Team Ethanol is off to its best start of the Indy Car Series yet, finishing 7th in Saturday’s opening race in Homestead. I couldn’t be there this year but I’m planning on covering the Indy 500 as well as the Iowa and Mid-Ohio races so I’ll still get to feel the roar of these high performance engines as well as …
Hot Dogs the Iron Man of Stadium Snacks
With baseball season here the hot dog is once again moving to the forefront of the sports gourmet list. The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council is making sure that we get the facts. While the starting lineups of many Major League baseball teams may have changed since the celebratory champagne was corked last season, one thing that remains steady …
Novus Is Gold Sponsor of U.S. – Africa Agribusiness Forum
This June you’ve got an opportunity to learn more about Africa and investing in agribusiness opportunities there at the Corporate Council on Africa’s 2008 U.S.-Africa Agribusiness Forum. I’ll be there courtesy of our good friends at Novus International which is a gold sponsor company of the Forum. The Forum takes place in Chicago, IL June 25 – 27. The Forum …
Geileon.com/PowerHour
Everyone’s bragging about their “greenness” today it seems like. “We’re now carbon neutral,” “We’ve gone green,” etc. Here at ZimmComm I think we’re making a very tiny carbon dent in the universe. We don’t print anything on a regular basis. We’re mainly sending out bytes of data in various ways. We are breathing however and I don’t intend to quit …
Milestone Mania
Since Cindy took it upon herself to inform the agrimarketing world that I am no longer young (at least in one sense) I thought it only fair to voice how thankful I am for the incredible response. Well most of it anyway. There are some of you who have a mean streak. I’ve now got a little over 50 bday …
The Return of the NAMA Bombers
You can now find the NAMA Bombers online. They’ve got a guess who going too but you’ll have to visit the site to participate. If you’re up for a beautiful ride then you might want to join them prior to the NAMA Convention. The NAMA Bombers Motorcycle Club will be hosting a ride on April 15th prior to the 2008 …
Plant Precisely and With Confidence
If you’re going to do some precise planting then you should do so with confidence and Farm Journal Electronic Media and Precision Planting want to help growers do that. Farm Journal Electronic Media (FJEM), the broadcast division of Farm Journal Media, announced today an agreement with Precision Planting to air Planting with Confidence, an educational program focused on planting performance …
Resisting the Changes in Media Today
I’m sure you all know someone who wishes things were still like they were in the “good old days.” Especially the good old days of agricultural communications and marketing. I know quite a few of them actually. They’re the ones who keep hoping that people will finally get over this whole “internet thing” for example. You know, the ones who …
No-Till Farmer Doing Video
No-Till Farmer is now producing video. Another publication joins the multi-media producer ranks. It’s a great idea but you do have to fill out a registration form to see it. I know why that is but it does put up a barrier for farmers or anyone who wants to see the video. I’d recommend letting them be public guys. You’ll …
Podcast Training by University of Florida Ag School
Cindy found some great pictures from the current class going through the Wedgworth Leadership Institute. I assume they were learning to use their iPods for creating and subscribing to podcasts like the ZimmCast during the media training portion of the program. The name of the program changed after a generous donation in honor of the memory of Mr. George Wedgworth. …