Just because the sponsor of my coverage here at the Export Exchange 2010 DDGS conference is the Renewable Fuels Association, and just because RFA VP Research, Geoff Cooper (right) was being interviewed, I am posting the often seen and purely voluntary AgriTalk post. Host Mike Adams and Producer John Herath are also pictured. I’m just saying that it’s a nice …
Reining Lesson Couresy of John Deere At WEG
Visitors to The John Deere Place at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are treated to scheduled reining demonstrations each day. This week the media had their own opportunity that included being able to sign up to try it yourself. Although I do enjoy riding occasionally I stayed on the ground with my camera and took a picture of Sarah …
Hoards Dairyman Celebrating 125 Years
Cindy is on location at World Dairy Expo so I thought I’d share one of her posts from World Dairy Diary: The World Dairy Expo exhibitor party sponsored by Hoard’s Dairyman is always a special event, but this year it was extra special because they are celebrating 125 years! To mark the anniversary, the publication called in the University of …
JoAnn Alumbaugh Joins McCormick Company
Congratulations to JoAnn Alumbaugh on her new job with McCormick Company! JoAnn has been working for Farms.com and has been a solid supporter of professional organizations like the American Agricultural Editors Association and International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. I hope she knows that the fine print in her membership said she had to stay involved “for life” even if she …
Successful Farming Gets WOW Award
Successful Farming gets a WOW from Media Industry News. Successful Farming® magazine was announced the Media Industry News (min) b2b Wow Award-winner at the Integrated Marketing Awards ceremony in New York City amongst more than 300 top-level media executives. The Wow Award is presented to the most innovative integrated marketing campaign or idea. “We hear a lot today about social …
Roger Ward Receives Agriculture Award From Illinois State Fair
I worked along side him at Farm Progress Show and did not know I was in the presence of greatness. Roger Ward, Farm Director of WLDS 1180AM in Jacksonville, was named the 2010 Service to Agriculture Award recipient at the Illinois State Fair Agriculture Day Luncheon on August 17. The award is sponsored by Farm Credit Services of Illinois and …
Karen McMahon Receives Ruth White Media Award
When she’s not working as editor for Farm Industry News she may be collecting for the Lutheran Ladies. She’s Karen McMahon, pictured on right at Ag Media Summit. Well Karen has just received a big award. She was presented with the Ruth White Media Award from the Mid American CropLife Association (MACA). The award is given to members of the …
SFMid Brings Together Successful Farming and Farm Market iD
SFMiD Data Solutions is a partnership between Successful Farming and Farm Market iD and was announced this morning. Between the two companies they are now offering the “most comprehensive agricultural and rural lifestyle database in the industry.” The combined data solution will offer unsurpassed options for multi‐sourced farm and rural lifestyle data. In addition, SFMiDTM will offer customized solutions to …
R-CALF President Says Livestock Pub Editors Should be Fired
R-CALF USA is not very happy with the way “mainstream” livestock media editorialized about the DOJ/USDA workshop in Colorado last week that was primarily about the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule. In fact, if it were up to the president of the organization, he would “Fire Them All.” I guess hangin’s too good for ’em! The …
Meat Meets Colbert
A word of advice to agricultural lobbyists – throw your media training out the window if you agree to do an interview with Stephen Colbert. American Meat Institute President J. Patrick Boyle was the main dish Tuesday night on the Colbert Nation “Know Your Lobby” segment, which profiles lobbying organizations. “Although I’ve had a lot of tough interviews in my …