My coverage of the Cattle Industry Convention has been noticed by On The Farm Radio, Mt. Sydney, VI. Jeff Ishee and I have traded emails since he wanted to use my interview with Beef Board chairman, Jay O’Brien. I certainly granted him permission and he says it will be in tomorrow’s show which you can find here.
RFD-TV Branson Theatre
Cindy brought to my attention that RFD-TV is opening up a theatre in Branson, MO. It looks like it’s supposed to be ready in March. It’s official! Branson, Missouri will become the new home-base for RFD-TV to expand and improve its entertainment programming to better serve its fans of traditional music and family-oriented entertainment! We invite you to join us …
A Lesson in Press Treatment
Hello from Atlanta and the International Poultry and Feed Expos. It took a while but I finally got in. I have to say I’ve never had a more unpleasant welcome than trying to get my badge here. When I got to the media room they didn’t have me on a list and wondered how I got in past security (they …
Media Registration For Pork Industry Forum
Agricultural media are invited to get their registrations in for the upcoming National Pork Industry Forum. I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend this one but hopefully we’ll get some information to share with you. The National Pork Industry Forum will be held March 1-3 at Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. The theme for Forum is: “Accountability, Trust …
We Are All Media
I’ve pointed you to Steve Rubel, Micropersuasion, a number of times. I hope he’s on your feed list. If you’re in media, marketing or communications I suggest it’s a must have. Anyway, Steve just wrote a great post about how we need to change the way we describe new media. He seems to like “all media” as a term. Here’s …
Larry Stoller at RFD-TV The Magazine
If you’re an RFD-TV fan then you probably know that they a magazine which is called, RFD-TV The Magazine. Now the publication has a new sales manager and he’s Larry Stoller. According to Larry:
DTN Acquires The Progressive Farmer
The Progressive Farmer magazine is now owned by DTN. And in case you’re wondering why they would purchase the publication from Time, Inc., their CEO explains.
That’s A Lot of Garden Writers
I don’t think I’ve ever written about these writers before. In fact, I didn’t know there was a Garden Writers Association. I found them while looking at a news release for All-America Rose Selections.
Midday News On Brownfield
Proving that they haven’t had enough programs to produce at Brownfield, they’re going to start something new.
Happy Holidays From Farm Journal
Farm Journal Media has a unique holiday card.
It says on the emailed “card” that they would rather make a $3 donation to one of 4 charities in your name than spend $2 on a card to mail you.
I think this is a great idea. Save some trees, use the web and help out a worthwhile cause while saying “Happy Holidays” to your clients.