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FinOvation Awards

Cindy Zimmerman

Farm Industry News presented their 2008 FinOvation Awards Thursday night at the National Farm Machinery Show. The awards went to the 16 most innovative products coming to the market, based on reader interest. Two of this year’s awards went to the two company partners who sponsored coverage of the NFMS on Agwired this week. Katie Sheets with John Deere picked …

Equipment, Farm Machinery, John Deere, Media, National Farm Machinery Show, New Holland, NFMS

Farm Machinery Show in the Dark

Cindy Zimmerman

Ever wonder what it would be like if the electricity went out at a major trade show in a huge expo center? I never did, but we found out yesterday evening and this morning here at the National Farm Machinery Show. Here are a couple of little videos I shot when the lights went out. Yesterday evening, 5:30 pm: This …

Farm Machinery, John Deere, Media, National Farm Machinery Show, NFMS, Video

High Fives for John Deere

Cindy Zimmerman

The John Deere 5 Series utility tractors take up a significant portion of the booth space at the National Farm Machinery show and served yet another purpose – as seating for many at the show taking a break from walking around the 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space! John Deere has introduced a large volume of new tractors this …

Audio, Farm Machinery, John Deere, Media, National Farm Machinery Show, NFMS

Tricia Toughing It Out In Guatemala

Chuck Zimmerman

The U. S. Grains Council has a delegation on a trip to Guatemala this week and RFD Radio’s Tricia Braid-Terry is there on location. I’m not sure if you can tell which one of these Guatemala Hooters girls is Tricia but she wants us to know that she’s surviving. She also mentioned something about salsa music. You know they’ve got …

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Greg Akagi Is Part of the Team

Chuck Zimmerman

At this morning’s Producer Huddle, formerly known as general session 2, the President-Elect of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Greg Akagi, was on stage. The session was a sports team theme so Greg’s comments followed that line. When he was finished he got everyone to “break the huddle” by yelling “team.” You can listen to Greg here: cic-09-akagi.mp3 There …

Audio, Cattle Industry Conference, Media, NAFB

Evan Slack’s 50th Consecutive Cattle Industry Convention

Chuck Zimmerman

At this evening’s media reception my good buddy Evan Slack, Evan Slack Network, was honored when NCBA President, Andy Groseta, called him up to the podium to congratulate him on 50 consecutive years of covering the Cattle Industry Convention. Evan says he’s seen a lot of changes in that time. I’m sure he has. Evan has always been a big …

Cattle Industry Conference, Media

Fabulous Farm Babe Interview

Chuck Zimmerman

In case you don’t know the sweet, demure and charming Fabulous Farm Babe, Pam Jahnke, you can read an interview with her in the Wisconsin State Journal. Here’s an excerpt: Melanie Conklin: I can guess how farming got into your blood, growing up on a farm. But why journalism? Pam Jahnke: I went to school at UW-River Falls to be …

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A Culture of Meat in Print

Chuck Zimmerman

This sounds like a magazine I would enjoy. Just the name conjures up savory images – Meatpaper. Meatpaper is a print magazine of art and ideas about meat. We like metaphors more than marinating tips. We are your journal of meat culture. At once divisive and universal, delicious and disturbing, funny and dead-serious, meat polarizes us unlike any other food; …

Food, Media

Agriculture’s Endless Career Possibilities

Amanda Nolz

I didn’t always know that I wanted to pursue a career in agriculture. I grew up on a cattle ranch in Eastern South Dakota, and because I lived in a “big” city, I was constantly teased for being a cowgirl. I hated being thought of as a hick, and when I started high school, I vowed to change my reputation …

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Is Twitter For Me?

Amanda Nolz

For quite some time, the technology gurus have been excitedly promoting Twitter and it’s benefits. Sure, the concept is simple… Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Yet, I remain skeptical about incorporating it into my life. When …

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