One of the YouTube Farming Rock Stars attended the Ag Media Summit. He’s Greg Peterson, one of the Peterson Brothers who made the hit, Farming and I Grow It. Greg really does sing and showed his talent at AMS. Here’s Greg on stage singing the National Anthem during one of our lunches. Great voice and a great job. I sat …
2012 AAEA Awards
Their were some very significant awards given out at the Ag Media Summit from the AAEA. Here are some of them. 2012 AAEA Distinguished Service Award, Sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Jim evans, Phd Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Dr. Evans is being recognized for his work in the development of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center on the U …
Ag Media Summit Awards
Let’s just say that their are a lot of award winners at the Ag Media Summit. For a full list follow these links: AAEA Awards (pdf) – LPC Awards. Here are most of the first place winners from the AAEA contest. They were pretty excited with their achievements and we congratulate all the winners. 2012 Ag Media Summit Photo Album
Control Weeds Early With FMC
Matt Foster, FMC, attended the Ag Media Summit InfoExpo to talk to ag editors about pre-plant weed control options. This summer’s weather has been brutal for field control of weeds and he says that growers are looking for options. Matt says that although a good pre-plant program is not a farmer’s “salvation” it is a good tool in their toolbox. …
Captain Peter Shinn Talks Afghan Security
Once upon a time I worked in the same area at DTN with Captain Peter Shinn. That was a while ago. We always knew when Peter was in the office. He definitely has a voice for radio! At the Ag Media Summit Captain Peter Shinn was our luncheon keynote speaker with the topic of “Agriculture and the gulf War—it’s a …
Lindsay Calvert AAEA Intern
Lindsay Calvert has been the AAEA intern this summer and was “working like a dog” at the Ag Media Summit. She worked at DTN/The Progressive Farmer which was the host company for the internship. After that experience she says she may want to change her mind about being in public relations and start her career on the media side. In …
Faces of Farming & Ranching Entry Deadline
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is still looking for entries in their “Faces of Farming and Ranching” contest. Here are a couple of them, Kristin Reese, Local Flavor Foods and Jeff Fowle, KK Bar Ranch. They were on hand at the Ag Media Summit to talk about the search to find new ambassadors of agriculture. You’ve got until September …
Support I Love Farmers
I Love Farmers.org was one of the busiest booths during InfoExpo at the Ag Media Summit. T-shirt sales were doing well. If you didn’t get yours then go to their website to order. Working the booth was Luke DeGroot who says that in the last year they’ve made some great partnerships with businesses “who believe in the same things we …
Time to Vote in FMC Anthem Singing Contest
It’s time for voters to stand and be heard by casting their votes in the FMC Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest. Rick Ekins, FMC Product Mgr., says voting has been going well with over 61,000 votes so far. I spoke with him during InfoExpo at the Ag Media Summit. All you need to do is go to the …
Meet New AAEA President
Let’s meet the new President of the American Agricultural Editors’ Association, Lauri Bedord. Here’s Laurie presenting now past President Greg Horstmeier his plaque with gavel during the AAEA business meeting at the Ag Media Summit. Laurie says she’s going to have several priorities that include the strategic plan which calls for an increase in membership. She encourages members to get …