAIN were participating in. I received a photo and update from Jason Streubel who was on the team. He’s a soil science PhD student at Washington State University. He says their team won their division! Jason is also a blogger and you’ll find …
Kelly Ferguson Rejoins The Meyocks Group
The folks at The Meyocks Group are very happy to have Kelly Ferguson back on the team. Kelly Ferguson has rejoined The Meyocks Group, directing the agency’s market analysis and strategy efforts. He also serves on the agency’s management team. A native of Clarinda, Iowa, Ferguson interned at the agency while completing a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management at …
Discussing Food Security at IFMA 17
The International Farm Management Association Congress began Monday, July 20 at Illinois State University. Gregory Traxler was one of several speakers discussing global agriculture issues on the opening day of the IFMA Congress. His presentation, “Toward World Food Security” highlighted the complexity and causes of the issue of food security. Food security refers to the right to food for all …
IFMA 17 Student Correspondents In Action
As we’ve mentioned earlier, our coverage of the IFMA 17 Congress is being produced by student correspondents in the IFMA 17 newsroom and delivered to AgWired for posting. It’s always nice to see the students in action like in this photo. Those same student correspondents are contributing to the Congress Twitter Feed too. So over the coming days we’ll have …
ISU students set the stage for IFMA 17
The International Farm Management Association Congress focuses on the future of the agriculture industry. And as delegates from across the world enter the Brown Ballroom on Illinois State University’s campus on Monday, July 20 for the IFMA 17 opening ceremony, attendees are sure to notice the work of future professionals. For the past 10 to 12 weeks, ISU students have …
Food, Fiber and Energy at an American Super Store
Here’s our first report from the IFMA 17 Congress. Good job newsroom! From farmers markets to super markets, IFMA 17 delegates had the opportunity to spend Sunday, July 19 touring the Meijer’s Super Store. Delegates arrived at the Bone Student Center Sunday to register for this week’s events. A shuttle, provided by Peoria Charter Coach, took them from the ISU …