Brownfield’s Year In Review

Chuck Zimmerman

Brownfield NetworkI’m not planning on doing a year in review although it seems like a lot of people are. Take the Brownfield Network for example. Tom Steever looks back at the year in agriculture in this hour-long special report: Stream or Download (22mb mp3)

Audio, Media

The AgWired Frappr Map

Chuck Zimmerman

AgWired Frappr MapAs if I didn’t have anything else to do but play around with something that I’m guessing is almost completely worthless, you can now check out the AgWired Frappr Map. What is it? I’m not really sure. Just another experiment in internet social communication.

Internet

MBIC Year In Review

Chuck Zimmerman

MBIC Report PodcastThe Missouri Beef Industry Council’s weekly MBIC Report this week is with director of marketing, Dawn Thurnau. Dawn reviews the marketing activities of the organization for the year, including youth, restaurants and grocery stores.

Ag Groups, Audio, Beef, Podcasts

Meatingplace.com A Good Place To Meat Up

Chuck Zimmerman

Meating PlaceI subscribe to Meatingplace.com, “The online home of POULTRY and MMT magazines,” and enjoy the daily list of news articles, some of which have become AgWired articles. They’ve just announced some major changes and new stuff that will be available to members starting next week. You might want to check it out if you’re interested in the meat business.

Publication

Missouri Corn Industry Year In Review

Chuck Zimmerman

CornTalk podcastCornTalk is the week’y interview program of the Missouri Corn Growers Association. The association has accomplished many things during a very challenging year for corn growers. In this week’s CornTalk, CEO Gary Marshall provides a year in review. He describes the challenges facing corn growers, reviews the accomplishments of the MCGA and looks forward to some of the key issues the organization will focus on in the coming year.

Ag Groups, Audio, Corn, Podcasts

Canadian Farmer Web Auction Business

Chuck Zimmerman

ZimmCast478- Dwayne LeslieHere’s a great ZimmCast to end the year with on AgWired. I’ve brought Global Auction Guide.com to your attention before and finally got to interview president Dwayne Leslie. Dwayne is a farmer who got into the internet business to provide his fellow farmers with information and products he needed and knew they would want as well.

Agribusiness, Audio, Internet, Podcasts, ZimmCast

Is Email Spam Increasing or Decreasing

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m curious if you’d agree with the FTC that email spam is levelling off or actually declining. I saw this story a few days ago right after I’d received about 5 emailed viruses (Norton Internet Security took care of them) and another 20+ pure unadulterated spam emails. It seems to me like the level has been increasing the last month.

Internet

Beef, It’s What’s For Christmas

Chuck Zimmerman

Cranberry Balsamic RoastWell I won’t win any prizes for presentation but I didn’t think to take a picture until after it was already on the plate. This is my Christmas day “Beef Tenderloin with Easy Cranberry Balsamic Sauce.” Actually it isn’t tenderloin. I used a round roast but everything else is according to the recipe.

Beef