It has been a beautiful weekend in Missouri. Time to get some herbs and vegetables planted and enjoy some relaxation. On Saturday this little piggy went to, not the market, but the party at Derry Brownfield’s cabin. Mmm, mmm, good. We had quite a crowd out there. I thought you might enjoy an editorial in Hernando Today, a Tampa, FL …
USDA Census of Ag PSA
At NAFB’s Washington Watch we all received psa’s from NASS for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. You can listen to Sec. of Ag Schafer voice one of them here: usda-census-psa.mp3 I’m curious if any radio stations or networks use these. It was my experience before getting out of farm broadcasting on air that psa’s didn’t get used much. Is it …
New Got Milk.com Website
We love the commercials and now the website is more fun too. GOT MILK?, known for its quirky, yet memorable TV commercials, has given its Web site a face lift, providing it with an online presence to match its onscreen reputation. The new www.gotmilk.com, produced by the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), the creators of GOT MILK?, showcases an entertaining, …
My Mobile Ag Journalism Kit
Lots of people wonder about all those gadgets I’ve got in my backpack, so after inspiration from a post on Teaching Online Journalism I thought I’d share. Not everything that I travel with is pictured here but these are the basics. You can click on the photo for a larger one. Backpack: Lowepro CompuTrekker AW Phone: AT&T Blackberry Curve – …
USAIN Completes Annual Conference
It’s a sign to me of how much information is online when I keep finding organizations and websites I’ve never even heard of. I dare say I do spend a little bit of time in the Google world. Here’s one called the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN). They just finished up their annual meeting which this year had the …
Journalism’s Future and A New Term For You
Every once in a while the agriblogger gets caught relaxing. This time it was WFMB farm broadcaster, Leah Guffey who got the picture. I received it via MMS this morning. So you may be wondering, what is MMS? Here’s the definition. Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a new standard in mobile messaging. Like SMS (Short Messaging Service), MMS is a …
CNBC Special with Corn & Soybean Digest Columnist
While I was attending the Commodity Classic I met the crew from CNBC that’s been following Tyler Bruch who’s a farmer and columnist for Corn and Soybean Digest. I guess their production is complete and they’ve been promoting it with a series of video clips. You can find one of them here. Corn & Soybean Digests Brazil columnist, Tyler Bruch, …
Rhea + Kaiser Turns 30
Rhea + Kaiser are turning 30 today. Happy Anniversary Steve and Van. Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications is celebrating its 30th anniversary today. Since Steve Rhea and Van Kaiser co-founded the company in 1978, the business has grown from a six-person advertising agency into a full-service, integrated marketing communications agency with more than 110 employees. Van and I saw the …
Summarizing Some New Media Work
For those of you who wonder what I mean when I mention a “mult box,” here’s a picture of NAFB’s in heavy use at yesterday’s Washington Watch session. It’s what allows multiple people to easily connect to the audio feed from a podium for example. If you want to help the media out then you need one of these at …
AgWired Live TV at National Press Club
Here’s the AgWired Live TV in all it’s glory today. This is the setup that live streamed yesterday from the Sec. of Agriculture’s office and then this afternoon from the National Press Club. My Mac on my briefcase on a chair. I am looking into some new camera options but I think we demonstrated some new technology in the ag …