It wasn’t real easy but I was able to ask llinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, a quick question after he cut the ribbon prior to the trade show. I think it’s interesting how agriculture is being integrated into this year’s conference here in Illinois so I asked him about the importance of agriculture and especially renewable fuels to the state.
BIO Trade Show Ribbon Cutting
The trade show here at BIO 2006 is in full swing and it’s huge. I don’t see how it’s possible to visit every aisle in 3 days if that’s all you did.
Have a Steak Sundae
I just had to post this because of the picture. We just sent out a Talking News Release for long time client, the Missouri Beef Industry Council on the steak sundae. It had me fooled when I first looked at it. I was wondering how beef would go with ice cream. But read on:
New Team Ethanol Car Driver
Team Ethanol and Rahal-Letterman Racing announced the new driver of the ethanol car today at a press conference in Indianapolis.
ZimmCast Interview With Monsanto
This week I’ve got an interview with Monsanto Public Affairs Manager, Mica DeLong. Mica and I talked about their Future Ag Journalist Fellowship and what they thought of having students blog the Commodity Classic on AgWired.
ZimmComm Blog Network Review
You can get a ZimmComm blog network update on this week’s ZimmCast. I review some of the highlights of the past week on AgWired, Domestic Fuel and World Dairy Diary.
Sad Day For Ethanol Industry
Rather than update the previous post announcement on this I thought I’d just copy the post from Domestic Fuel:
FarmPolicy Blogger Starts Interviewing
My man Keith Good just keeps getting gooder. Now he’s using audio and making interviews on FarmPolicy available on a new blog site called Ag Policy Soup.
Steve Rhea Discusses Worldwide Partners
It’s National Agriculture Day. Time to thank a farmer for the abundant and safe food supply we have been blessed with in this country!
ZimmComm 2 Years Old On The ZimmCast
ZimmComm New Media is 2 years old! Praise the Lord. Hard to believe. This week’s ZimmCast is a Chuck & Cindy summary of where the company is and where it’s going. We review why we changed our name to include “New Media” and talk about some of our blogging and podcasting projects.