The news is out that the agricultural marketing community has a growing new media resource. ZimmComm is joining forces with Truffle Media Networks to offer our combined resources in helping you utilize new channels of communication. We’re maintaining our separate companies and this isn’t a partnership. “Joining forces” is the best way to describe it. I just like to think …
Beer For Dogs
Our dogs are way too spoiled already. They darn sure don’t need their own beer although they have looked at me with one in my hand as if to say, “Where’s mine?” It’s called Kwispelbier. After a long day hunting, there’s nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer. So Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in …
Zimfo Bites
Syngenta corn rootworm insect trait stack approved by US EPA. Boehringer Ingelheim Hires and Promotes Swine Team Members. Ad Space is Available in the 2007 NAFB Directory. Contact Jeremy Povemire. Women fill top posts at FAO. Put the 77th Annual Convention & Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, February 14 – 17, 2007 in …
New Leadership At Osborn & Barr
There’s some new leadership at Osborn & Barr Communications. Like Steve Kunkel here who is now Vice President of Client Services for the St. Louis office. Steve came to O&B with a proven record of business growth. Prior to joining the agency, he served as managing partner and account director at Copper Advertising in Kalamazoo, Mich. and directed new business …
Iraq Wheat Harvest
Here’s a timely report from Paul McKellips, Global Outreach Officer, US Embassy Baghdad, The Green Room – Public Affairs GO Team. It’s almost time for Commodity Classic which will include wheat this year so finding out what’s going on with wheat production in Iraq is nice to know. It looks like seed cleaners are making all the difference in the …
40 iPods in 40 Hours
The most interesting direct mail piece I’ve received for the upcoming Cattle Industry Convention Trade Show comes from Elanco Animal Health. It’s 40 iPods in 40 Hours. You have to go to their booth to register for one of 40 iPod Nanos they’ll be giving away from their booth (#761). You’ve got to love a company that’s so committed to …
IFAJ E-News Member Survey Results
The latest IFAJ E-News is out and it contains a summary of the results of an online member survey that was just conducted. The results are interesting. Here’s a selection of what the survey found: While we only received a small number of responses, the trends were clear. Getting your stories published, limited career opportunities and low salaries all rated …
Magnetic Attraction
Thanks to Arnold Huelsmann, The Arnold Company, Al Crawshaw, Puritan Magnetics got his picture taken with me and I just have to post it. Arnold, you should be in public relations. I went to set my camera down in the booth here but Al stopped me before I set it on top of a huge magnet. That would have been …
Tale of Two Expos Part Two
Here’s Don Dalton, President of the U. S. Poultry & Egg Association, along with Lakeisha Futch, who’s been very helpful here in the media room. I interviewed Don a little while ago but don’t have my sync cable for my iPod with me so I’ll add the interview here later. Don gives his perspective on the co-location of the Poultry …
Robotic Palletizer In Action
There’s lots of equipment on display here at the International Poultry & Feed Expos. Take this palletizing machine by Columbia Okura. For over 10 years Columbia/Okura has been the premier provider of four-axis, multi-articulated robots, proven end-of-arm tooling, controls, conveyors, guarding… everything your company needs to increase productivity and decrease unnecessary costs. The show is about over and I haven’t …