Just in time for the Ag Media Summit, Penton Media announces a website re-structuring for BEEF magazine.com. The redesigned site offers users one-stop button access to information-rich, industry category sections on topics such as genetics, markets, health, nutrition and pasture/range. Additional new features include easy-to-find links to a wide range of online resources on feed composition values, the latest in …
Farmer’s Rap By Capital Press
I am looking around on the web in preparation for the Ag Media Summit next week and finding some interesting stuff. Like a farmers rap in an episode of the Capital Press Agriculture Podcast (CAP). I’ve pointed you to it before. This is just too funny and good to not mention it again. In this episode you’ll hear “Capital Press …
Watching Meat Dry
Winn Meat Company poses the question, “What could be more fun than watching meat dry?” on it’s website. For those who like that kind of excitement they set up a web cam on which you could do just that. They call it the Dry Age Cam. For a bonus you get the recipes for the steak which is a Dry …
Blackberry Farm Chef Peter Glander
There’s just something about a “Gourmand” property that attracts me. Enough to let you know about Blackberry Farm. Never been there. Want to go. Especially now that they have Peter Glander as executive chef. This season, in conjunction with the opening of its new FarmStead, Blackberry Farm announces the arrival of Executive Chef Peter Glander. From the Indiana farm where …
Ag Media Summit Info Expo Floor Plan
It looks like we’re going to have a great Info Expo at the Ag Media Summit. This is the floor plan. Click on the image to see a bigger one that you can read. I think there are 65 organizations exhibiting this year which is a record. There’s no way I’ll be able to personally visit with all of them …
Farm Bill Update From Secretary Johanns
What’s happening with the Farm Bill is the subject of more press releases than we can count lately. I don’t focus a lot of time on policy but it’s important to know what’s going on. This morning U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, held a press conference to bring us up to date and explain the Administration’s position on …
Are You On The Factory Farm Map?
While I was attending the Cattle Industry Summer Conference someone said to me that one of the biggest dangers facing livestock producers in this country are the animal rights activists. I don’t know about you but it seems to me like they’re getting more aggressive and I guess fooling a lot of people out of their money in the process. …
Farmergy Has Smart Energy Solutions
Farmergy held a webinar today with U. S. Congressman John Shimkus who gave an energy bill update to start things off. Farmergy is the company started by Osborn & Barr Communications’s Steve Barr who serves as Chairman and Mark Green who is the President and CEO. Here’s what Farmergy does: Now you can reduce your operation’s dependence on costly traditional …
Ag Media Summit Update
It’s only days until the 2007 Agricultural Media Summit. I’m heading that way on Friday. From what I’ve heard we’re at about 568 registered! Let’s all give Diane Johnson fits and have about 500 more show up as walk-ins. Now that would be cool. Demand to go on Saturday’s tour too. I’ll be there to take the picture. Okay, so …
Beach Boys in Branson at RFD-TV The Theatre
It looks like things are cooking at RFD-TV The Theatre. The Beach Boys are about to kick off their performances starting this week. Tomorrow they’re having a press conference but I can’t go. Branson is a ways and it’s been a while since I’ve been there. Maybe someday soon. It looks like the show kicks off at 7pm. From what …