I know it has been a while since I’ve done a Michael Peterson post. Have you been going through MP withdrawal? New Holland sponsored Michael Peterson to do a performance today at lunch which was both inspiring and entertaining. I’ve been asked several times already if I recorded it and would be posting it. Yes and yes. Michael played some …
Agragate Those Carbon Credits
This week I’m attending the Agricultural Media Summit. As if you didn’t know that by now. So this week’s program is a live demo for my “Podcasting For Publishers” session. What better program and interview than with your sponsor? The program is my interview this morning with Agragate Climate Credits Corporation CEO Dave Krog. We’ll learn all about carbon credits …
The Ralph Grossi Policy Update
Ralph Grossi, President, American Farmland Trust, was our luncheon speaker today. He gave us a great overview of Washington, DC policy including the farm bill situation. To save me time summarizing his comments I’m going to just let you listen for yourself. Yes, the golden ZimmComm microphone was in action. I’ll try to get back here and post more about …
Meet the Hubers
The farm tour at the Huber Winery Opening Reception was a little more sedate than the one we went on Saturday. Although I’m sure the end result for some people might have been the same (at least from what I’ve heard). Me, I was a good boy going home on the early bus. While we were at the Huber farm …
Promoting IFAJ 2009 Congress
We had multiple receptions yesterday starting with one to generate interest and support for the 2009 IFAJ Congress which will be held in conjunction with the Ag Media Summit. So, the organizing committee took many sponsors to Churchill Downs where we watched a video on the conference and had a short presentation by the Committee Co-Chairs Greg Lamp and Mike …
Visiting Journalists From Mali
Attending the Ag Media Summit is a group of communications professionals from Mali. They’ve been attending Oklahoma State University as part of an international exchange program and have been doing internships and all kinds of things. I had a chance to speak with one of the group who is actually a student in Utah right now. I’ll have to add …
Touring Woodford Reserve
The tour of Woodford Reserve Distillery was really good. It’s my first whiskey distillery tour and I learned a lot. Like that Kentucky Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey are similar but not the same. Our tour guide, Jim, led us through the whole process from start to finish including a tasting back in the main room next to the shop where …
Farmer’s Rap By Capital Press
I am looking around on the web in preparation for the Ag Media Summit next week and finding some interesting stuff. Like a farmers rap in an episode of the Capital Press Agriculture Podcast (CAP). I’ve pointed you to it before. This is just too funny and good to not mention it again. In this episode you’ll hear “Capital Press …
Farm Bill Update From Secretary Johanns
What’s happening with the Farm Bill is the subject of more press releases than we can count lately. I don’t focus a lot of time on policy but it’s important to know what’s going on. This morning U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, held a press conference to bring us up to date and explain the Administration’s position on …
Farmergy Has Smart Energy Solutions
Farmergy held a webinar today with U. S. Congressman John Shimkus who gave an energy bill update to start things off. Farmergy is the company started by Osborn & Barr Communications’s Steve Barr who serves as Chairman and Mark Green who is the President and CEO. Here’s what Farmergy does: Now you can reduce your operation’s dependence on costly traditional …