The temperature here at Lake Okoboji is wonderful compared to at home. It’s cool, cloudy and we’ve got a nice breeze. Perfect arrival conditions for the Syngenta Media Event that kicks off this week’s Learning Centers. We’ll be out in the field in Milford, IA tomorrow. Today it’s classroom time as we explore, learn and hopefully profit. I like the …
LPC Gala Rally
I didn’t use a picture of the YMCA at the Ag Media Summit but I did post the video. If you didn’t have any fun at the Ag Media Summit then you should stop by the rally for the Livestock Publications Council annual Gala. It’s time to rally the troops for the LPC Gala and have an end of summer …
Big Red WISS Now 24 Hours/Day
I don’t produce my weekly ZimmCast with a broadcast purpose in mind but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t air somewhere. One of those somewhere’s is on the Big Red WISS AM 1100 in Berlin, WI. They just announced that they’re now broadcasting 24 hours a day! Hometown Broadcasting is pleased to announce that Big Red AM 1100 is now …
Pfizer Research Dairy
Speaking of Pfizer Animal Health . . . One of the people I met at their media event at the veterinary medicine research and development farm was Bill Loveland. Bill manages their research dairy. Pfizer has a state of the art dairy facility that allows them to handle up to 128 animals at a time. Bill says the facility opened …
Behind The Scenes at Pfizer Animal Health
How many companies allow journalists to go behind the scenes and see the whole process of how a product is conceived and brought to market? Not many but that’s what Pfizer Animal Health did last week. I attended their “Delivering Solutions Through Research and Innovation” media event to which they invited cattle publication editors like Holly Martin, High Plains Journal …
Syngenta Learning Centers in Iowa This Week
Guess where I’ll be learning this week? Try northern Iowa and the Syngenta Learning Centers Media Briefing and Demonstration Day. This is going to be an in-field discussion with hands-on demonstrations. Kind of reminds me of how I spent part of my day today. In 103 degree heat in a soybean field counting pods! I hope it’s cooler in Iowa. …
Hot Day At The Fair
It was a nice hot day in Missouri yesterday and I didn’t do any blogging. I did get some home duties caught up though like weeding and taking care of some plants around the house. I also got an extra bird feeder and a bird bath. They need a place to cool off too. I also did collect some blog …
Farm High Speed Internet Access Doubles
The latest Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report from USDA’s NASS was posted today with very little fanfare but I think it is very important to agricultural marketers! Following is the main summary of the report but there’s lots of data in there if you want to study and use it. I’m highlighting some key points in it for you. …
Ag Institute of Florida Knows New Media
I love it when I see a group “get it.” I mean get this new media thing. The Agriculture Institute of Florida is having Josh Hallett as a speaker for their upcoming annual meeting. You do know who Josh is don’t you? Downloading podcasts and checking blogs may not be standard practices for farmers, but that may soon change. As …
Lots of Corn in Latest USDA Forecast
Since I know how much this kind of information affects so many of you (me too) I thought you might want to see the latest USDA crop forecast information. Remember that you can hear an analysis of it each month from the Minneapolis Grain Exchange podcast. Of course if you subscribe to the USDA NASS news feed you might already …