The National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) officially announced their new Executive Vice President today. He’s Bill O’Neill. I think it’s very interesting to see a broadcast organization (that I’ve long belonged to) hire a “print” person. There are certainly challenges ahead for NAFB and maybe Bill can bring some new ideas to the organization to help them out! Look for an interview with Bill here as soon as I can get in touch with him. Gene, good job in the interim. I agree with Emery.
BIV Receives APHIS Approval
I wonder if they’re doing any radio for this announcement? Not only would the products be difficult to say but what they treat is even more difficult.
Soybean Rust Video Available
According to the latest news from the Plant Management Network a video on soybean rust is now available from Today’s Ag. You can find the report here, An In-Depth Look at Soybean Rust.
Sweet Logo Giveaways
This is a sweet story. Apparently it used to cost a lot of money to have the molds made for your custom chocolate. No longer with Schoko Logo. These folks say they’ve got a new technology that makes it a lot less expensive to sweeten up your next trade show booth or conference.
Comparing Blogging To Farming
I missed this story from a couple months ago by Wayne Hurlbert about the comparisons between blogging and farming in which he points to the musings on this subject by the Pro Blogger, Darren Rowse. Wayne also links to comments on this subject at Return Customer.
Please Take The ARC Survey
To better serve the needs of agricultural communicators, the Agricultural Relations Council would like your input on a few questions. These questions will help the ARC Board plan future professional development activities. Please take a few minutes to visit the following site and provide your input.
New John Deere Business For Osborn & Barr
Osborn & Barr has obviously been doing a good job for John Deere.
Agro Show Time In Poland
If you want to sponsor me to cover it for AgWired I’ll go. The Polish Chamber of Commerce for Agricultural Machines and Facilities is trying to get journalists to cover their show this September.
Centennial State Bioscience Forum
This is a conference with a price you can’t complain about since it’s free. You can get full registration information here.
Bush Speaks Out On CAFTA-DR At OAS Forum
President Bush spoke to a forum organized by the Organization of American States on CAFTA-DR today.