Liza Teixeira is the new Public Relations Specialist for the California Strawberry Commission. In her role, Teixeira will provide support for media relations, industry communications and public outreach. Teixeira, a 2008 graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, received her degree in agricultural science with minors in agricultural communications and agricultural business. Born and raised in California’s Central …
Ag Steward of the Chortí Maya
There is a group of indigenous people in Honduras that live off an average of $300 a year… less than one dollar a day. At least two months out of every year they starve. That’s the reality as Billy Collins sees it. Billy has been working with the Chortí Maya, the direct descendants of the Mayan Indians, for five years. …
Live Blogging AgNite at the RNC
I just found out that I’ll be live blogging AgNite during the Republican National Convention. This is going to be very cool and a lot of fun. There’s an impressive list of companies and organizations already supporting this opportunity to showcase American agriculture to a national audience. You can count on seeing some live video via AgWired Live TV and …
No Guy Wire Left Behind Contest
A new destination on the ZimmComm agriblogging circuit this year will be the National Agricultural Aviation Association convention which will take place in Las Vegas. We’re looking forward to getting to know these brave souls. While checking out their website I noticed their “No Guy Wire Left Behind” contest that will pay $1,000.00 to the best design for a guy …
California Strawberries in China
Thanks to Liza Teixeira, California Strawberry Commission, I just found out that Olympic athletes and visitors will enjoy some juicy red goodness in China. In a historic step for the California strawberry industry, America’s favorite fruit will arrive on Chinese soil for the first time in history today (Aug. 5). After receiving approval from Chinese authorities, the California strawberry industry …
Meet Nancy Bunker Koester
One of the special people I got to meet this week at the Ag Media Summit was the new National Corn Growers Association, Director of Communications, Nancy Bunker Koester. AMS gave Nancy the chance to meet and interact with a hundreds of ag media professionals and other industry leaders. She is not unfamiliar with this industry, having worked for Monsanto …
Talking Web 2.0 With My Florida Peeps
Hello from the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association/Florida NAMA Chapter luncheon. Here with me is (L-R) Debbie Brummel, NAMA, Dave Herndon, Southeast AgNet and Mary Hartney, FFAA. They’re also on our lunch program. I’m using this post as a demonstration post done live for the group of almost 100. We’re talking Web 2.0 and all that it means, using words …
Talking Web 2.0 at FFAA Annual Meeting
The Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association is holding it’s annual meeting this week in Palm Beach, FL. I’ll be there on Wednesday doing a Web 2.0 luncheon talk. It’s a pre-conference event that includes NAMA members. I’ve been told we’ve got over 100 people registered for lunch so far. I wonder how many of them have a blog or know …
Lunch and Learn Blog
Internet? No one’s ever going to use that! Blogs? Fad, not going anywhere. Four years ago I heard that a lot. Rob Cook and I talk about it in this week’s ZimmCast. Well, here’s another blog just to show you another example of how the platform can be used. This time it’s Missouri Agriculture’s Lunch & Learn Series. The goal …
Global Precision in Denver
The 9th annual Precision Ag Conference is being held in Denver, CO. The conference kicked off today and will continue through Wednesday, July 23rd. Experts from around the globe will be presenting the latest techniques in precision farming technology. During the reception this evening, I spoke with precision experts from South Africa, India and Egypt. So far, the general idea …