If you’ve got one of the only Platinum LEED certified (by the U.S. Green Building Council) buildings in the state of Missouri and even in the nation then you should be congratulated for the accomplishment. That happened today at the official ribbon “release” for the new Novus International global headquarters in St. Charles, MO when Missouri’s Governor Jay Nixon took …
AgChat Summary
After missing it the last couple weeks I got to participate in tonight’s AgChat session on animal ag via Twitter. Here’s the questions posed. Q1: Should we have a #farmfact and/or #foodfact day each week? Which day & which tag best for educating non-ag? Q2: Should NAIS be voluntary or mandatory? Why? Q3: Is it possible to be for MCOOL …
Reminder About 2009 CCA Institute
Here’s a reminder about the 2009 CCA Institute. It’s not too late to register according to Terri Breon. Tickets are still available to attend the Friday night “Fun Night” at the ball park. Join fellow CCA’ers as the Kansas City Royals take on the Cincinnati Reds at the newly renovated Kauffman Stadium! As a bonus, the night ends with fireworks …
Quarry Partnering With Eloqua
The latest news from Quarry Integrated Communications is about their joining “a select group of communications agencies worldwide in being recognized as a Certified Agency Partner by Eloqua, the category-defining marketing automation leader. Quarry is the first communications agency serving agrimarketers in North America to achieve this distinction.” “Eloqua’s award-winning marketing automation platform, in concert with our own trademarked Relationship …
Search Bing
We’re all pretty comfortable making statements like “Did you Google for it?” Do you think we could start saying “Did you Bing for it?” Just doesn’t seem to have the same ring to it. Microsoft unveiled it’s new search engine over the weekend – Bing. So, have you tried it? What do you think?
New Media In USDA
I don’t know if Larry Quinn is ready to rename the Broadcasters Letter, the New Media Letter, but new media is slowly but surely making its way into the USDA Office of Communications strategy. For example, I just recently met Amanda Eamich online via email. I was intrigued by her title, “Director of New Media (Acting).” Now that’s progress. So …
Billy Frey Wins Pork On A Fork Contest
I see that our good friend Billy Frey, Alltech, has won the Faces of Agriculture Pork On A Fork Contest. You can see the entries with this link. Here’s the message from Trent: The winner of the Pork on a Fork contest is Billy Frey of Lexington, KY. Congratulations, Billy. Your photo is great and really shows your appreciation for …
Case Study in Social Networking
ZimmComm client, Renewable Fuels Association, posted an interesting comment in it’s latest e-newsletter about using social media that I thought you might be interested to read. A case study in social networking: This week the RFA saw what social networking efforts like Twitter can produce. A “tweet” from Missy Ruff, RFA’s Market Development Manager, about the opening of this station …
NAFB Webinar
If you haven’t seen the results of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Wave Study then you’ve got an online chance coming up. We want to share that presentation with you, as an NAFB member. It features recorded clips of a number of producers, from across NAFB geography, talking about their dependence upon farm radio. These farmers and ranchers offer …
FCC/USDA Helping Us Become Publishers
The move to make sure all Americans have access to high speed internet access continues to gain momentum. This week Acting FCC Chairman, Michael Copps, released a report to be used as a starting point for the development of policies to continue to deliver broadband to rural areas. I believe this is needed to help restore economic growth and opportunities …