Ag Media Summit Bus

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the happy crowd full of Starbuck’s coffee and McDonalds sausage biscuits and hash browns. Our bus guide is Carey Brown, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association. We’ve got about an hour to go to the first stop so I brought the Mac along to keep up to date during the day, battery willing. I’ve already got a photo album started for the …

Ag Media Summit

Pre AMS Tour Started

Chuck Zimmerman

We’re on the pre-Ag Media Summit tour here on Saturday morning. Most of us thought is was a farm tour until we saw Diane’s place next door. Actually, our bus was across the street so we didn’t go in. In reality we’re on the bus right now heading to our first stop which is the Woodford Reserve Distillery. Nothing like …

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Meeting The NACT Officers

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m here in Louisville now and some of the first people I got to meet were the officers of the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. They are a very fun loving bunch as you can see here. We gathered together for a little relaxation. Me, from driving all day. Them, from working on helping set things up for AMS since …

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July ZimmNews

Chuck Zimmerman

Just in case you’re not yet on the list, the latest issue of ZimmNews is now out. Feel free to download the full Word doc. Here’s an excerpt: New Media Tip: One of the things we get asked about most is the comment feature on blogs. It can be very scary to some and disappointing to others. What if someone …

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BASF Sponsors Media Room Again

Chuck Zimmerman

You know where I’ll be doing a lot of work from next week? Yeah. The BASF sponsored media room at the Agricultural Media Summit. Here’s the details on where you’ll find it. BASF is proud to sponsor the media room at the Agricultural Media Summit again this year. The media room is located in the Rose Room on the second …

Ag Media Summit, BASF

BEEF magazine.com is Beefed Up

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Media, Publication

Farmer’s Rap By Capital Press

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Audio, Media, Podcasts

Watching Meat Dry

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Beef, Food

Blackberry Farm Chef Peter Glander

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Farming, Food

Ag Media Summit Info Expo Floor Plan

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

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