Last week I presented a session on agricultural communications in the new media world at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting. My contact was Chad Brommer, Emory University, who is a champion for new media channels in the organization. If you don’t know much about WSSA then listen to my interview with him in this week’s program and …
Truth In Advertising Applies To New Media
I recently consulted with an ag group that wants to start using new media, specifically a blog and podcast. During the discussion I heard that someone would, “ghost write for . . .” That immediately set off the warning signal in my mind. I encouraged them to reconsider this. To start with, there are plenty of examples of a company …
Our YouTube Channel
I learn something new everyday. Like the fact that you can embed your YouTube channel and not just the videos themselves. I wonder how long I’ve been missing this.
Rural Broadband Debate
I’m not sure where you would come down on the idea of stimulus money being spent on the continuing development of rural broadband but I’m all for it. Thanks to rural_broadband’s heads up on Twitter I thought you’d be interested in these two stories. The first one is from NPR, “Stimulus Stirs Debate Over Rural Broadband Access.” In it they …
Looking Ahead To A Classic Time in Texas
In just over a week corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers will be getting together in Grapevine, TX for Commodity Classic and you’ll find Cindy and myself there once again. I hope you’ve got your reservations in since this looks to be a big one. Actually, it’ll be just like “family” as an expected 4,500+ growers and their families and …
Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair
It sounds like things went very well at the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. Michelle Fowler sent me this picture of Andy Holstein with Tim Smith, center of Cropsmith Inc., and Dale Lutz, extension specialist with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Extension. I was also very happy to receive this recommendation from Rich …
Social Weed Communications
After my presentation this morning on ag communications and the new media world we had an informal session with some university researchers and teachers who are actively working on ways to employ online strategies for archiving and making educational presentations available. It’s interesting to hear a different perspective from the university side of the industry. It seems like every sector …
WSSA Presentation
Here’s my group here in my presentation that’s taking place still at the WSSA meeting in Orlando. Right now we’re discussing how to implement a new channel of communications and what would be the best one to start with. I’ll be conducting a shorter session this afternoon during the general session. Getting feedback that showing RSS feeds would be a …
Live WSSA Presentation on Communications
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