New Farm Podcaster Tools

Chuck Zimmerman

Okay farm podcasters. Here’s some news you can use. Zoom just announced a new audio recorder. From B&H Photo: Zoom turned the pro audio world upside down last year with their acclaimed H6 portable recorder, and now they complete the “one-two punch” with the introduction of their new, smaller H5 Handy Recorder. Following in its big brother’s footsteps, the H5 …

Equipment, Media, Podcasts

Baby ZimmGlass

Chuck Zimmerman

The ZimmGlass Project took a new turn last week when I traveled to Missouri to see my Grandson Cruz. Yep, Cindy and I are now grandparents! While Cindy was holding him this morning I let him try out my ZimmGlass. He didn’t say too much about it though. So, is Google Glass going to be a future tool for the …

Media

IFAJ Leadership in Berlin

Chuck Zimmerman

The leadership of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is meeting in Berlin. It is an annual meeting in conduction with the Green Week food show. While there the British Guild held a launch party at the British Embassy to kick of this year’s Congress which will be held in Scotland. Thanks to Facebook for this photo of British Guild …

IFAJ, Media

Innovations From a Small Island

Chuck Zimmerman

The British Guild of Agricultural Journalists will be the host for the prestigious IFAJ World Congress this year for an unprecedented sixth time. The Congress is titled, “Entitled Innovations from a Small Island” and the event will showcase British food and farming to the global media. The ZimmComm team hopes to be there and is seeking sponsors at this time. …

IFAJ, International, Media

Agri Marketing & AgWired Top Tens

Chuck Zimmerman

Happy New Year. Now let’s look back at 2013. In this week’s program I visit with Lynn Henderson, Agri Marketing Magazine. We’ve each put together our top ten story posts from AgriMarketing.com and AgWired.com based on the traffic from our respective audiences. We only had one story common to our lists. You can find the Agri Marketing list here and …

Audio, Media, ZimmCast

Top Story Posts in 2013

Chuck Zimmerman

Since everyone else is doing their 2013 top ten I might as well do the same. Actually we normally do this. Looking at website analytics only this list is the top ten most visited/viewed/read/etc. of all our posts from 2013. The interesting thing is that there were story posts from previous years that had higher traffic. I’m not including them …

Media, ZimmComm Announcement

Farm Journal Media Acquires American Countryside

Jamie Johansen

Today Farm Journal Media announced the acquisition of ‘American Countryside’ from it’s founder, producer and well-known, ANdrew McCrea. ‘American Countryside’ is a nationally syndicated daily radio program featuring the “people and place unique to rural American.” Don’t worry, Andrew will continue to host the program, plus join Farm Journal Media as a multimedia contributor. The three-minute, short-form radio vignette has …

Ag Groups, Media

Happy Holidays from Farm Progress

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s a Happy Holidays from Farm Progress. Celebrate the Season – Insight, Authority, Engagement Wishing you peace, happiness and joy this holiday season. From all of us at Penton Farm Progress Group, Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. All the best to you and yours . . . Click on the image to view it the video.

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Happy Holidays From Seed World

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s a Happy Holidays message from Seed World. Click on the photo to view the video and enjoy Jingle Bells. In honor of the season of giving Seed World has made a contribution to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Media

AgNet West Radio Network Owned by AgNet Media

Chuck Zimmerman

News from AgNet West Radio Network: AgNet West Radio Network is pleased to announce its entire business operations have been fully acquired and will be merged into AgNet Media, Inc., which includes a group of farm media properties solely owned and operated by Gary Cooper and Robin Loftin. Both Loftin and Cooper were instrumental in launching AgNet West in California …

Media