Right before the WTO talks got started in Hong Kong the FAO released its “State of Food & Agriculture 2005” report.
Learn About European Union FarmSubsidy(.org) Payments
I was saving this for the right time. I think with the WTO talks going on in Hong Kong it’s a good time to point you to FarmSubsidy.org. From their news release earlier this month:
Missouri Beef Council Is Blogging
The Missouri Beef Industry Council’s weekly MBIC Report this week is with executive director, Steve Taylor.
Enhancing Value For Missouri Corn Growers
CornTalk is the week’y interview program of the Missouri Corn Growers Association. This week the program features an update on the MCGA Value Enhancement Program. MCGA Director of Market Development, Gary Wheeler, talks about how the organization works to capture value for its members. Additionally, Wheeler discusses the importance to Missouri corn growers of the reopening of the Japanese market to U. S. beef and he offers some advice to growers as they look forward to next year’s crop.
Blogging From The Road In Kansas City
Hello from the road. I’m in Kansas City where I’ve had a great presentation with the wonderful folks at AdFarm. Great pizza!
WTO DG Blogging, Almost
Just when I thought I was done for the day I realized you should get at least something from Hong Kong. I can at least pretend like I’m there via the internet.
Gary Schulz Leaves International Agri-Center
Well I guess I know why Gary hasn’t been getting back to me. I’d been discussing the idea of blogging World Ag Expo with Gary Schultz who even attended the NAMA Boot Camp and my blogging class.
Podcasting Is A BusinessWeek Best Idea of 2005
BusinessWeek has announced their “best” lists for 2005. On the Best Ideas list is PODCASTING.
Talk Digger Shows Who’s Linking To You
What a day it has been at ZimmComm. I’m getting ready to hit the road again with my new little Dell notebook and it was giving me fits. In fact, it took a Norton Internet Security tech about an hour to walk me through all the steps necessary to allow Outlook to check and send email! I think I’ve got all the bugs worked out. At the same time Amy’s working on database maintenance and that created a slew of “situations.” Those have all been resolved too.
A Smoked Pork Loin Martini
I am very behind in posting the winner of the 6th annual Mid-Atlantic Taste of Elegance contest that was held in Baltimore, MD. The winner was James Matthew Wolff, executive chef at Innovative Gourmet Caterers, Owings Mills, Md.