I noticed a story in the latest issue Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Prime Cuts, e-newsletter about a stupid (my word) ad from the Humane Society. Yes, we know these wackos have been trying to connect animal agriculture to global warming. Of course, there is no global warming issue, especially not a man made one. You’ll notice that most environmental wackos have …
Consistent Worldwide Numbering System
There’s a lot of news coming out of John Deere this week. In fact, it’s 23 news releases worth! You can find links to all of them in their media center or on AgWired in my previous post. I thought the new numbering system was very interesting and called Barry Nelson, John Deere Public Relations Manager, just now. He’s dutifully …
Download First NAMA Webinar
It looks like NAMA’s first webinar was a success. It’s now available for download in case you weren’t able to participate. PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE WEBEX PLAYER PRIOR TO DOWNLOADING THE DIRECT BRANDING WEBINAR. PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://NAMA.WEBEX.COM/CLIENT/T26L/ATRECPLY.MSI TO DOWNLOAD THE PLAYER FIRST. You can download the webinar by visiting http://payment.nama.org/playback.htm. (If your link is not live, you may …
August ZimmNews
The latest edition of ZimmNews has now been pumped out into the world wide web. In case you didn’t get it or just want to look at it online then you can find it here: August ZimmNews Some highlights include: New Media Tip Where Have We Been Where Are We Going NCGA Blog Wins Award Best of the ZimmCast I …
Fred Myers is For Ag Journalists
If you’re an AAEA member you probably know Fred Myers. If you’re not, then you can get to know him online via his new website, For Ag Journalists. This website is the latest of many contributions I have made to agricultural journalism, much of it through the American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA). Take a few minutes every month to look …
Complete List of AAEA Awards
I’ve received several releases from companies that won AAEA Awards but there’s just too many to post easily. That’s why I was happy to receive a complete list yesterday. So if you’re wondering about all the awards presented at the Ag Media Summit for AAEA, you can see them for yourself: AAEA Awards (pdf).
Out Flying In His Field
It was a beautiful day in central Iowa yesterday when I attended the Monsanto Technology Showcase. There are 13 tour stops this summer. I hope they all have weather like we had yesterday. Cool, with light cloud cover. The field day events are intended to help farmers “experience the future” and learn about Monsanto’s advanced technology and research. I’ll be …
New Numbers From John Deere
There’s lots of news out today from John Deere (5 news releases). The first one is interesting since it’s such a visual thing. What’s in a name? Quite a bit actually – especially when it comes to tractors. John Deere announces it’s currently transitioning to a new name and number system for its full line of tractors with the introduction …
California Strawberries in China
Thanks to Liza Teixeira, California Strawberry Commission, I just found out that Olympic athletes and visitors will enjoy some juicy red goodness in China. In a historic step for the California strawberry industry, America’s favorite fruit will arrive on Chinese soil for the first time in history today (Aug. 5). After receiving approval from Chinese authorities, the California strawberry industry …
Cow Tunes
Cows wearing headsets. Uh. Right. I want to know if they can subscribe to farm podcasts. The same Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used to track vehicles is now being used to track cows. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) animal scientist Dean M. Anderson has taken tracking several steps further with a Walkman-like headset that enables him to “whisper” wireless …