We don’t usually hit the height of fall color in Missouri in November but we have this year. This is a drive by shot of some serious color in the late afternoon sun on the river bluffs of the Missouri River. I spent the day getting deer hunting camp ready for opening day which follows the NAFB convention this year. …
NAMA GPS Drawing
Once again this year, NAMA is offering some incentive for you to get a friend or co-worker to join. You’ve only got until November 5 so get those applications in. If you do, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a GPS unit. Every NAMA member who recruits a new member between now and November 5 will be included …
Appaloosa Pumpkins
Last year on Halloween I was blogging the Appaloosa World Show for Steve Taylor and crew at the Appaloosa Horse Club. This year Steve is a master agriblogger and handling the job very well. Here’s a picture from his posts at the show this week. Probably the toughest job I’ve had all week at the Appaloosa World Show in Fort …
Laser Pumpkins
We’ve got the candy ready for the evening onslaught and will be dishing it out in between calls from automated political campaigns. It’ll all be over next week! I saw this on Gizmodo and thought you might enjoy it. You could risk cutting yourself with a knife. Or you could buy one of those mini saw kits that always break …
Agricultural FINDERBINDER Going To Print
The first edition of the Agricultural FINDERBINDER is now going to print according to Cory Cart. I just spoke with him about how things are going with what promises to be the most complete resource of agricultural media listings available. He says they completed their pre-sales phase earlier this month and are gearing up to start getting it in the …
New Media on Minds of Marketing Officers
Okay agrimarketers. Here’s your Friday new media lesson courtesy of Epsilon. I’ve selectively added some bold enhancements for points of particular interest. Chief Marketing Officers at many of the biggest brands in the nation are seeing a major shift in the marketing landscape. Almost two-thirds (63%) of the 175 marketing executives surveyed see an increase in their spending on interactive/digital …
Michael Peterson Receives Spirit of Hope Award
It looks like my friend Michael Peterson, who is a real friend of agriculture, just received a major award from the USO at a ceremony at the Pentagon on Tuesday. This is a picture of him on a “My Real Life, Strong For America” tour stop in Nebraska. Award-winning country music artist Michael Peterson, a special friend of The American …
MyMachinery.com Launches
You can now find my machinery online. I mean, you can now find your machinery at MyMachinery.com. Farm Journal Media announced today its launch of MyMachinery.com, a new agricultural equipment–focused Web site. With this Web site launch, Farm Journal Media is also forming a new partnership with Fastline Publications, Inc. MyMachinery.com will be a comprehensive site that unites the entire machinery …
Colleen Callahan Commercial
The election is getting closer and none too soon for those of us who are very, very tired of all the commercials. However, I thought I’d give another plug for Colleen Callhan, farm broadcaster, who says she’s the underdog in her race for Congress in Illinois. She’s still looking for last minute donations to keep this commercial on the air.
Increasing AgrAbility
A great project to help farmers with disabilities or injuries is the AgrAbility Project. This is a national project which is handled by various state organizations. While I was at Sunbelt Ag Expo, I spoke with AgrAbility In Georgia Project Manager, Rebecca Brightwell. She describes how they help farmers in need so they can keep on farming. For example, they …