Here’s some interesting news from ZimmComm’s latest talking news release project. I’m on the highway as you hopefully know but Cindy’s holding down the office.
Low Linolenic Beans May Help KFC
You’ve probably heard by now that some idiots are suing Kentucky Fried Chicken. If not, read more about it in this story. Here’s an excerpt, “The suit seeks to force the KFC chain to stop cooking with trans fat or clearly warn customers about the health hazard.”
Farm Podcasting Proven
One of the first agricultural podcasts is the Swinecast. I’ve been following it’s development since early last year and I can tell you this is no longer some sort of unproven concept. Ask Dennis Erpelding at Elanco Animal Health what he thinks. Kudos to Ned Arthur for taking a bold step into the new media world. We’re getting there buddy! I hope no one believes that a company like Eli Lilly would invest in this new technology without serious thought and the belief that it is helping them accomplish their customer communication goals.
Colle+McVoy & New Holland On Adrants
It’s great to see agricultural advertising get noticed in the non-ag world. Take this post on Adrants. Steve noticed that New Holland is hip and that Colle+McVoy is responsible. You’ll be seeing just how hip, or should I say, “country,” New Holland is in coming days right here.
New Logo For Mycogen Seeds
Here’s the new logo for Mycogen Seeds. It’s their way of showing the close “alignment” with Dow AgroSciences.
New Holland CMA iPod Contest
You may remember that New Holland gave away a video iPod at Commodity Classic as part of their ongoing promotion with country music star, Michael Peterson. The iPod was pre-loaded with all my content from Classic (audio interviews, pictures and video of Michael’s performance). To say the contest was a hit would be to put it mildly.
Recruiting Down Under
It seems like I was just in Australia. Actually I do hope to visit there someday. Ag Careers is there now.
Audio Still Available From Harris Nesbitt
In case you missed it, Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group held its first annual Agriculture and Protein conference. The conference was held on Thursday, May 18, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. You can still hear the presentations though from companies like Bunge, Monsanto, Corn Products International and others. The idea was to provide investors with greater insight into the agriculture industry.
Nicholson Kovac To Help Market Beef
I guess they know where the beef is.Nicholson Kovac was just named agency of record for Creekstone Farms Premium Beef.
Blogging Fan Fair For New Holland
I’ve been waiting for the CMA to get their release out on this so that I can announce another upcoming event I’ll be blogging. This time it’s the Country Music Association Fan Fair in Nashville. I’ll be blogging it for New Holland.