Here’s a sign of the viability of online communications in agriculture. I think we’re going to see more of this at time goes on and travel budgets get tighter. WATT, a global custom marketing solutions company, announces the launch of the agribusiness industry’s first-ever virtual tradeshow: WATT Online Animal Nutrition & Health Forum, to be held on 29 April, 2009 …
Rural Fiber Fund
Thanks to Twitterer Rural_Broadband (who is?) for pointing me to some posts by Geoff Daily at AppRising.com who is supporting rural fiber as the method to bring high speed internet access to rural America. He writes: Fiber is our future. It’s the only broadband that’s considered true 21st century infrastructure, and only full fiber networks equal world-class broadband. Whatever broadband …
NAMA Convention In Kansas City Next Four Years
I smiled big when I saw that NAMA will be holding it’s convention in KC, MO the next 4 years. Makes sense to me, how about you? It does seem like we get better participation when it’s held in a central location that is easy for members to get to. After careful review, the NAMA Executive Committee has announced that …
Fabulous Farm Babe Interview
In case you don’t know the sweet, demure and charming Fabulous Farm Babe, Pam Jahnke, you can read an interview with her in the Wisconsin State Journal. Here’s an excerpt: Melanie Conklin: I can guess how farming got into your blood, growing up on a farm. But why journalism? Pam Jahnke: I went to school at UW-River Falls to be …
Ubiquitous Broadband
With the new leadership in Washington, DC getting ready to take over I’d love to see the list of who wants a handout, bailout or whatever you want to call it. It seems like every group or industry is positioning themselves to get something out of whatever economic stimulus package we get. I just wonder where all this money is …
Inaugural Food Could Have Been A Turkey
Actually recipes made with turkey like this Turkey Tostada Ensalada are fit for the inauguration even if they won’t be served there. But that didn’t stop two chefs who offered some dishes they would have served. Looks great to me. I would happily let them serve it any time. Chefs Rocco Whalen and Mary Sue Milliken might not have been …
ASFMRA Members Use New Communications Technologies
The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers recently surveyed its members and asked them some communications technology questions. I provided some ideas for the questions and they’ve shared the results with me. So here’s some items you might find interesting (I rounded out the #’s). To start with, of the respondents, almost 70% are over 50 years old …
International Green Week Trade Show Opens
Janet Kanters has contributed another story from Green Week in Berlin. This one is on the huge food trade show. I’ve wandered around in it before and it really is a place where you can eat your way around the world in one location. The photo is courtesy of Janet too. An astounding 1,600 exhibitors from 56 countries are presenting …
The Des Moines Ad Mavericks
I love the name of Lessing-Flynn’s new blog – Ad Mavericks. A name does not a blog make, but it’s a good start. Welcome to Ad Mavericks, Lessing-Flynn’s blog. We are members of a Des Moines advertising agency that has been in business for over 100 years and we’re blogging because we have something to say. We think our collective …
Schillinger Seeds Technology Day
I couldn’t attend the Schillinger Seed Technology Day last week but thanks to Jess Held, Lessing-Flynn, I did get a photo. The purpose of the event, held in Queenstown, MD, was to provide a glimpse of: At a glimpse: • Behind the Schillinger Story • Revolutionizing the soybean industry • Launch of soybean industry firsts • Meet with several international …