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Ag Groups React to Big Beautiful Bill Passage

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House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) says the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Congress Thursday is a “game-changer for America.” “The One Big Beautiful Bill is a victory for rural America, making the largest investment in agriculture in decades, restoring integrity to SNAP, and saving millions of family farms from the death tax. This bill gives …

AEM, Ag Groups, AgWired Animal, AgWired Precision, Animal Agriculture, ASTA, Biofuels, Ethanol, NCBA, NCGA

ZimmCast 747 – Preview of 2025 IFAJ Congress

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this program we’re going to get a preview of the 2025 IFAJ Congress which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, October 15–18. After our preview I’m going to add a most recent example of how you can make your news release talk. More at the end. So, let’s get started. I have Steve …

Ag Groups, Audio, IFAJ, International, Media, ZimmCast

Inspire PR Group Ranked in Top Ag PR Firms

Cindy Zimmerman

Congrats to Inspire PR Group being named one of the top agriculture PR firms in the country, moving up to rank fourth on the O’Dwyer’s PR News annual list of Top Agricultural PR Firms. “Our client-partners in agriculture lead the way in feeding those across the U.S. and worldwide, and theirs are the stories that must be told,” said Hinda …

Ag Groups, Agencies, NAMA, people

Passing of Charlie Harness

Chuck Zimmerman

Charlie Harness passed away on April 25, 2025. He was very well known and a mentor to many people in ag communications. Charles later used his communication skills as the Media Relations Manager and spokesperson for Iowa Beef Processors (IBP) in Sioux City from 1976 until 1983. After a brief stint as President of an advertising agency in Sioux City, …

Ag Groups, NPPC, Pork, Pork Checkoff, World Pork Expo

IFAJ Congress 2025

Chuck Zimmerman

The IFAJ Congress 2025 registration is now open. It will take place October 15-18, in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: Unlocking the Agricultural Potential in the Cradle of Mankind. Find all about it on the Congress website. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a globally respected organization committed to excellence in agricultural journalism. Since 1958, IFAJ has hosted …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, IFAJ, Media

2025 Agri-Marketing Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

The 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference is underway. I have started some photo albums on the NAMA Flickr account. There’s one for student competition photos and one for the overall conference. 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference Photo Album 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference – Student Photo Album Today we have meetings of the NAMA Board, Chapter Leaders, a workshop, and then the party begins. We’ll have …

Ag Groups, Agencies, Agribusiness, Audio, Media, NAMA

Registration Open for 2025 Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

Registration opened today for the Agricultural Media Summit, July 27-30, 2025 in Rogers, AR. You can find it here. Got questions? Here are some FAQs for you. Stay at the Embassy Suite Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center. THE AGRICULTURAL MEDIA SUMMIT began in 1999, and is the largest gathering of the agriculture industry’s top writers, editors, photographers, publishers …

Ag Groups, Ag Media Summit, Agencies, Media

Ag and Biofuels Groups Seek Exemption to Shipping Rules

Cindy Zimmerman

The United States Trade Representative‘s office is holding public hearings this week on proposed actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance that would result in new fees being imposed on Chinese vessels. The first hearing was held on Monday, March 24 and the second will be on Wednesday, March …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, transportation

ZimmCast 744 – Agri-Pulse Summit & Ag Day

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. The first day of spring started the day after the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Summit and National Ag Day Activities. We have published virtual newsrooms on our AgNewsWire website and story posts on AgWired. So, in this episode I’d like to share a few of the interviews and audio from the events. I’ll …

Ag Day, Ag Groups, Agri-Pulse, Agribusiness, Audio, ZimmCast