I didn’t use a picture of the YMCA at the Ag Media Summit but I did post the video. If you didn’t have any fun at the Ag Media Summit then you should stop by the rally for the Livestock Publications Council annual Gala. It’s time to rally the troops for the LPC Gala and have an end of summer …
Meet The New Presidents of AAEA and LPC
I’m getting a lot more work done in airports today than I planned on thanks to United Airlines. My short connection in O’Hare turned into a 4 hour (I hope it doesn’t get worse) delay waiting for the next flight to Kalamazoo after several hours delay getting out of St. Louis. Lots of people in my boat since you could …
NAFB Board Meets At Ag Media Summit
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting held a board meeting at the Ag Media Summit last week. Does this mean the group’s giving some consideration to getting with the program? I don’t know. A presentation was made to the group by folks representing the AMS though. Here’s some happy looking NAFB’ers bellying up at Huber Winery last week. I don’t …
The Canadian Urban Cowboy Blogs
Thanks to Kyle Maw for reminding me about the Urban Cowboy and his blog. Owen Roberts was one of the judges of the AMS Idol competition at the Ag Media Summit btw. I’m looking forward to visiting the University of Guelph later this year (next month) to conduct a day long class in new media for graduate ag communications students. …
Strumming His Blag
He’s John Walter and actually he was strumming a guitar at the Ag Media Summit. John’s the editor of Agriculture Online and the new president of the American Agricultural Editors Association. John does have a blog though. Or maybe I should say a Blag? If you blog about ag I guess that makes it a blag. It’s Blaggin’ on Ag. …
Ag Media Summit Follow Ups
After blogging an event like the Ag Media Summit there’s always the follow up work. For me this includes archiving my photos. I use Adobe Light Room to import my photos from the camera cards to start with and give them all a common file name and numbering system. Then I place them onto a separate hard drive for future …
So Long From AMS
It’s time to hit the road again. Another Ag Media Summit has come and gone. I want to take this chance to thank some folks. Thank you first of all to Dave Krog and Ken Benkstein and Agragate Climate Credits Corporation for sponsoring my coverage of the AMS this year. Thanks to everyone who attended my workshops and said such …
IFAJ 2009 Congress Planning
The last meeting of the day here was an IFAJ 2009 Congress planning committee meeting. It’s going to overlap with the Ag Media Summit in Ft. Worth in 2 years. I’m on the communications committee for it and will be developing the website for the event. I’ve already got the domain and would like to invite anyone who wants to …
LPC Passing of the Gavel
While AAEA was meeting so was LPC. Here’s new LPC president Kyle Haley alongside now past president Lisa Bryant. It sounds like LPC is doing great both in membership and financially. I know their involvement with AMS has helped this just like it has with AAEA. I interviewed Kyle and will feature that interview in next week’s ZimmCast. You’ll hear …
AAEA Passing of the Gavel
The Ag Media Summit is now over. This has got to be one of the best programs and events yet. Not only was it the biggest so far in attendance but the enthusiasm and fun and fellowship was unmatched in my experience. Today both AAEA and LPC had their annual meetings. Here’s new AAEA president, John Walter, presenting a plaque …