Barry Nelson, John Deere, worked some of his magic at the AMS trade show all right. Now he doesn’t have any excuse not to subscribe to our ZimmCast. He’s the winner of the Brock Associates Ag Media Summit booth giveaway of the latest and greatest Ipod!
A Suzie Humphreys Brunch
The final event of the Ag Media Summit was a brunch featuring Suzie Humphreys, who was everything her bio says. It was a time to laugh and be inspired and she did a great job. Let’s hope all the attendees have a safe trip home.
Dan Crummett New AAEA President
At the AAEA annual meeting the new president took over from Susan Davis, Davis Communications. He’s Dan Crummett, Farm Progress Companies and he’s seen here presenting a recognition plaque to Susan for her service as AAEA president.
LPC Annual Meeting Over
Today is the last day of the Ag Media Summit and both AAEA and LPC hold their annual meetings, followed by a brunch. At the Livestock Publications Council meeting, outgoing president, Joe Roybal, Beef magazine, turned the reigns over to Lori Maude, American Gelbvieh Association. I’ll have an interview for you with Lori within a few days after I get back home and have more time to edit some of the audio I collected here.
Tom Davis Receives Vision Award From AMS
Ag Media Summit chairperson, Betsy Freese presented a special “Vision Award” at today’s luncheon. The award was given to Tom Davis, Successful Farming, who has served on the steering committee for this annual event since its inception and is now stepping down. Way to go Tom and thank you for your service!
Creativity Consultant Is AMS Luncheon Speaker
The Ag Media Summit luncheon speaker today was artist, David Williamson from Ogden, IA. David lives in a house that he’s built out the parts of farm buildings that he’s collected over the years. I can only imagine what it must look like.
WI Governor Jim Doyle At The AMS
These agricultural journalists got the attention of the Wisconsin Governor, Jim Doyle. Governor Doyle made the opening remarks at today’s luncheon. He expressed his strong support for agribusiness and the role of the ag media in keeping farmers and the public informed.
Taste Matters At BASF Booth
BASF is a big supporter of the Ag Media Summit. They sponsor the media room and have a booth. I know you get tired of booth pictures but you have to love a booth that’s got a “live” Miller tap prior to lunch! Here’s Kaye Iftner and Joy Watson with the tap manager at their booth in the Info/Expo. Good call BASF, because as they say “Taste Matters.”
Interview With The AMS Chairperson
This year’s Ag Media Summit chairperson is Betsy Freese, livestock editor for Successful Farming. I was able to interview Betsy during the InfoExpo. Betsy talks about the event and says we’ll be in Portland, OR next year!
Mood Music At InfoExpo
These guys played music all afternoon. I don’t think they ever get tired. I also think you can hear them in the background of every interview I did in the show. I did several and will do more tomorrow. Many of these interviews will be featured on AgWired over coming weeks so stay tuned.