While pioneers in the cropping business used the tools at their disposal, often relying on hard, sweat of the brow work, gut feelings and a blank want-list paper at the kitchen table, today’s farmer-entrepreneur has a multitude of resources, often at his fingertips.
FFA Officer Blogs
I just found out that the FFA officers are blogging. If you haven’t seen their blogs you can find a list of them here. Thanks to Cyndi Young for the heads up on her blog. She also found the Ohio FFA Officer blog too.
ZimmCast Interview With Monsanto
This week I’ve got an interview with Monsanto Public Affairs Manager, Mica DeLong. Mica and I talked about their Future Ag Journalist Fellowship and what they thought of having students blog the Commodity Classic on AgWired.
Checking In After Being Away
Boy did I need some time away from the phone and computer. 2 1/2 days without a mobile phone, email, internet, computer, etc. I highly recommend this for everyone at least once a year.
Posting Vacation
Actually I’ll be incommunicado for a couple days on an annual retreat. Gotta re-charge those batteries. Cindy might post something if she gets time otherwise you’re stuck without me until Sunday evening sometime. Lots of good information came in today and I would have posted more of it but this server move has created some challenges.
This means that there will be lots more coming so feel free to browse back through posts you might have missed.
Until then . . .
South African Milkman Is Blogging
Here’s a great example of how you can use a blog to accomplish a communications goal. You need to meet Leon the Milkman. He’s a blogger in South Africa who was fed up with all the negative information about dairy on the internet. He’s also got a website at Dairy-Info.org. He’s offering a free dairy dictionary if you visit either of the sites and register.
The Best Time To Send Email
I posted this last night but it got deleted in our server move (which is still in process). I’m sure I wrote this differently but here’s today’s creativity. The question of when to send out an email or e-newsletter is definitely one everybody has an opinion on. Now we have some interesting research from Exact Target to help us decide. …
Moving To New Server
Hello AgWired fans. We’re in the process of moving to new servers. This is a bigger challenge than I thought it would be but we’re working through it. So far the only glitch is losing the last 3 posts I did last night.
This should all be completed within the next day or two. I’m only letting you know in case something else happens that would affect your viewing of the site.
North Dakota Grain Growers New Website
The North Dakota Grain Growers Association has a new website. Very nicely done.
Zimfo Bites
- Cowboys are in Washington, DC for NCBA’s Spring Legislative Conference.
- Find out what the Association of Equipment Manufacturers thinks are key public policy initiatives.
- Nitragin acquires Agribiotics and says that LCO Promoter Technology will soon be available in non-legume crop like wheat, cotton and corn.
- Vote for your NAMA Regional Direcor. You have to be a member.
- Pioneer announces new high-moisture corn innoculant.
- Alltech is holding some Kentucky Ale Meetings in California on mycotoxins for vets, nutritionists and dairymen. Call (559) 226-0405 to RSVP.