Our New Holland “Down on the Farm” Classic iPod Keepsake Contest officially ends this evening. We’ll be announcing the winner on National Agriculture Day, March 20 so keep on the lookout and keep your fingers crossed. Thanks to all of you who have entered.
Zimfo Bites
Former Executive Director of the Florida Dept. of Citrus, Dan Gunter, named President & COO of Alico, Inc.
See an Australian farmer talk about biotech.
New District Agronomist for Mycogen Seeds – Art Graves, Northeast District of the United States.
The Pork Board says Americans need help picking the perfect Easter ham.
China is going to scrap it’s National Agriculture Tax on farmers this year.
The American Livestock Connection is offering free classified ads.
Tasty Biotech at BIO 2006
The big bad BIO is coming up soon in Chicago and we’re seeing lots of notices in advance of the conference. I think I’ve seen at least 10 news releases just in the last couple weeks. BIO is the Biotechnology Industry Organization and they’re expecting about 18,000 to attend this year’s conference in Chicago, April 9 – 12.
BSE What BSE Cow
Many are wondering where the outcry is about the discovery of the latest BSE cow in the United States. In my opinion, it never was about health, but about markets or the lack there of. When Canada discovered its first BSE-infected cow in May of 2003, the outcry reverberated around the world.
In Canada, many said it would be the death knell for the beef industry. How wrong they were. Do any of you remember when the latest BSE discovery occurred in Canada? I didn’t either. I had to look it up on the World Wide Web. It was back in January 2006, not 2005, or 2004. We have short memories. That goes to prove my point it’s all about the markets, and has very little to do with health.
Do Aliens Say “Got Milk”
We already brought you Alien Cow Adbuction, now it’s Brittlactica: Planet In Need. You can watch episodes once you get into the website. Basically these alien dudes have found the “white wonder tonic” (milk) on a planet called Earth where the supreme one is named “Da Iry,” pronounced Da’ ee-ray.
Zimfo Bites
Morgan&Myers named agency of record for Bou-Matic.
Early registration for the IPM Symposium still open.
Leo Melamed Selected to Receive the 2005 CME Fred Arditti Award.
Get a farmers market promotion grant from USDA.
Blog Statistics Second Opinion
We’ve got some pretty good website statistics software but I’ve been wanting to compare it with some others. I am tired of waiting to be invited to Google Analytics and thanks to a heads up from our web developer I’m giving Performancing Metrics, a new blog statistics service, a try. I just got tired of being invited to Google Analytics.
Blogging From McCormick
This post is being written during a live presentation with McCormick in Kansas City at their office. We’ve been talking about blogging, podcasting and news release distribution.
Zimfo Bites
Get Your Farmers Market Resource Guide. (pdf file)
Biomaxx Systems is now a member of Bioenergy Australia.
Find out information about BSE here, here, here and here.
Tiger Beer coming to America via Anheuser-Busch.
Bust Your Sinus With Some Hot Pepper Spray
If I hadn’t been having so much sinus trouble this winter I would have passed this by but somehow the idea of hot peppers and a sinus spray just grabbed my attention. I would be seriously afraid to try Sinusbuster. Sometimes you wonder what’s worse, the cure or the disease.