Curt Blades Promoted To Sales/Marketing Manager

Chuck Zimmerman

I remember him well when he interned for me many moons ago. He was such a promising lad. Glad to see he kept his promise and congratulations Curt! The photo is from the ZimmComm archive at NAMA Boot Camp last year. Successful Farming announces the promotion of Curt Blades to Sales and Marketing Manager.  In his new role Curt will …

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TractorHouse.com Now Has Live Auction

Chuck Zimmerman

You can now sell your tractor by auction on the web at TractorHouse.com. Online Auction Listings are now ‘live’ on TractorHouse.com. Consistent TractorHouse advertisers now have the option to auction their equipment to a worldwide buying audience, 24/7/365. All machines are auctioned directly by dealers to registered bidders on the Web site. Seller’s fees are minimal, and there are no …

Advertising, Equipment, Media, Tractor

Combine Combat in Top 5

Chuck Zimmerman

Have you played Combine Combat? If so, you’ve played one of the top 5 magazine web games according to minonline.com. Here’s what they said about it: Years after its release, Agriculture.com’s simple arcade game remains one of the few b2b online games around, and it still holds up. You try to clear a field with your combine before the computer-controlled …

Internet, Media

AnimalAgNet

Chuck Zimmerman

Okay. Here’s a new social network for animal agribusiness. What do you think? Good idea? It looks like it has internal special interest groups. Is this going to be of sufficient value/benefit to draw in significant participation? Although I’m a big fan of social networking I have wondered how these types of online communities are faring. I’ve seen some that …

Media, Social Networking

The Derry Brownfield Show

Chuck Zimmerman

I had a very enjoyable lunch today with my good friend Derry Brownfield. I know a lot of you know of Derry. He’s that farm broadcaster who is rude, crude, obnoxious, politically incorrect . . . (self description). I worked with Derry for almost 10 years and we covered a lot of miles together. Derry is still hosting his daily …

Audio, Media

Indiana Family Farms Debuts

Chuck Zimmerman

Gary Truitt, Hoosier Ag Today, has unveiled a new ZimmComm-designed website called Indiana Family Farms. Consumers today are interested in knowing more about how their food is produced. Environmental, safety, and welfare issues are figuring more and more in consumer buying decisions. Yet, most Americans know very little about how their food is produced or the men and women who …

Farming, Media

State of Barbeque Industry

Chuck Zimmerman

The first day of Spring gets the outdoor griller’s heart all pumped up. Many of us are “year-rounders” but it is nice to have warmer temperatures. The Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association has released their annual State of the Barbeque Industry Report which you can read below. I also thought I’d point you to a company I recently became familiar …

Food, Media

The Ag Network

Chuck Zimmerman

I got an update from John Jenkinson about his jump starting The Ag Network next month. So keep an eye out for him since it looks like we’ll be seeing him out and about. The first official full day of programming will be April 6th. We currently have affiliates in Colorado and Oklahoma, and we are in negotiations with more …

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Fastline Promotes Joe McWilliams To President

Chuck Zimmerman

Fastline Publications has promoted Joe McWilliams from VP, Sales and Marketing to President. The former President and founder of Fastline Publications, Bill Howard, will continue his role as CEO of the company. McWilliams began his career at Fastline as a National Sales Manager in the farm and truck divisions. He has been with the company for 13 years. “This promotion …

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