Last night the InfoExpo opened for the Ag Media Summit. There are at least 76 companies exhibiting here and developing relationships with ag editors. I’ve interviewed quite a few and will be sharing those in coming days. One of our first time exhibitors is I Love Farmers. They were selling t-shirts, caps and sweat shirts and doing a great business. …
Chairing The Ag Media Summit
It takes a lot of work to put on the premier event in the agricultural communications industry – the Ag Media Summit. To learn more about it I sat down with Keri Geffert English, Osborn Barr, who is the Chair of this year’s event. Keri is pictured next to Don Norton in this photo from the new member reception here …
First AAEA Dr. Jim Evans Scholarship
A very emotional Dr. Jim Evans was called to the stage during the Ag Media student awards and recognition luncheon to help present the first scholarship named in his honor by the American Agricultural Editors’ Association. Receiving the first scholarship is Claire Benjamin, University of Illinois. Presenting for AAEA was Joann Alumbaugh. In addition to this new scholarship, three additional …
2012 LPC Forest Bassford Award Winner
The winner of the Livestock Publications Council Forest Bassford Student Award for 2012 is Ellen Reeder, University of Illinois. Ellen is pictured with Billy Frey, Alltech, the sponsor of the award. Other finalists for the award include Faith Jurek, Texas Tech University, Mollie Lastovica, Texas A&M University and Robin Kleine, Kansas State University. The student winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip …
Ag Media Summit Great Debate
It’s called The Great Debate and this morning at the Ag Media Summit we got Part II. Former Congressman Charlie Stenholm and Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, former ag economist at Kansas State University agree to disagree. With a new farm bill in the making and major crop impacts due to the drought it makes for a lively conversation. I’ve got it …
Famous Ag Media Summit Welcome Party
The Famous Welcome Party at the Ag Media Summit was made possible tonight by sponsors, John Deere, Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Monsanto. The very busy drink station was sponsored by the Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest National Agri-Marketing Association Chapters. Thank you to them for a great and famous party. I’ve got lots of photos to share which are …
Ag Communicators of Tomorrow at AMS
Let’s get an update on the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow at the Ag Media Summit. There are 75 student members attending this year and we’re glad to see them. Here are the officers and advisers right before their welcome session that features Ashley Collins, AgCareers.com, talking about personal branding. Our Jamie Johansen will see Ashley again this week at …
AAEA Board Update
We’ve heard how things are going with the Livestock Publications Council. Now let’s hear how things are going with the American Agricultural Editors’ Association. To get that update I visited with Greg Horstmeier, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, President of AAEA. Here’s the board on a break during their board meeting today. Greg says AAEA has created a new contest to bring …
Ag Media Boards Meet
Sunday is meeting day for various organizations here at the Ag Media Summit. First up is the Livestock Publications Council board meeting. I hope to get an update on the organization to add to this post a little later this morning. Post Update: After the LPC board meeting I visited with current President Scott Vernon, Cal Poly, pictured in the …
Registration Time for Ag Media Summit
Registration is open now for the Ag Media Summit. These happy smiling faces will get you taken care of and can answer all your questions. Well, most of them anyway. We’ve got a day of meetings like the boards of AAEA and LPC and ACT. I’ll be visiting them and seeing how things are going with these agricultural media organizations …