I had not heard of Shannon Brown before tonight but with a song called “Corn Fed” and featuring a green combine and mentioning John Deere while I’m attending the John Deere product launch it had to be a post. Shannon is an Iowa native and Nashville artist who performed last week at the opening of the VeraSun Charles City, IA …
Kicking Off The John Deere Product Launch
The ag media were welcomed to Cincinnati this evening by John Deere in advance of their big product launch which will be kicked off tomorrow. Yours truly will be on hand as we go out in the field and test drive some new green equipment. I don’t have details yet but according to Barry Nelson, public relations manager for John …
Susan Milius Receive Plant Pathology Journalism Award
Here’s Susan Milius, Science News, receiving an award from Doug Jardine, director of the APS Office of Public Relations and Outreach. Thanks to Amy Steigman for sending the picture. The American Phytopathological Society (APS) named Susan Milius, Science News, the recipient of the 2007 Plant Pathology Journalism Award. The APS Plant Pathology Journalism Award, sponsored by the APS Office of …
Wielding The Golden ZimmComm Microphone
I think this will be the last post from last week’s Syngenta Learning Centers field day. Hey, the agriblogger doesn’t always have his picture taken. Thanks to Tom Steever, Brownfield Network. Actually I had to post a picture of the Golden ZimmComm Microphone. It’s very popular these days. In fact, Cindy has to borrow it to take to an event …
Don Gomery Awarded The Crowing Cockerel
This is just too good. Don Gomery (pictured left) is an example of the wonderful kind of agricultural journalist you’ll get to know if you become involved in the activities of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. If you were a member then you’d know from the new and improved IFAJ Newsletter that he just won a very prestigious award …
Getting To Know Syngenta
It’s going to be a green week on AgWired as I cover the John Deere product launch in Cincinnati, OH. That coverage should start on Wednesday. With some nice rain falling here in central Missouri maybe it’ll be a green week at home too since we’ve been dry. On this week’s program you can hear Farm Industry News editor Karen …
Oscar in Agriculture Award Deadline Extended
While I’m on the topic of farm broadcasting I thought some of you might be interested to know that the deadline for the New Holland Oscar in Agriculture award has been extended. You’ve now got until September 28 to get your entries in. The New Holland Oscar in Agriculture program recognizes and encourages excellence in broadcast reporting on a wide …
NAFB Hoping For Rural Renaissance
While you’re making your future plans don’t forget about the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. This year the theme is “A Rural Renaissance.” It looks like NAFB is placing all their future hope in the rural connection. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. Recently the NAFB board approved a 5-year strategic plan that has the …
Akismet Catches Comment Spam
Comment spam wasn’t something I knew much about until about a year ago when AgWired started to get hit hard. That’s when we made a decision to install Akismet on all our sites and all of our client’s sites as well. In fact, Akismet is a standard feature of any site we build today. So far Akismet on AgWired has …
Looking Forward To The NAMA Agribusiness Forum
It’s not too early to start looking forward to the NAMA Agribusiness Forum. This year the them is “Who’s Pulling Our Chain?” “The 2007 Agribusiness Forum will seek to demonstrate some of the elements that affect the way we do business. For example, things that happen on the other side of the world impact how we do business every day, …