It’s Trade Talk day at the NAFB Convention. Most of the companies and organizations are set up in traditional booths but the show has spilled out into the open area outside the ballroom. So you’ll find interviews taking place everywhere, including the front seat of a Ford Mustang that’s partly made out of soybeans. I’m just getting ready to head …
NAFB Foundation Scholarship Winner
One of the winners of a $4,000 NAFB Foundation Scholarship is Laura Hale. Laura was presented her check by Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner. Laura is a senior at Auburn University. She’s president of the Meat Science Association and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. Listen to my interview with Laura Hale here: nafb-07-hale.mp3 You can also download the interview here: …
Food Safety and Consumer Confidence Making News at Agribusiness Forum
The agriblogging folks at Paulsen AgriBranding have been very busy so we’ve got another installment in their YouTube series from this year’s NAMA Agribusiness Forum. This time you’ll get to hear from Sarah Muirhead: Written by Paulsen AgriBranding on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 “Food Safety & Customer Confidence – What’s Making News” Sarah Muirhead, Feedstuffs Food safety scares, from dirty …
Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship Winner
A $5,000 Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship was presented to Haylie Shipp today at the NAFB Foundation lunch. Here’s Haylie with our Acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Conner. Haylie is attending Montana State University and hopes to be a farm broadcaster when she graduates. She grew up on a cow/calf operation. She’s been interning with the Northern Ag Network doing market …
Liz LeSatz Receives NAFB Foundation Scholarship
The NAFB Foundation held it’s annual convention luncheon today and awarded some scholarships. Here’s Liz LeSatz, University of Wyoming student, who received her check for $4,000 from Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner. I spoke to Liz afterward while she was covering the NAFB Foundation booth which you can find right across from the registration table. Liz says these farm …
Acting Secretary Conner Visits NAFB
The NAFB Convention is underway and the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Conner, started things off with remarks in a press conference. Here he’s being introduced by NAFB President, Pam Fretwell, WTAD/WKAN. Acting Secretary Conner had a lot to say about the farm bill which is really the main issue the administration is working on right now. As we’ve heard …
Mobley Discusses The Changing Consumer at Agribusiness Forum
Coming to you from the agriblogging folks at Paulsen AgriBranding we’ve got another installment in their YouTube series from this year’s NAMA Agribusiness Forum. This time you’ll get to hear from Dr. Claudia Mobley: Mobley Discusses The Changing Consumer at Agribusiness Forum Written by Paulsen AgriBranding on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 “The Changing Consumer” Dr. Claudia Mobley The habits of …
Reynolds Presents at Agribusiness Forum
The NAMA Agribusiness Forum is underway here in Kansas City and Paulsen AgriBranding is on the scene. They’re providing some content for AgWired which I’m posting for them. Here’s the first installment: Written by Paulsen AgriBranding on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 “Who’s Pulling Our Chain?” Don Reynolds, Kick-Off Session The 2007 Agribusiness Forum kicked off with Don Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds …
Back In Action In KC, MO
The agriblogger is back in action this week after some necessary time off in the woods. It was a relaxing and successful deer hunt as you can see. I just got in to Kansas City and will be heading down to the action at the end of the NAMA Agribusiness Forum and the start of the NAFB convention. Expect to …
Farm-City Week Kicks Off Friday
It’s time to thank our farmers and ranchers as National Farm-City Week kicks off on Friday. The National Farm-City Council has been organizing this event since the late 1950’s according to this year’s Chairman, Al Pell, AgDay TV. I spoke with Al at the National Farm-City Week Kickoff Luncheon last week. He talks about the organization and why they hold …