During InfoExpo at the Ag Media Summit I visited with Case IH to learn what’s new. I spoke with Kristina Hopkins. Kristina says that they are promoting their Web Press Room to ag media. It’s where you can find news releases as well as video, images and a media kit. So ag journalists make sure you bookmark this website. You …
Ag Media Summit Professional Development
The Ag Media Summit is all about professional improvement for both students and professionals. I wish I could have interviewed all of our session leaders but that’s not possible for one agriblogger. However, I did get some interviews conducted. One of our presenters was Brandon Souza, AdFarm. He spoke to students about finding the best fit for your first job. …
Beta Testing AgHaven
Have you ever been a beta tester? Beta testers are vital so a company gets real user feedback. That’s the mode AgHaven has been in. I met AgHaven beta tester Phil White during the Ag Media Summit. Phil is a reporter at KFDI in Wichita, KS. So far he says AgHaven has come a long way and is becoming a …
BASF Talks What’s New at Ag Media Summit
Meet three of my amigos from the Ag Media Summit. This is the BASF team that greeted us, prepared to talk “what’s new.” They are (l-r) Nick Fassler, Dr. Scott Walker and Dr. Dan Westberg. I spoke to each of them and thank BASF for sponsoring my coverage of this year’s event. Let’s start with Nick Fassler, Technical Market Manager, …
Ag Media Summit Supports Soles4Souls
The Ag Media Summit held a shoe drive to benefit Soles4Souls. I believe almost 300 pairs of shoes were donated! During the conference we held a public distribution of shoes at the Ozanam Inn, a local homeless shelter. On hand were Andy Atzenweiler and Kathy LaScala, pictured here with two of the folks we met at the shelter. The shoes …
Annual AAEA Awards
There are a lot of awards presented during the Ag Media Summit. I’ve got some information here to share with you from the American Agricultural Editors Association. I posted their Lifetime Achievement Awards already but here are some more. If you’d like to download the full document of winners then use this link (pdf). Pictured is Mike Deering, National Cattlemen’s …
Photographing The Apocalypse – Hurricane Katrina
I conducted quite a few interviews at the Ag Media Summit but none of them compare to this one for not only the topic but also who I interviewed. Ted Jackson, New Orleans Times-Picayune staff photographer was our luncheon speaker yesterday. His topic was “Who Will Photograph the Apocalypse?” That pretty well describes the devastation and trauma he faced each …
BASF Xbox 360 Winner
Everyone who attended the Ag Media Summit is a winner. But only one person won the BASF Xbox 360 drawing. That’s Jeanne Bernick, Editor, Top Producer, magazine. She’s flanked by Dr. Scott Walker and Nick Fassler, both with BASF. Jeanne will be giving the Xbox 360 away at Top Producer’s new Executive Women in Agriculture event this December in Chicago. …
Ag Media Summit Concludes
The 2011 Ag Media Summit is concluding with a breakfast session. We’re sharing sixty good ideas in sixty minutes and there are some really good ones. Heck, they’re all good. I’ve got lots more stories to post, including interviews. However, I’ll be traveling today and spending some time with family. So keep your eye on AgWired to see more of …
AAEA Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards
The American Agricultural Editors Association presented two Lifetime Achievement Awards during the Ag Media Summit awards banquet. Receiving one of the awards from the AAEA was John Harvey (pictured on right). These awards are just some of the many awards that are presented during the Ag Media Summit. I will try to find an electronic copy of them and provide …