I have just been talked into agreed to chair the 2007 Agri-Marketing Conference Trade Show committee. We want to make it even more of a Connection Point for you.
Farmers Supply Now Online
Farmers Supply company just announced a new website. You’ll find an online store of all things John Deere. You had better like music with your web pages too since you’ll get a lot of it each time you click on a different page or visit the homepage.
Brave Agri-Golfers
I know this is a small picture but that’s so it’s not easy to see how absolutely nasty/sweaty we are after playing 18 holes of golf in 100 degree weather. This was from our goodbye to Steve Taylor golf game at Eagle Knoll yesterday.
American Agri-Women Get Fresh In Florida
Why is it that everything from Florida is “fresh?” I’m from Florida. Does that mean I’m “fresh.” I guess it’s all that beautiful blue sky and sunshine. That’s where the American Agri-Women will be holding their annual convention this year. I wish they’d hire me to blog it for them.
Successful Farming Gets New Features Editor
It looks like Jeff Caldwell has the “right stuff” for Meredith.
AgSource Seeds & NuTech Seed Merge
Using the AgNewsWire.AgWired.com, a couple of seed companies announced their merger today. They’re AgSource Seeds and NuTech Seed. Pictured are owners (left to right) Tom Thompson, Ken Rose, Dennis Ewing and Hollis Oelmann.
Farm Podcasting On The ZimmCast
On this week’s ZimmCast it’s time to relax in between road trips and discuss our latest farm podcast with Pioneer Hi-Bred called “Forage Forum.”
Farm Aid’s Top of the Haystack
The folks at Farm Aid are providing some great content for an agricultural new media workshop. I know I’ll be using them as an example in the one I’ll be conducting at the Ag Media Summit next week.
CCI Celebrates 50 Years
I just love these pictures from the Cotton Council International 50 year reception. They did this in Washington, DC at Union Station. What I like is the little “cotton tree” that frame the speakers like Hunter Moorhead here.
College To Career Workshop
If you’re new to the professional world of agribusiness you can find help. For example, you might consider the “How to Manage the Transition from College to Work” seminar coming up August 10 at the Drake & Company headquarters in St. Louis.