You’ve heard of C-SPAN. Now there’s H-SPAN. The H is for Horse. HorseTV, the first and only multi-platform television network dedicated to providing programming for a worldwide equestrian audience, announced today the launch of H-SPAN, the industry-serving component of its online television portal. With the announcement of the H-SPAN activation and the amazing lineup of initial programming included in the …
Speedy iPhone Has Arrived
The S stands for speed and starting today we’re going to find out how much better the AgriBlogger phone of choice works. That’s because my new iPhone 3G S has arrived. I’ve been asked to do a review on it which I intend to do after a couple of days of working with it. Activation was simple and so was …
AgChat Summary
I enjoyed another great AgChat session tonight. This time the focus was on Food, Inc. the movie. You can follow back through the conversation via Twitter. It was obvious that most of us participating haven’t had a chance to see the movie yet but you can watch the trailer and read around their website or get the associated book to …
Paul Rea New Director, U.S. Crop Business For BASF
BASF Crop Protection has a new Director, U.S. Crop Business. Paul Rea steps into that role effective July 1. Rea brings more than 14 years of global management experience in the agriculture business to the position. He most recently served as Director of BASF Specialty Products business within BASF North America Crop Protection, comprising three units: Professional Pest Control, Professional …
Pitching Stories To Bloggers
If you’re interested in learning something about pitching stories to bloggers you might want to participate in a today’s webinar that’s part of the Communicating Renewables Webinar series. There’s still time to register. All the information is posted below. Although our topic is energy, the things we’ll discuss are applicable to any industry. I’m one of the presenters. If you’ve …
Ag Relations Council Silent Auction
While you’re attending this year’s Agricultural Media Summit/IFAJ Congress you’ll have a chance to support student attendees and ARC. In fact, you can help out right now by donating an item for the auction. Auction proceeds will go toward underwriting a lowered student registration fee for AMS, thus ensuring participation by the maximum number of potential industry newcomers. We need …
Carlos Fraga Joins California Strawberry Commission
The California Strawberry Commission has a new Manager of Grower Communications and Education. He’s Carlos Fraga. His primary role is to develop strategy and implement tactical training solutions for food safety, occupational safety, production and organizational leadership. “Grower communications and education is integral to building and maintaining an industry-leading food safety program,” said Mark Murai, President of the California Strawberry …
Teaching Ag In New York City
We all wonder what kids are being taught about agriculture in schools today. In New York City, one high school has a complete 4 year agricultural education program with a very good percentage of graduates going on to careers in ag. In this week’s program we’ll hear all about it. The idea for this week’s program came from an announcement …
Register For BlogWorld
I just registered for this year’s Blogworld & New Media Expo. If you’re planning on attending then now’s the time to get registered since the early cutoff is July 1. BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and only industry-wide trade show, conference and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. BlogWorld features …
Voting Open In AFT Favorite Farmers Market Contest
You should check to see if your local farmers market is signed up for the American Farmland Trust, “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” contest. Voting is active. AFT is looking for three top vote getters and is using this contest to promote “the connection between fresh local food and the local farms and farmland that supply it.” “Farmers markets not only …