Country Clover is a new CD made by the National 4-H Council. It’s “Songs From Famous 4-H Alumni” featuring artists like Sugarland, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and many more. I got a copy when I interviewed Anarosa Garcia, Corporate Development Manager, National 4-H Council, at the recent NAMA Convention. Proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the activities …
Chuck Leavell Promotes Forest Management
Chuck Leavell, Rolling Stones Keyboardist, has become an outspoken proponent of sound forestry management. He’s got a tree plantation, Charlane Plantation, near Macon, GA. He just played for a UN biodiversity convention in Germany and is touring there with the German Forest Owners Association. I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Chuck and I like how he’s trying to pull …
Iowa NAMA Sponsors Farm Olympics
The Iowa Chapter of NAMA is going to be busy in June with Johnston Green Days, June 19-22. Here’s some details from the Des Moines Register. Another new event is the Farm Olympics, sponsored by the National Agrimarketing Association’s Iowa chapter. Roxi Beck, a spokeswoman for the association, said the event will feature several stations designed to help children and …
Sunny Day in Mid Mo
I’m not sure if this is called Claysville Creek but it’s a creek that runs right by Claysville, MO. It’s a beautiful day in mid MO so I got out on the Katy Trail today on my bike with my iPod cranking out some of this. My Blackberry Curve comes through to show how nice it looks. You can also …
Fastline’s 30 Year Celebration
Another one of the booths I visited at the recent NAMA Convention Connection Point was Fastline. Participating in this interview are Bill Howard, Publisher, Matt Coniglio, National Accounts Manager and Joe McWilliams, VP Sales and Marketing. Learn all about the company and publication. They’re celebrating 30 years this year! This is one in a series of interviews we conducted in …
ZimmComm New Media Training
This past week we did some new media training here at ZimmComm World Headquarters. My Mac looks great on a 42″ Plasma. John, Laura, Michelle, Cindy and Chelsea all watched as we went through the new version of WordPress and discussed posting policies and our new live video application. In light of some of the latest news on how big …
The Growing Business of Blogs
Remember back almost 4 years ago when you first heard about new media (blogs and podcasts) being used in agriculture? You know where, right? Well that “fad” has certainly become much more mainstream than many thought it would. My favorite place to keep up with what’s going on in my new media world is eMarketer. They’ve got a new report …
Associated Ag Publications Does Ruralpolitan
During the recent NAMA Convention I visited with Bob Van Voorhis, Associated Ag Publications. In the following interview with him we talk about who they are. They’re connected with Farm Bureau and Bob discusses why that relationship is special. Bob also talks about their coverage and audience using words like, “ruralpolitan.” This is one in a series of interviews we …
2008 NAMA Boot Camp
Mark August 12-14 on your calendar if you haven’t already for NAMA Boot Camp ver. 5. The NAMA office is expecting about 125 to attend this year’s program and sponsorships are available. The program will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, our Kansas City NAMA home. Online registration is available.
DTN/The Progressive Farmer Editorial Focus
One of the booths that I got to conduct an interview in during the NAMA Convention was the DTN and The Progressive Farmer booth. In it I spoke with Adrian Blake, Publisher, who helped me understand the editorial focus of DTN and their publication. In the interview you’ll hear him talk about what make them different and how advertisers can …