The iPod revolution continues. Levi Strauss & Co. is going to make farm podcasting that much easier later this year when you can purchase Levi’s® RedWire™ DLX Jeans. They’re due out in the fall.
Myers An Excellent Finalist At AFBF
Andrea Meyers, who is Sales & Marketing Communications Specialist for Select Sires, earned a spot in the Top 10 of the Excellence in Agriculture competition at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention. This award recognizes successful people 35 or younger who are involved in farming but whose primary occupation is not farming or owning an agricultural business.
National Popcorn Day
We’re coming up on National Popcorn Day, which is January 19. You’ve got to love food celebration days. It gives us an excuse to eat it. But then that’s the whole purpose, right?
Bringing Internet Access To Rural America
I’m back. It’s been a long day of blogging, teaching blogging and demonstrating AgNewsWire. I promised to post some audio though and here it is. I decided to post Tim Ganschow’s (Agristar Global Networks) complet presentation today on “Bringing Internet Access To Rural America.” You sure can’t find a subject more near and dear to my heart.
Rural Broadband Discussion
The presentation here at the NAMA/Ag Club meeting is now underway.
AgWired Live From St. Louis
Here we are just prior to the NAMA Gateway/St. Louis Ag Club meeting at the Westport Sheraton. The St. Louis Ag Club is currently holding their board meeting. They were kind enough to pause for the photo op.
Blogging In St. Louis Today
Today I’ll be in St. Louis to conduct a blogging seminar for the combined Gateway NAMA chapter and St. Louis Agribusiness Club meeting.
Carnival Blogs
I’ve been wondering for a while what exactly a “carnival blog” is since I see it referred to a lot by a blogger I subscribe to. He writes about the Carnival of the Capitalist in particular. Then this morning I noticed a comment on a recent post of mine that’s from one of these blogs.
Those High Priced Veggies Causing Problems
“You have got to be kidding me.” That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the tease for a new report by USDA’s Economic Research Service titled, “Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Children’s Weight Gain.” Basically it was conducted to see if there’s a link between high priced fruits and vegetables and fat kids. Let’s get rid of the term “overweight” please.
