The California Strawberry Commission has a new Manager of Grower Communications and Education. He’s Carlos Fraga. His primary role is to develop strategy and implement tactical training solutions for food safety, occupational safety, production and organizational leadership. “Grower communications and education is integral to building and maintaining an industry-leading food safety program,” said Mark Murai, President of the California Strawberry …
Voting Open In AFT Favorite Farmers Market Contest
You should check to see if your local farmers market is signed up for the American Farmland Trust, “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” contest. Voting is active. AFT is looking for three top vote getters and is using this contest to promote “the connection between fresh local food and the local farms and farmland that supply it.” “Farmers markets not only …
Faber To Help Hereford Association With New Media
The American Hereford Association has hired Sara Faber to work on new media projects. Oh, and she’ll also have other duties as Marketing and Shows Coordinator. Faber, originally from Sioux Center, Iowa, graduated in May from Oklahoma State University summa cum laude with a master’s degree in agricultural communications. She earned a bachelor’s degree in public service and administration in …
Ethanol From Sorghum
In case you didn’t know it, ethanol can be made from sorghum and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program was on location at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop to promote that fact. I met with Tim Lust and Florentino Lopez, USCP, during the trade show yesterday to find out more about what they’re doing in the area of fuel ethanol. You can …
Ken Colombini New Director of Communications for NCGA
He’s become a master Twitterist and blogger. He’s Ken Colombini, the new Director of Communications for the National Corn Growers Association. Please join us in welcoming Ken to his new position. “Ken has been a valuable member of the award-winning NCGA Communications team during the past two years,” said NCGA Vice President for Marketing Fred Stemme. “He has a great …
FFA at CMA
New Holland and Michael Peterson showed their support for the FFA here at the CMA Music Festival once again. The officers of the Westmoreland FFA chapter rode with Michael in the kickoff parade. Before we got started I interviewed them. They’re north of Nashville about 45 minutes. They were pretty excited to ride along with Michael behind a new New …
Farm Bureau Social Media Perspective
The American Farm Bureau Federation is having its annual Council of Presidents meeting in Boston, MA and I’m on location to do a presentation about social media this afternoon. During the lunch break I spoke with AFBF President, Bob Stallman, to get his perspective on the use of social media for an organization like his. Bob says, “We’ve always been …
Grains Council Launches The Grain Board
Another ag group has joined the agriblogging ranks. The U.S. Grains Council welcomes you to “The Grain Board.” This blog was created to serve as a sounding board for the latest trade developments, U.S. agriculture, Council happenings and whatever else comes to mind. We encourage you to comment on the postings, ask questions and share with your friends. Posts on …
I Love Farmers They Feed My Soul
Have you heard of or visited I Love Farmers, They Feed My Soul? Here’s what it’s all About. We may be young, but we are not stupid. We love farmers. They feed our soul. Together we are working to help our generation understand the importance of knowing where our food comes from and who produced it. We’re not your typical …
Agri Aware and Alltech Announce KIDZONE
KIDZONE is going global thanks to new support from Alltech. KIDZONE is an educational resource of Agri Aware, an Irish farm and food education organization. Teaching children about agriculture and food is something I think all of us here in America would like to see more of. The new KIDZONE resource is scheduled to launch later this year. I spoke …