The streets of Chicago have a little snow on them but it’s warm inside. The 2008 International PRRS Symposium has been taking place here. After the Symposium Boehringer Ingelheim is having a “Foundations of Area and Regional PRRS Virus Control” seminar. It takes place tomorrow. Some of the topics include; Managing Immunity, Exposure and Monitoring and Measurement. It all takes …
Mindy Teaches Online Journalism
If you’re a regular AgWired reader then you know I’ve pointed you to Mindy McAdams before. She’s a University of Florida Journalism Professor. I got to meet her for coffee yesterday to talk about “online journalism.” You definitely need to be reading her blog if you want to enhance your agricultural communications skills. She actually has some ag background from …
Drive Green Show Rolls On
It’s back on location time here in Gainesville, FL at GreenSouth Equipment and another Drive Green Utility Tractor Show stop. I wonder if all John Deere dealers have internet access this good. I love it. I just took a break from interviews and photos to get some posting done here and on the Drive Green Show Blog. I’ve started shooting …
Drive Your First Tractor
Let’s see, Cindy’s on her way to Las Vegas for the JackPlot!™ national finals, John’s in Washington, DC at the Farm Foundation’s Food and Agriculture Policy Summit and I’m just about to head out to day two of the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. Busy times for ZimmComm, eh? Here’s an example of what you’ll be seeing on the Drive …
Florida Spanish Moss
This is spanish moss. I love the stuff. Seeing it means you’re in the south where it’s usually warmer than most of the other places I’m in this time of year. This is a shot I took driving through Starke this afternoon heading to Gainesville, home of my alma mater, UF! I’m going to be having coffee in the morning …
The Show Team
You don’t put together a traveling tractor show without a team of people making it happen. Here’s part of that team. Actually, most of the ones on site here in Middleburg, FL. There are a couple missing because they’re selling tractors to customers. It was a fun first day of the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. I’ve got …
Driving Green In Middleburg, FL With John Deere
Hello from GreenSouth Equipment in Middleburg, FL. Today is the kickoff of the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. After a cool start things are warming up and you’ll be able to follow all the action on the show blog. We’re about to get started here but I’ve already got photos uploaded and really like the high speed internet …
Pilgrim’s Pride Filing Chapter 11
It’s going to be interesting to see how the word “ethanol” is used at the upcoming International Poultry Expo which we’ll be covering right here on AgWired. Apparently it’s not a pleasant word at Pilgrim’s Pride. The company just announced a Chapter 11 filing and according to a story on AgWeb it sounds like they’re blaming their troubles on, you …
eplantspace.com Social Networking Site
The urge to connect socially online continues to grow. I am constantly surprised at who I’m connecting with online via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. I have new friends and contacts on each of them every day, in fact, several times every day. That’s why I find it interesting when a company or organization tries to create their own social networking …
JackPlot™ National Competition Blog
We’re very happy to announce the JackPlot!™ National Finals Competition blog. This is a new project for ZimmComm, working with the folks at Winfield Solutions for CROPLAN GENETICS® Seed. In case you don’t know about JackPlot!™ then you can find out more here. Cindy will be the JackPlot!™ blogger this week in Las Vegas. Here she is checking out our …