Guess which one is Amy Cowen? I caught these two in the media room at the Cattle Industry Convention. Hint: I got the release from Angie Denton. Well, let’s say congratulations to Amy since she’s now the new Director of Youth Activities and Foundation for the American Hereford Association. Cowan has served the Association in various capacities since she graduated …
AgDay Invite
The picture says it all:
Agriculture for a Democratic Workplace Formed
A pretty broad coalition of ag groups has launched a campaign to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) also known as the “card check” bill. This looks like the perfect opportunity for a Twitter feed, blog and podcast. Led by co-chairs Western Growers, the California Farm Bureau and the California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Agriculture for a Democratic …
Communicating Weed Science Information
Last week I presented a session on agricultural communications in the new media world at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting. My contact was Chad Brommer, Emory University, who is a champion for new media channels in the organization. If you don’t know much about WSSA then listen to my interview with him in this week’s program and …
Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair
It sounds like things went very well at the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. Michelle Fowler sent me this picture of Andy Holstein with Tim Smith, center of Cropsmith Inc., and Dale Lutz, extension specialist with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Extension. I was also very happy to receive this recommendation from Rich …
Social Weed Communications
After my presentation this morning on ag communications and the new media world we had an informal session with some university researchers and teachers who are actively working on ways to employ online strategies for archiving and making educational presentations available. It’s interesting to hear a different perspective from the university side of the industry. It seems like every sector …
WSSA Presentation
Here’s my group here in my presentation that’s taking place still at the WSSA meeting in Orlando. Right now we’re discussing how to implement a new channel of communications and what would be the best one to start with. I’ll be conducting a shorter session this afternoon during the general session. Getting feedback that showing RSS feeds would be a …
WSSA/SWSS Meeting
While Cindy is looking at machinery, I’ll be talking weeds here in Orlando at the 49th meeting of the Weed Science Society of America and 69th meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society. I just got registered and see that everyone is in one of the afternoon sessions. There are a lot of posters displayed here and I can see …
National Agriculture Day 2009
National Ag Day is coming up very soon. Are you going to the “Investing in the future of agriculture and the future of America” Meet-and-Mingle Luncheon in Washington, DC? If so, please send me a photo since I will not be there. Here’s the details on it: March 12, 2009 12:30–2:30 p.m. Cannon House Office Building 25 Independence Avenue SE, …
Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference Kicks Off
Greetings from Grand Rapids, Mich. I’m attending and speaking at the 2009 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference, a conference that has been serving the needs of dairy producers since 2003. The conference center is packed with producers who are seeking solutions to the rising challenges facing them in 2009. I’m happy to be a part of the equation, and I …