So is it farm broadcasting, farm publication, farm web content? The convergence of technology and platforms for distributing information are just as prevalent in ag media as anywhere else. “AgWeb.com has introduced a new on-demand Web radio program to keep farmers up-to-date on the latest news impacting today’s commodity markets. “AgWeb Market Reports” is a three-times-daily report that will tell …
IFAJ Coordinating Assistance For Japanese Ag Journalists
The fearless leader of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is Mike Wilson, Farm Futures. In the most recent IFAJ newsletter Mike let us know that the organization is working to help out those in need in Japan. As he mentions, those of us involved in IFAJ have developed long lasting relationships with our Japanese counterparts. Cindy and I participated …
Living The Country Life On An iPad
Living The Country Life magazine is now available by subscription for the iPad! The cost is currently $7.95 for four issues. Ideas and inspiration for your place in the country. Living the Country Life magazine is America’s leading rural lifestyle magazine designed to provide ideas and inspiration to people who enjoy living in the country. Readers are passionate about their …
Happy Trails to Derry Brownfield
“Bury Derry Day” was a day of mixed emotions for family, friends and fans who attended his funeral and celebration of life Wednesday in California, Missouri. There were many tears, but I would say that most of them were tears of laughter remembering Derry Brownfield’s life. I have not laughed so hard in a long time listening to his oldest …
Remembering Derry Brownfield
I just received word that my very good friend Derry Brownfield has passed away. I’m kind of in shock and will update this post when I get more information. I’ve known Derry almost all of my professional career in agricultural communications and am finding it hard to imagine a world without him. This is a photo from a couple years …
CommodityUPDATE Receives Investment From Farm Journal Media
Our good friend Joel Jaeger, CommodityUPDATE, has a big announcement today. I just got off the phone with him so you can hear it from the man himself: In a joint announcement today, CommodityUPDATE, LLC, and Farm Journal Media announced that Farm Journal is making a significant equity investment in the company. The agreement strengthens CommodityUPDATE’s leadership position in the …
Farm Futures Smartphone App
The Farm Progress Companies has just announced another smartphone app. This one for Farm Futures and available for both android and iPhone platforms. Farm Futures now offers the agricultural industry’s first management-oriented smartphone application that provides the most current and insightful market analysis, enhanced user-customized live CBOT/CME market quotes, ag news and audio content – and more – all updated …
Farm Progress Growing Degree Days App
I must have missed the announcement on this. But I found it anyway. It is the Farm Progress Growing Degree Days App. It’s free in the Android Market. No iPhone version so I can’t test it until I (reluctantly?) get a Droid. However, I do think that having your app in the Android Market if your target is farmers is …
Agricultural Writers SA Re-elects Leadership
The South African agricultural journalists association, Agricultural Writers SA, has re-elected its executive committee. Magda du Toit was re-elected chairperson of the executive committee of Agricultural Writers SA during a recent annual general meeting. Also re-elected were Adéle Engelbrecht as deputy chairperson, Charl van Rooyen as secretary and Hanlie du Plessis as treasurer. A news report in Agripen emphasized that …
Agriblogging Farm Podcasting Row Crop Beef Farmer
I remember when it was a rare thing to post a feature about a farmer blogger. Not anymore. Now agvocates are popping up everywhere (the web). Take a new follower of mine on Twitter, Paul W. Paul blogs at Salt Creek Life and has a regular podcast on BlogTalk Radio. His profile on Twitter says, “North Missouri Row Crop, and …