The Livestock Publications Council has 2 workshops coming up for you editors or editor wanna-be’s. The first one is in Denver on May 18 and will focus on photography and pdf’s.
Support The AAEA PIF
The American Agricultural Editors Association has a Professional Improvement Foundation that provides guidelines and training activities for AAEA members.
Greg Vincent Joins R&K
If you’re going to hire someone to do public relations work it’s nice if they’ve got some experience in the shoes of the people they’ll be working with on the editorial side of things. That’s what Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications has done in hiring Gregory Vincent as senior account supervisor, leading the Bayer CropScience corn and soybean team.
Webby Award Nominees Are Aggy
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Boneless Pig Farmers Association. Perhaps not. However, their website has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Weird category. I can’t imagine why. You’ll have to visit their site to understand. Hint: It’s all about McDonalds.
Hall of Fame Cows
No doubt you’ve seen these cows on a billboard somewhere. They are now hall of famers.
Students Helping Blog Clean Cities
The Clean Cities Congress & Expo is coming up starting this weekend in Phoenix, AZ. I’ll be blogging it on Domestic Fuel but not alone. I’ll have help! Once again – student bloggers. They will bring a fresh and interesting perspective to our coverage of the event. This is similar to my coverage of Commodity Classic with Margy & Mary. You see how a good idea catches on? I’m sure we’ll have some good content for AgWired too. So, let me introduce them to you.
Them Hogs, Them Hogs, Them Lean Hogs
40 years of lean hog futures. That’s the CME celebration this month. They’ve been hedging a lot of hogs for producers over the years.
Ken Dean Says “Wow”
What a difference a bunch of advocates can make. Ken Dean, High Plains Journal, led an effort to promote and grow membership in the National Agri-Marketing Association this past year. He just sent out a note to all of us which I think shows what can happen when we try:
New Business Developer For D&PL
Rob Nixon will be joining D&PL as their director of business development. He’ll be responsible for leading business initiatives to grow and expand the company’s U.S. and international business.
Double Digit Growth For Internet Use/Access
Internet use in America just continues to skyrocket. The latest Pew Internet & American Life Project report shows that 73 % of adults are online. That’s double digit growth from a year ago and the same holds true for broadband access. What does this mean for agricultural communications?