“Water, sunlight, and soil are essential ingredients to agricultural businesses and the communities that rely on them. So too is spectrum, and the free, local news and information broadcasted on it.” That’s the first line of a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week from agricultural interests regarding concerns about television translator service and low power television …
Social Connections to GROWMARK
GROWMARK and FS are excited to make it easier than ever to make connections on social media. “We are excited to add social features to our website,” says GROWMARK Corporate Digital Strategic Development Manager Heather Thompson. “Users will now see the ability to like and follow GROWMARK and FS right on our homepage.” That includes links to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, …
NAFB Watching Washington
It’s time for National Association of Farm Broadcasting members to gather in Washington, DC for their annual Washington Watch program. It has been a few years since I’ve attended but thanks go out to GROWMARK for making it possible this year! We’ll kick off activities this afternoon with the Issues Forum. It’s kind of like a mini Trade Talk with …
Invitation to Ag Media Summit
If you haven’t registered for the 2013 Agricultural Media Summit then now is the time. To learn what’s being planned I got an update from Steering Committee Chairman, Greg Horstmeier, past AAEA President. We did this during the recent Agri-Marketing Conference. There was no script used. We decided to Just Wing It.
Meet Our First Agri-Blogger Intern
We are so pleased with the response to our new agri-blogging internship program. It was tough to choose just one for the summer semester, but we finally decided on Maggie Seiler – a sophomore at Kansas State University dual majoring in agricultural communications and journalism and animal sciences and industry. Maggie grew up on a dairy operation outside of Wichita …
Farm Credit Idea Share
It’s time to discuss some ideas at the 2013 Farm Credit Idea Share in New Orleans. I’m headed that way today and will be participating on this panel tomorrow morning. Let me know if you’ve got some ideas to share on this topic and I’ll include them in my presentation. Meet the New Media Panelists: KayDee Gilkey, Northwest Ag Information …
We All Care About the Drought
This evening I was proud to be the skeptic in an episode of HuffPost Live titled, “Who Cares About Drought?” A drought of historic proportions continues to grip much of the U.S. We discuss the impact of drought and how innovative water supply solutions can create jobs and stimulate the economy. I actually don’t think I was really a skeptic, …
Red River Farm Network App
There’s now an app to get your Red River Farm Network. The RRFN app delivers the power of the Red River Farm Network agriculture journalism team to your fingertips. Farm news, weather, market analysis, agronomy information and the latest RRFN broadcast is now available anytime, anywhere. “At the Red River Farm Network, we’re reporting agriculture’s business,” said Mike Hergert, president, …
Most Important Word in Social Media: Why
“Everyone” has a Facebook page (or Twitter account or LinkedIn page, etc.), but is it the right social media decision? That’s the question Steve Hershberger, principal and co-founder of the social media company ComBlu, posed during one of the breakout sessions at the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference recently in Kansas City. “One of my favorite tools in my toolbox is the …
What’s New on AgNewsWire.AgWired.com
As we announced last week at NAMA, our AgNewsWire.AgWired.com site is now THE place to go to get content you might have missed. Since that announcement less than a week ago, here is what we have added: Ag Workforce Coalition press conference on the Immigration Bill – audio Fuels America press conference on sustainability from farm to fiber to fuel …