Meet the Hubers

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Ag Media Summit, Audio, Farming

Promoting IFAJ 2009 Congress

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Ag Media Summit, Audio, IFAJ

Visiting Journalists From Mali

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Ag Media Summit, Audio

Touring Woodford Reserve

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Ag Media Summit, Audio

Farmer’s Rap By Capital Press

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Audio, Media, Podcasts

Farm Bill Update From Secretary Johanns

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Audio, USDA

Farmergy Has Smart Energy Solutions

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Agribusiness, Audio

AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation Announced

Chuck Zimmerman

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 …

Ag Media Summit, Agribusiness, Audio

Talking Live With Jay

Chuck Zimmerman

Live With Jay is a weekly program on Hot Talk 1510 in Kansas City, MO. I was in KC recently and met show host Jay Liebenguth. He recorded an interview with me for his show which aired last Thursday. In the interview we talk about how ZimmComm New Media got into this whole blogging and podcasting thing. Jay says that …

Audio, ZimmCast

Baxter Entertains Beef Board

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s getting near time for me to close up shop at ZimmComm New Media’s temporary Denver headquarters. The Cattle Industry Summer Conference is almost at an end. If you want to get a good overall summary of what happened from a Beef Board perspective then visit Beef Board Meeting.com. At last night’s CBB dinner we were entertained by Mr. Cowboy …

Ag Groups, Audio, Beef, Cattle Industry Conference