This is just a heads up that I’ll be doing some highway miles on Tuesday to meet with the folks at Certified Angus Beef. We’ve been collaborating for some time on the use of audio in their communications plan. Their Quality Time audio news releases were started after we discussed our Talking News Releases several years ago for example. So, …
Bill Schuermann New ASA Executive Director
Our old buddy Bill Schuermann has a new job with the American Soybean Association. He’s their new Executive Director, Member and Industry Relations. Congratulations Bill. Schuermann most recently served as Group Publisher-Fruit and Vegetable Group for Meister Media Worldwide in Willoughby, Ohio, where he was responsible for three of the company’s specialty ag publications. Many in the agribusiness industry may …
Get Ready For Ag Day Now
It’s not too early to be looking ahead to spring and National Ag Day. Materials are ready for you to start planning your projects to celebrate this annual event. What Is Ag Day? It’s a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless other across America join …
James Garner Thanks Corn Growers
I did not know that James Garner knew much about growing corn but in this YouTube video he sure thanks our corn farmers for the job they do. You can find it on NCGA’s Farmers Matter. Maybe it’s because he was a spokesperson for the beef industry and learned how important corn is to a good steak!
Heinze and Slagle at Beef Board
I’m still getting caught up on email from the last couple weeks so I’ve been meaning to let you know what those of us at NAFB’s Trade Talk already know and that’s that Lynn Heinze is now on board with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board as well as Melissa Slagle. That would be the Melissa that posts here on AgWired btw. …
Corn Commentary on YouTube
If you want to learn the facts about water usage and corn then Rick Tolman, NCGA CEO, will fill you in. This is a short video interview I did with Rick at the recent NAFB Convention. I shot several while I was in their booth. It was pretty dark in the Trade Talk room so a light is now on …
Iowa Woman Recognized for Promoting Farm Safety
Voters nationwide are nominating their picks for 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards and one of the semifinalists is an Iowa woman being recognized for promoting farm safety and health. Marilyn Adams has been selected as one of the nation’s top 40 heroes for her creation of a non-profit organization that works to educate children about farm safety and health. …
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from ZimmComm New Media and AgWired! Just in case you’re in need of some help in the kitchen I thought I’d point you to some resources. You can find all you need to know here courtesy of the National Turkey Federation. Me, I’m smoking mine.
Funky Tricia Wins Excellence Award
Here’s Tricia Braid-Terry and former Secretary of Agriculture John Block at last week’s NAFB Convention. We didn’t know it at the time but we were in the presence of greatness. Tricia Braid-Terry of Funks Grove was recently honored by the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) as the winner of its 2007 Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The award was presented at ISA’s …
Final Farewell to Mr. Potato Head at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
The famed mascot of the U.S. Potato Board will make one last appearance at the 2007 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The board says it plans to retire the balloon after this year’s parade. So, you might want to make a special effort to catch the annual parade and get a final glimpse at the cheerfully oversized, classic ag icon. The …