It looks like we’re going to have a great Info Expo at the Ag Media Summit. This is the floor plan. Click on the image to see a bigger one that you can read. I think there are 65 organizations exhibiting this year which is a record. There’s no way I’ll be able to personally visit with all of them …
Ag Media Summit Update
It’s only days until the 2007 Agricultural Media Summit. I’m heading that way on Friday. From what I’ve heard we’re at about 568 registered! Let’s all give Diane Johnson fits and have about 500 more show up as walk-ins. Now that would be cool. Demand to go on Saturday’s tour too. I’ll be there to take the picture. Okay, so …
AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation Announced
Farmers now have a new revenue stream to tap into courtesy of AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation. This brand new company has been formed by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. It was just officially announced this morning. Cindy has already had a chance to interview their CEO, Dave Krog. AgraGate Climate Credits Corp. was created to expand the Iowa Farm Bureau …
StollerUSA iPod Drawing at AMS
If you’re a media person and going to the Agricultural Media Summit then StollerUSA is giving you some incentive to stop by their booth at the Info Expo. For starters, if you stop by and talk about Bio-Forge you get a $20 iTunes card. Then you can get entered into a contest for an iPod Nano. They’ll be giving one …
Ag Media Summit Shatters Records
The Agricultural Media Summit is shaping up to be an awesome event this year. It’s only 2 weeks away! This year’s event is record shattering because we already have the most attendees, most exhibitors and most sponsors ever. The coolest thing is that I made the highlight list. AMS – which began in 1999 – is a partnership of the …
IFAJ Congress 2008 Pumpkin
Cindy and I are looking forward to this year’s IFAJ Congress in Japan but we’re already looking forward to next year in Austria/Slovenia. Why? Because to pre-promote it the organizers are running a little pumpkin growing incentive. Here’s my plant growing next to our tomatoes. What we’re supposed to do is grow our pumpkins with seed they supplied starting now. …
ARC Breakfast at AMS
Hello professional agricultural public relations people. If you’re going to be in Louisville for the Ag Media Summit (where all the cool people will be) then you need this on your calendar. Mark your calendars now! Agricultural Relations Council Breakfast at Ag Media Summit Tuesday, July 31, 7 – 8:30 a.m., Marriott Louisville Downtown Stay tuned for details.
Immigration Key Issue of 2007 Ag Symposium
A host of women in the agriculture industry will converge on Washington the week of June 10th for the annual American Agri-Women Agricultural Issues Symposium and Fly-in. This year’s symposium will be centered around immigration reform within the realm of agriculture. Members of the media and all interested parties are invited to attend the 15th Annual Agricultural Issues Symposium on …
New Media Workshops at the Ag Media Summit
Thanks to the Livestock Publications Council’s latest newsletter I’ve got an early peak at the program for this summer’s Agricultural Media Summit. You can find a general program outline on the Ag Media Summit website. If you want to see the detailed schedule then join LPC or give me a call and I can share it with you. I do …
Ag Media Summit Photo Albums
There’s a new photo album available from the Agricultural Media Summit. It’s got lot of pictures. Even more than mine! In fact it reminded me that I never did upload mine and provide you with a link to the album. That’s done now.