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Virtual & Live Ag Day Activities Scheduled

Chuck Zimmerman

It is almost time for Virtual & Live Ag Day Activities on March 19. You can be part of the experience as we celebrate the American farmers who work and preserve the land to feed millions. Visit agday.org for more details. VIRTUAL CELEBRATION – MARCH 19 Virtual Celebration Tuesday, March 19 Ag Day Virtual Event 9 a.m. Eastern REGISTER HERE …

Ag Day, Agri-Pulse

ZimmCast 725 – NCBA Leaders

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. The last two weeks have been hectic for the ZimmComm Team. I was in Orlando for CattleCon and I’m going to share some interviews from there in this episode. Then I was off to Ft. Worth for the Clean Fuels Conference while Cindy went to Scottsdale for the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau Annual …

Audio, Beef, NCBA, ZimmCast

2024 CattleCon Attendees Enjoying the Sunshine State

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s winter but Florida has whipped up sun and warmer temps for cattle producers at the newly named CattleCon. We had a great sunset yesterday and today has been a busy one as sessions have started and the trade show will open with a welcoming reception. I have started a virtual newsroom for NCBA that will include my photo album …

Audio, Beef, Cattle Industry Conference, Farm Policy, NCBA

Preview of CattleCon 2024

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This week we’re going to get a preview of the new CattleCon. I love that name. It is new and perfect for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. In fact, CattleCon is the official new name. To learn all about what’s new and different with CattleCon I talked with Kristin Torres, Executive …

Ag Groups, Animal Health, Audio, Beef, Cattle Industry Conference, Meat, NCBA, ZimmCast

And It’s Titanium

Chuck Zimmerman

Yep. It is titanium. As in, Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Watch Ultra 2. And I’ve got it baby. I would love to write a very detailed description of these devices but you can find a lot of them and frankly, I’m still learning their capabilities. It’s a major contrast to either of them in the past. But, really, the …

Technology

broadhead Acquires Filament

Chuck Zimmerman

broadhead has acquired Filament which makes it one of the nation’s largest agencies serving industry-leading food and agriculture clients. broadhead, an employee-owned, data-driven, creative agency powering brands that transform how we eat, move and live, has acquired Filament, a Madison, Wisconsin-based agency specializing in production and recreational agriculture. With a segment-leading client portfolio, Filament has a strong history in helping …

Agencies

ZimmComm 2024 Preview

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s hard to believe that it was 20 years ago this year that we started ZimmComm but here we are. While we are not as busy as we once were pre-COVID, we have a good line up of events on our calendar for the year. We are hitting the agriblogging highway already this week for the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in …

ZimmComm Announcement

ZimmCast 723 – 2023 Events Compilation

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. As we come to the end of 2023, we already have dates on the calendar going into the new year for about the same events we did this year, most of which we have been doing for about 15 years. From Beltwide Cotton Conferences right after new years to the American Seed Trade association …

Audio, ZimmCast

Tackling the Podcast Download Numbers Challenge

Chuck Zimmerman

“There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.” ― Benjamin Disraeli Providing audience numbers for media has never been an easy task, but when it comes to online metrics, it is a challenge that has been getting increasingly difficult. Let’s just look at podcasting, which has skyrocketed in popularity since we first started doing it in …

Podcasts

ZimmCast 722 – Interviews from NAFB Trade Talk

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. During this year’s NAFB Trade Talk I interviewed a lot of company representatives and am taking this opportunity to share some of them. These folks had a lot more than just the Golden ZimmComm Microphone in their face! But they are now members of the Golden Mic Club. Here’s who you can listen to …

Agribusiness, AMVAC, Audio, NAFB, ZimmCast