Here’s the schedule for when I intend to be live on AgWired Live TV. 10:15 – 10:30am 12:00 – 12:15 3:00 – 4:00pm, eastern time. Approx. live break times. Our sessions are across the hall in a different room where I don’t have internet access so I’m going to be be bringing people to the media room for some live …
Sampling BASF Wines
Our hosts for this evening’s dinner and wine tasting were (l-r) Katja Schweder and Bernhard Wolff, BASF Wine Cellar. Katja was German Wine Queen in 2006-2007. I interviewed them prior to dinner and learned that BASF has a wine cellar with 1 million bottles of wine, including over 4,000 kinds of wine. Picking a selection to go with menu items …
Welcome To The BASF Media Summit
This evening the attendees at the BASF Media Summit were treated to some of the finest wines in the world along with a fabulous dinner. The man who has helped put this all together is Group Communications Manager, Ray Gilmer, who welcomed us before the dinner started. Ray has put together a great program and tonight’s dinner was the perfect …
Getting AgWired Live TV Running at BASF Media Summit
This is a picture of the elements that are making up AgWired Live TV now. On the tripod is a Canon HV30. I’ve been streaming live for about an hour now in the BASF Media Summit Media Room. This is where I’ll be set up again tomorrow. I’ll publish a schedule for you later so you’ll know the times that …
BASF Media Summit A Reality
I am seriously glad I elected to arrive early into Washington, DC today for the BASF Media Summit. Although we don’t get started until this evening, registration was already set up and waiting when I got to the hotel. All the rain and wind from the midwest this weekend is now here on the east coast. I hope all our …
Innovating With BASF
To build strong relationships with journalists BASF is once again conducting a media summit in Washington, DC. This year the theme is “Innovate 08, From Research to Reality.” I got a preview of the program from Ray Gilmer, Group Communications Manager, BASF by phone. He’s already there getting ready for the dozens of media representatives who will be attending along …
New Media in Ag Journalism
The latest edition of the IFAJ E-News has some interesting information. Liz Kellaway is doing a great job with it and it’s got more information than ever. Here’s a couple of tidbits. 1. The last newsletter posed a member survey question, “What dangers do you face in your work as an agricultural journalist or editor?” Although not many responded here’s …
Send Your AgWired Tee Picture
I know a lot of you have an “I’ve Been Blogged by AgWired” t-shirt. Send in your picture so I can show off some of our fine community members. This one is Taisir Yanis, owner of The Coffee Zone, in Jefferson City, MO. He’s a Rocket Fuel dealer. If you’re in town just go to 130 E. High Street for …
Derry Brownfield Show Going “More” Independent
I’ve been asked a few times lately what the story is with The Derry Brownfield Show and Learfield Communications but was waiting to write about it until I had more information. Here’s Derry enjoying a great party out at his cabin last weekend. Probably most of you know that Derry Brownfield and Clyde Lear started Learfield Communications many moons ago. …
Media Buyers Revenge
Here’s something for all you ag media buyers out there. Tired of the sales calls? Pick up a Colt, Lazer or M16 and take care of those bothersome pests. Courtesy of Intergi, it’s the Intergi Shooters Game. Intergi is the premier gaming site representation company that serves customers on a global scale. With years of experience in the gaming community …