Farm Journal Media announced a significant expansion of its senior management staff for the Company’s Internet division, AgWeb (www.AgWeb.com). Steven Slakis joins AgWeb as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. David Bergen joins AgWeb as Vice President Operations and Business Development, and Damon Popovich joins as AgWeb’s Site Manager. Syngenta announced today that Scholar and Graduate postharvest fungicides have been …
Liver Fluke Roundtable on RFD-TV
Now I ask you. Where else but on a “new media outlet” would you find a full hour tv show on the subject of liver flukes? Could you see this on Good Morning America? No. But on RFD-TV now . . . I assume this is sponsored by Merial. Tune to RFD-TV Live on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 8 …
Not Paying Close Attention
Our presenter here at the appleJAC Mac Users Group meeting is going through the different types of digital cameras there are available. He hasn’t mentioned the iSight built in to most Macs today. So while he’s talking my buddy Steve Mays here and I are doing digital photography and I’m posting to AgWired. I know this doesn’t have anything to …
Meeting Some Fellow Mac Users
Here’s a new/next step in my Mac conversion experience. I’m attending my first appleJAC Mac Users Group meeting. “Hello, my name is Chuck Zimmerman and I’m a Macaholic.” Actually we’re getting a presentation on digital photography right now. There’s about 25 of us in attendance. I’m hoping for some time to meet with and ask some questions of these folks …
NALC Attendees Get Agency Exposure
At the National Agriculture Leadership Conference, sponsored by Alpha Zeta, that was held in St. Louis recently, Osborn & Barr Communications made a presentation to the students participating. The conference’s workshops focused on ethics in agribusiness, shaping the image of agriculture and developing sound public policy. 6sborn & Barr and approximately 20 other employers met students and discussed career opportunities …
American Egg Board Appointees
The American Egg Board members and alternates have been appointed by Ag Secretary Johanns. Reappointed members and alternates, by region, are: North Atlantic states – Paul D. Sauder, Lititz, Pa., member; Christopher M. Pierce, Annville, Pa., member; James L. Adams, Mount Joy, Pa., alternate. South Atlantic states – Adolphus (Dolph) B. Baker, Jackson, Miss., member; Michael H. Bynum, Fayetteville, Ark., …
NIAA Distributing Virtual Newsroom via AgNewsWire.AgWired.com
The National Institute For Animal Agriculture is offering a virtual news room for reporters who can’t attend their annual meeting taking place in Sacramento. This isn’t the first time the organization has used this mechanism and it’s because they’ve received such positive feedback from the first time they tried it. The focus of the meeting on Monday was animal agriculture …
NAMA Party Time
It’s going to be party time next week in Dallas, TX at the NAMA Convention. Take this special invitation I got in the mail today from Colle+McVoy. It’s a Togafication Kit for their 5th annual party. I looks like a sheet with instructions on how to wear either as the traditional way, a headband or as a cape. The party …
Got Championships?
How ’bout them Gators? I know I’ve posted this before but . . . How about a three-peat in aGainesville! If you AgWired Gator fans haven’t done it yet, take a break right now and check out the following: Gainesville Sun Coverage I Google searched for you. Order your official Gator Gear. My order is in. From YouTube: This video …
Rodeo Toughness on the ZimmCast
I found out that I’m tough enough to wear pink last week. That’s because the Three Hills Rodeo I attended in Green Bay, WI held a Tough Enough to Wear Pink night on Friday to raise awareness for breast cancer. They tied this in with the Deanna Favre (Brett Favre’s wife) Foundation. So I got to wear a pink shirt …