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ZimmCast with NAFB President Elect

Cindy Zimmerman

The lovely and talented Janet Adkison is our guest on this week’s ZimmCast, live and unplugged from the 70th annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention in Kansas City. Janet is the president-elect of NAFB and has been in farm broadcasting for many years, starting with local radio in Springfield, Missouri. We hired her from there to work at …

Audio, Media, NAFB, ZimmCast

Airing on the Side of Agriculture with Larry Quinn

Jamie Johansen

Larry Quinn wasn’t quite ready to walk away from the agriculture communications industry when he retired as Director of Communications at USDA. With his strong connection to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Larry saw a need to share the story and legacy of farm broadcasters across the country. “I looked around and among the membership of NAFB I found …

Media, NAFB

Register for 2014 Agri-Marketing Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

Come on down to my territory next April. You’ll be glad you did. The Sunshine State will be waiting for you. It’s registration time for the 2014 Agri-Marketing Conference. Shed some new light on your agri-marketing career. NAMA is taking the conference to Jacksonville, Florida in 2014. Soak up the rays as well as the latest trends in ag communications, …

Agencies, Agribusiness, Media, NAMA

Understanding Agriburbia

Chuck Zimmerman

Have you heard of the term agriburbia? If not then this panel discussion that took place during the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference will be helpful. The panel was titled, “Fraser Valley: is there room for big agriculture in a small setting?” This tied in with the theme of the conference. Our panelists were Dr. Lenore Newman, Canada Research Chair …

Audio, International, Media

EAB Ag Network Formed

Chuck Zimmerman

There’s a new ag radio network in town. Actually, in Arkansas. East Arkansas Broadcasters has formed the EAB Ag Network, a new farm information radio network that will launch in Jan. 2014. The EAB Ag Network is anchored by its flagship station, Jonesboro-based KFIN. Its affiliate list includes stations located throughout eastern and central Arkansas, with signal coverage in western …

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Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Awards

Chuck Zimmerman

The concluding banquet at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference included the annual Writers and Broadcasters Awards. There are fourteen categories with Gold/Silver/Bronze winners in each. The categories ranged from Television and Radio Reporting to News Release, Website and Feature and News Photographs. Here is the group of winners or those who were accepting for a winner not attending the …

Media

CFWF Senators Report

Chuck Zimmerman

A tradition at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference is the Senators Report. The senators are the past presidents of CFWF who are in attendance. They gather on the final afternoon of the conference to discuss important and worldly things that are then reported during the awards banquet. Giving the report this year was John Morriss, Farm Business Communications. I …

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Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation in Growth Mode

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s program we’re going to learn about the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation from the past President and the new President. First up is Tamara Leigh, Shiny Bird Communications, who passed the gavel of leadership during last week’s Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) Conference. Tamara not only does agricultural communications work but also …

Audio, Media

Touring Farms on a Bike

Chuck Zimmerman

I chose the Scenic Cycle Tour for my tour yesterday at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference. As a biker it sounded like a unique opportunity and it was. We had a beautiful sunny day and the farm visits were fantastic. I’ve got a lot of stories to share, most of which will need to wait until I get back …

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Welcome to CFWF 2013

Chuck Zimmerman

Sharon Gaetz is the mayor of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. She welcomed the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation to Harrison Hot Springs last night. Sharon is the Chair of the Regional District. She says we’re going to love the area. From what I’ve seen so far I would have to agree. You can listen to Sharon’s welcome here: 2013 Canadian Farm …

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