If you’re a regular reader of AgWired then you know we’re new media evangelists (blogs, podcasts, and all sorts of online social networking). So when I see a pretty mainstream media outlet do a story on this I like to pass it along. This time it’s about podcasting and it’s in Investors.com. Podcast audiences have branched out far beyond just …
New Holland Gets 3 ASABE AE50’s
New Holland has racked up some awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. They got three AE50 Awards. The AE50 Awards are based on new technology or the advancement of existing technology intended principally for producing, processing, storing, packaging or transporting agricultural, food and other biological products. To be nominated, a product must have the potential for …
Meyocks Group Goes Independent
The Meyocks Group is brave enough to be independent. Doug Jeske, chief operating officer of The Meyocks Group advertising agency, has acquired the firm from Hy-Vee, the two parties announced today. The Meyocks Group will continue to be advertising agency of record for Hy-Vee. “This change in ownership gives The Meyocks Group the opportunity to operate and grow as an …
Horse Traveling
If you’re planning on traveling with a horse then you might want to check into the advice and help of some experts. The experts at Horse Travel Network. This is a new venture which was just announced at the National Appaloosa Show. They’re not tied to just one breed either by the way. Mark Hardy is the President of Horse …
Callaway Performs
Cindy got to see Michael Peterson perform on Friday night but I got to see Callaway perform on Saturday night. She did a benefit concert for support of Appaloosa Youth Association activities and was a big hit with the young audience. She played a full set of songs with her band and showed why she’s an up and coming star. …
Guess Whose Boots
You can’t be at a horse show and not see a lot of boots. Some are more noticeable than others. So it’s time once again for an AgWired edition of “Guess Whose Boots.” Just use the comment feature and submit your guess and the first person who gets it right will win an Agwired t-shirt. There are clues if you’ve …
Appaloosa Calf Roping
One thing I don’t think you’ll ever find me doing is calf roping. I may as well jump off a building as a horse after roping a calf. That is, if I could even swing the rope and ride at the same time. These guys make it look like a piece of cake though. It’s still relatively early here in …
Meeting Callaway
I don’t mean the golf company. Maybe you don’t know Callaway yet but I do. She’s a very young singing star and will be performing tonight at the National Appaloosa Show. She’s on the left in case you didn’t figure that out. I’ll let you figure out who’s on the right. Callaway will be performing a benefit concert for the …
These Girls Are Cowboys
The Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls are performing at the National Appaloosa Show for two nights. According to Executive Director, Jennifer Nicholson, they’ll be doing their choreographed lasso dance and acrobatic trick riding. This morning I got to talk with them so in the interview you can hear from each of the girls here, ages 9 to 17, with Jennifer in …
Appaloosa On The Move
This week’s ZimmCast is a little late I know but I wanted to wait until I got to Jackson, MS and the National Appaloosa Show so we could learn about how they’ve handled a major move to a new city with a show that’s been held in another location for a long time. So this week you can hear Appaloosa …