I don’t think I’ve pointed you to the Milk is Milk blog yet have I?
Farm Radio & Print In Florida
This week’s ZimmCast features Gary Cooper. No, not that Gary Cooper. Gary Cooper as in, president of Southeast AgNet & Citrus Industry magazine.
Johanns In Madagascar
Our Secretary of Ag, Mike Johanns was in Madagascar this past week. I wish they’d invited AgWired to go along. Cindy and I sponsor a child in Madagascar through CFCA and I’ve wanted to visit him and his family. Anyway, it looks like our secretary got some work done there.
Ag Law Meeting In KC, MO
I didn’t even know there was an American Agricultural Law Association until a notice about this conference was sent to me.
What Will Happen In Hong Kong
Don’t say it Supachai. We want to see something accomplished in Hong Kong. I’ve already been to one WTO Ministerial (Seattle) when nothing was accomplished. It just goes to show you how difficult it is and always will be to get hundreds of countries to agree on anything. The World Trade Organization is planning a conference later this year in Hong Kong and AgWired is hoping to cover it. Let’s just hope we have something to cover!
PMN Is 5 Years Old
The Plant Management Network (PMN) is celebrating its first five years of online publication. To commemorate the occasion, PMN took a look back interviewing some of those involved when it began.
New COB For BIO
The Biotechnology Industry Organization has a new board chairman and annouces its new board of directors. The organization started in 1993.
Lamberton New To NAWG
There’s a new kid in town. Actually he’s not a new kid but he’s new to the National Association of Wheat Growers.
New Podcasting Info
I thought you might be interested in some new information about podcasting. Although you can debate the current statistics and maybe you don’t want to download and listen to audio wherever and whenever you want, a lot of people are doing it and I think it’s a great public relations tool!
Obesity Warning Labels A Joke
Here’s something I totally agree with. The whole idea that just by putting a label on foods we’ll somehow eliminate obesity is ludicrous. To start with don’t think obesity is some new problem in America. It’s just another scare story because the mainstream media has to find something to shock us with. No one ever talks about personal responsibility anymore. Let’s just blame the food companies and the people who grow food for the fact that we can’t stop eating.