I don’t know if you’ve seen the Farms.com Media Girl. She just sits at the top of the AgPromote.com homepage, smiling at you when she’s not telling you about what Farms.com offers. She’s got a nice voice. I think I listened to the whole spiel at least 4 times this morning. You’ll be able to find Farms.com in booth #112 …
Liz and Carrol Say It Is AFACT
It is a fact according to AFACT, American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology. And that’s their web domain too. Liz Doornink and Carrol Campbell want to talk to you at this week’s NAMA Convention. They’re exhibiting at the Connection Point – Booth 318. American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology (AFACT) was organized by farmers …
Podcast Audience Grows Significantly
For those of you who are continuing to ponder the wonder of new media and are maybe waiting out this “fad” then you might want to take notice of a recent Arbitron-Edison Media Research study titled, “The Infinite Dial 2008: Radios Digital Platforms.” You will find that there continues to be huge growth in the number of people with iPods …
Blogging Alltech’s Symposium
Last year I got to attend part of the Alltech International Animal Health & Nutrition Symposium. This year it’s going to be the whole enchilada as I will be the Symposium blogger for their new Symposium blog. Right now you can find just one post with the following interview with Dr. Pearse Lyons. He’s got a fascinating concept of “marketing …
Commodity Update Is Key To NAMA
Here’s another in the “What Companies Are Doing At NAMA” series. Our good friends at Commodity Update are sponsoring the hotel room keys. This is the image you’ll see on your keys when you check in at the Hyatt this week. They’re also announcing that they’re now being represented by Bock and Associates. Commodity Update today announced they have entered …
Virtual Agronomy Down Under
I think virtual agronomy is a great idea and term for using the internet for a virtual field day. That’s what the BCG (Birchip Cropping Group and Wimmera Farming Systems) is doing in Australia. Virtual Agronomy allows the BCG to provide a more detailed, current and interactive service to its members without replacing any existing extension tools. It is user-friendly …
Farms.com Professional Services NAMA Bound
Here’s another post in my series on what companies are doing at next week’s NAMA Convention. This time it’s Farms.com Professional Services. Farms.com Professional Services will be at booth #112 during the NAMA Conference and we hope to see you there. What?s in Your Web Strategy? In 2007, of US farms with 250,000+ in sales, 80% had computer access and …
Ready to Rock at NAMA
This little guy showed up outside my office window a few minutes ago. He held still just long enough for me to get one shot of him before he took off with a big screech. I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of you at the NAMA Convention next week. Cindy, Laura and I are getting ready for a very …
Writing and Podcasting in Iowa
This week I attended a portion of the AAEA/LPC Regional Design & Writing Workshop in Johnston, IA. Some of you are probably thinking, “Why didn’t he stay since he so obviously needs help?” Yeah, but I had other places to be too. So in this week’s program you’ll hear from LPC Executive Director Diane Johnson who talks about the workshop …
Learning How To Design and Write
The AAEA/LPC Regional Design & Writing Workshop is about to kick off here at the Pioneer Carver Building in Johnston, IA. This is a beautiful facility and we appreciate Pioneer providing us with this location. I think there are about 80 people participating which is a great turnout. I’ve got a couple interviews and more pictures that I’ll post later. …