Ag Media Summit InfoExpo

Chuck Zimmerman

Last night the InfoExpo opened for the Ag Media Summit. There are at least 76 companies exhibiting here and developing relationships with ag editors. I’ve interviewed quite a few and will be sharing those in coming days. One of our first time exhibitors is I Love Farmers. They were selling t-shirts, caps and sweat shirts and doing a great business. …

Ag Media Summit, Media

Ag Media Summit Great Debate

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s called The Great Debate and this morning at the Ag Media Summit we got Part II. Former Congressman Charlie Stenholm and Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, former ag economist at Kansas State University agree to disagree. With a new farm bill in the making and major crop impacts due to the drought it makes for a lively conversation. I’ve got it …

Ag Media Summit, Audio, Media

Famous Ag Media Summit Welcome Party

Chuck Zimmerman

The Famous Welcome Party at the Ag Media Summit was made possible tonight by sponsors, John Deere, Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Monsanto. The very busy drink station was sponsored by the Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest National Agri-Marketing Association Chapters. Thank you to them for a great and famous party. I’ve got lots of photos to share which are …

Ag Media Summit, Media

AAEA Board Update

Chuck Zimmerman

We’ve heard how things are going with the Livestock Publications Council. Now let’s hear how things are going with the American Agricultural Editors’ Association. To get that update I visited with Greg Horstmeier, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, President of AAEA. Here’s the board on a break during their board meeting today. Greg says AAEA has created a new contest to bring …

ACN, Ag Media Summit, Media

Ag Media Boards Meet

Chuck Zimmerman

Sunday is meeting day for various organizations here at the Ag Media Summit. First up is the Livestock Publications Council board meeting. I hope to get an update on the organization to add to this post a little later this morning. Post Update: After the LPC board meeting I visited with current President Scott Vernon, Cal Poly, pictured in the …

Ag Media Summit, LPC, Media

Registration Time for Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

Registration is open now for the Ag Media Summit. These happy smiling faces will get you taken care of and can answer all your questions. Well, most of them anyway. We’ve got a day of meetings like the boards of AAEA and LPC and ACT. I’ll be visiting them and seeing how things are going with these agricultural media organizations …

Ag Media Summit, Media

Ag Media Photographers

Chuck Zimmerman

The day before the start of the Ag Media Summit farm journalists got to sharpen their photography skills with a “Photography in Action” workshop. Attendees went outside to shoot photos and then came back into the classroom to work on them and have them critiqued by professionals. I always enjoy taking photos of photographers. This one and more are in …

Ag Media Summit, Media

Welcome to 2012 Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s time for the 2012 Ag Media Summit. When you arrive in Albuquerque you get your first welcome as you head downstairs to get your bag. It’s obvious there’s been a lot of preparation work going on. We’re going to meet some of those folks during the next couple days. I’m already feeling Enhanced, somewhat Enchanted and I know I’m …

Ag Media Summit, Media

New Swiss Agricultural Journalists Board

Chuck Zimmerman

The Swiss Agricultural Journalists (SAJ) recently elected Roland Wyss president during their general meeting in Geneva. Here’s a photo of the board including, Alain Douard, President Roland Wyss, David Eppenberger, Clair Muller, and Adrian Krebs. Thank you Marcus Rediger for the photo! Outgoing SAJ president, Adrian Krebs, said, “The past nine years in no small part thanks to the agricultural …

International, Media

New Editorial Content Director Of Successful Farming

Melissa Sandfort

Meredith Corporation announced that David Kurns has been named Editorial Content Director of the Successful Farming brand, effective August 1. He will replace Loren Kruse, who is retiring after 36 years with Meredith. Kurns, 51, is a leading digital content expert. He was part of the founding team that launched www.agriculture.com. He later served as the first Editor-in-Chief of Meredith …

Agribusiness, Media