This looks like an interesting conference, especially if you’re interested in reaching consumers with a food message. You can find the conference brochure here and registration information here.
Livestock Sales Blog
I’m always on the lookout for how someone’s using a blog in the ag world. The ever alert Cyndi Young, Brownfield Network, sent me a link to this site. It’s for Perkins Livestock Sales, Inc. It’s their website and they post information on it about their sales and that they think will be of interest to their customers. Shows you how you can use a blog!
Only one more FFA convention in Louisville, KY. Get a preview of what it will be like on WTO Makes Several Appointments
A couple of announcements from the World Trade Organization. You know there’s a very important meeting in Hong Kong this December and AgWired hopes to cover it live.
Live Webcast of Indiana Crop Outlook
If you want to know the latest about the Indiana crop then you’ll want to be online August 12.
DTN Going Mobile
While people in some of the traditional media are still trying to hold on to the good old days DTN is working hard to transition to the future. I haven’t seen them publish a farmer media usage study and yet they’re moving forward. I used to work there so I know it’s not any easier for them to change than anyone else. They were the cutting edge of information delivery with the satellite-delivered weather, market and news data. But people need to be mobile. That was always one problem with the “old system.” You had to be there in front of the monitor to get it. Now you don’t!
ZimmCast With Kim Lang
This week’s ZimmCast is an interview with Kim Lang, Valmont Irrigation. It’s one of several I conducted at the recent Agricultural Media Summit. Kim talks about a niche product they’re testing on carrot farms in California. In order to gain greater acceptance and entry into this lucrative market her company has created a product to sort of “open the door.” Then I’m sure they hope to find access to other markets for their products.
Get Your AgWired Tee Now
At the NAMA convention in April, our t-shirts were very popular. So much so, that we re-designed them and now have them available for you to purchase ($12.99, includes shipping in U-S)!
Ag Media Summit Photo Album
So if you weren’t able to attend the Agricultural Media Summit you can still get the flavor of it by visiting the articles that I posted this past week. This is one of those opportunities to use an AgWired category archive. In this case you can visit this link – Ag Media Summit Archive – and you’ll pull up all 30+ articles I did from both the Agricultural Relations Council Meeting and the AMS.
Consumers Believe U-S Beef Safe
Consumer confidence in beef is still strong according to the latest Talking News Release from the Missouri Beef Industry Council.