If you’re a new member of an organization you rarely get a chance to get oriented to things like who’s who and what’s what. Here at the NAFB convention you get your opportunity right away at the new member orientation breakfast. It’s a great chance to interact with some “old timers” and have a full meal deal breakfast too. NAFB …
NAFB Trade Talk
If you’ve never attended an NAFB Convention and experienced Trade Talk then you haven’t seen a whole lot of interviewing going on simultaneously. It’s an interview marathon going on here in Kansas City. To see what it’s like I did a short walk through video: NAFB Convention Photo Album
Trade Talking
It’s Trade Talk day at the NAFB Convention. Most of the companies and organizations are set up in traditional booths but the show has spilled out into the open area outside the ballroom. So you’ll find interviews taking place everywhere, including the front seat of a Ford Mustang that’s partly made out of soybeans. I’m just getting ready to head …
NAFB Foundation Scholarship Winner
One of the winners of a $4,000 NAFB Foundation Scholarship is Laura Hale. Laura was presented her check by Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner. Laura is a senior at Auburn University. She’s president of the Meat Science Association and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. Listen to my interview with Laura Hale here: nafb-07-hale.mp3 You can also download the interview here: …
Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship Winner
A $5,000 Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship was presented to Haylie Shipp today at the NAFB Foundation lunch. Here’s Haylie with our Acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Conner. Haylie is attending Montana State University and hopes to be a farm broadcaster when she graduates. She grew up on a cow/calf operation. She’s been interning with the Northern Ag Network doing market …
Liz LeSatz Receives NAFB Foundation Scholarship
The NAFB Foundation held it’s annual convention luncheon today and awarded some scholarships. Here’s Liz LeSatz, University of Wyoming student, who received her check for $4,000 from Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner. I spoke to Liz afterward while she was covering the NAFB Foundation booth which you can find right across from the registration table. Liz says these farm …
Acting Secretary Conner Visits NAFB
The NAFB Convention is underway and the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Conner, started things off with remarks in a press conference. Here he’s being introduced by NAFB President, Pam Fretwell, WTAD/WKAN. Acting Secretary Conner had a lot to say about the farm bill which is really the main issue the administration is working on right now. As we’ve heard …
Preview of the NAFB Convention
In this week’s ZimmCast Cindy interviews Randy Koenen, Red River Farm Network, who is President-Elect of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Randy’s big job this year is being the main coordinator for the NAFB convention. So if you want to know what to expect in Kansas City then give the show a listen. The program concludes this week with …
Donate an Item to NAFB Foundation Auction
If you’d like to make a contribution to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation fundraising auction time is running out. NAFB is making a last minute pitch for more items. We realize that many of you have generously donated items in past years for the silent/live auction, and for that we are very appreciative. Your past support has not …
Farm Broadcasters Targeting Rural Lifestyle
In just a few short weeks it’ll be time for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention. I’ll be blogging the whole event so hopefully you’ll be looking forward to that. NAFB’s Executive Director, Bill O’Neill (pictured on the right) attended the Country Living Outlook Conference. I spoke to him about what he was getting out of it. Bill says …