Environmental Defense Ruminates on Farm Policy

Chuck Zimmerman

The Environmental Defense group now has a farm policy blog called “The Ruminant.” It’s written by Scott Faber who manages the Healthy Farms, Healthy Food Campaign for Environmental Defense. The slogan for the site is “A daily update on the debates shaping the 2007 Farm Bill.” Thanks to Meg Little for bringing it to my attention. They also have a …

Environment, Farm Policy, Podcasts

Listen To Food Podcast Slowly

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s a podcast you might want to add to your iTunes/iPod about food. It’s the Whole Foods Market Podcast. They’re “Exploring the world of natural and organic foods…one podcast at a time.” I haven’t listened to this episode yet but it sounds worthwhile. I like the idea of slowing down, especially when it comes to food. In any event, here’s …

Audio, Food, Podcasts

Podcasts From Alltech

Chuck Zimmerman

I picked up a card while at the Alltech International Feed Industry Symposium this week and didn’t really even look at it until this morning while I was playing a little catch up here in my hotel room. It’s a direct mail piece for Alltech’s Bioplex and their podcasts! They’re producing them to target specific animal species producers and they’re …

Agribusiness, Podcasts

World Trade Organization Podcasting

Chuck Zimmerman

It looks like the World Trade Organization is podcasting. Here’s a notice I received that pointed to it with this episode being a 17 minute press conference on the following. FARM TALKS CHAIR SEES REAL NEGOTIATION IN COMMENTS ON TEXT – Members’ comments on his “challenges paper” showed they were starting to negotiate the content rather than rejecting it, Ambassador …

Audio, International, Podcasts

Monty’s Plant Food Podcast

Chuck Zimmerman

Another former farm broadcaster is doing the farm podcasting thing. This time it’s Price Allen, Monty’s Plant Food. I stopped in and spoke with Price after the National Farm Machinery Show and it looked to me like he was equipped and ready to go. Now he’s got Monty’s Plant Food Podcast. Here’s a link to the post with his first …

Podcasts

Green Podcasts and Earth Day Responses

Chuck Zimmerman

My Earth Day Post has generated a couple responses. They’re posted below. Additionally, the latest edition of the iTunes New Music Tuesday newsletter links you to a number of “Earth Day Podcasts.” The link will open your iTunes, or ask for it, take you to a search page that lists them for you so that you can easily subscribe to …

Ag Groups, Podcasts

Future Agriblogger & Farm Podcaster

Chuck Zimmerman

Last week I got to speak to the AGJ Capstone class at the University of Missouri. We talked about blogging and podcasting and some ways they might think of using these new communication channels when they get out in the real world. Afterward I interviewed Jessica Pollard who’s a senior at Mizzou and interested in public relations. She says that …

Audio, Podcasts, University

Advertising in Podcasts

Chuck Zimmerman

Hopefully if you’re involved in marketing you’ve got a subscription to Chief Marketer. I’ve pointed you to them before because they have interesting articles like this one on advertising in podcasts. It’s titled, “And Now A Word From Our Sponsor: Podcasters Integrate Advertising Into the Mix.” It is an interview with a couple of guys from Libsyn (Liberated Syndication) who …

Advertising, Podcasts

Podcast Measurement on a Winter Day

Chuck Zimmerman

Why have a camera if you don’t use it right? It was so nice today I had to get out for a break. In fact, it’s warmer in Missouri today than it was when I left Tampa, FL yesterday. It almost got up to 70 degrees. Now just so you don’t think, “Chuck why are you wasting my time with …

Podcasts

Comic Festival Podcasts

Chuck Zimmerman

What? A post about a comic book show in New York? Why Chuck? I’ll tell you why. Because the show organizers are using new media to not only promote the show but “as a way to build up an online community surrounding the show.” Imagine if we had a Commodity Classic blog and podcast. What kinds of interviews would we …

Podcasts