Some viral promotions catch my eye more than others. Take this one from Wendy’s. It’s not only cool but it’s about “Hot Juicy Burgers.” Something I had for lunch today in fact after a project meeting at the Missouri Beef Industry Council. Great background music too. This is also a call to action post. I would like some hot juicy …
Dr. Franz Fischler Will Chair IFAJ Congress 2008
We may have just concluded one IFAJ Congress but it’s time to look forward to next year. The man in charge is former EU Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Franz Fischler. He’s chairing IFAJ 2008 and I met him in Japan. I found Dr. Fischler to be very easy to speak with. He’s got me convinced that Cindy and I should …
World Dairy Expo Summary
Wow. It’s nice to be home. You can call this a catch up day and a much needed one. I’m going through cheese withdrawal right now. It’s always interesting (to me) to summarize our activity when blogging an event. So here’s some current totals for World Dairy Expo: 42 posts on World Dairy Diary, 10 on AgWired 24 episodes of …
The Champions of World Dairy Expo
The 2007 World Dairy Expo is over and it ended with a great Parade of Champions. You can see pictures of all the action in my photo album. There’s 242 of them in there! Here’s your Supreme Champion, Indian Acres Mm Pistachio Pie, Ashley Elise Sears, So. Deerfield, MA . Jersey was the Reserve Supreme Champion, Llolyn Jude Griffen-et, Peter …
International Forum for Women in Dairying
It’s the final day of World Dairy Expo and things are getting more relaxed for the agriblogger. It’s also a lot quieter here in the media room. We’re down to the die-hards I guess. During our media talk session Kathy LaScala wanted to talk about the International Forum for Women in Dairying. I asked her what this is all about. …
Creating Farm Podcasting Listeners
You’ve got to love all the companies that are giving away iPods to producers so they can listen to our farm podcasts! Take Schering-Plough which is giving away an iPod here at World Dairy Expo (Booth 3817). That’ll be one more dairy producer who can subscribe to our Milking Parlor podcast. The idea of listening to content when you want …
Badger NAMA Chapter Meeting
The Badger chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association held a meeting here at Expo and members from other chapters around the country were invited to attend. It provided a great opportunity for networking and we had a program too. On hand was Leigh Rubin, syndicated comic artist. We were welcomed by chapter President, Betsy Francoeur, Bader Rutter. Afterward some of …
LPC Meets With Dairy Woman of the Year
The Livestock Publications Council met for breakfast with the Dairy Woman of the Year, Deborah Lee Reinhart, a producer from New Holstein, Wisconsin. She’s pictured third from the left in the front row Diane Johnson, LPC Executive Director gave us an update on some of the regional workshops as well as the Gala Banquet at the American Royal in a …
Farm Podcasting at World Dairy Expo
I’m not the only farm podcaster here at World Dairy Expo. You can find DairyCast on display in the main exhibit hall building. If you’re feeling all stressed out then you should stop by for a stress release cow. Host Ned Arthur is wandering around recording sessions and interviews for current and upcoming episodes of the program. I’m sure the …
National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative Announced
This morning at World Dairy Expo a producer-led coalition of dairy groups and companies announced the National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative. They’re proposing dairy animal well-being guidelines and principles. The effort held a press conference with several speakers. One of the groups participating in the effort is the National Milk Producers Federation. I spoke with their Senior Vice President of …