Farm Progress Re-Designs Websites

Chuck Zimmerman

Farm Progress has re-designed their websites. They’re calling it a new “internet portal.” Farm Progress has redesigned its state and regional magazines’ Web sites to provide readers with a more feature-packed and flexible Internet portal. The introduction is more than a redesign and its functionality is not found elsewhere in agricultural media Web sites. The sites have a totally different …

Internet, Publication

The Progressive Farmer in January

Chuck Zimmerman

You can now get more of The Progressive Farmer. The publication, owned by DTN, will start a January issue in 2009. “An added publication date allows The Progressive Farmer to improve its overall coverage of the commercial farm market by bringing more value to our readers as well as offering advertisers the opportunity to increase their reach with our 100 …

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Farm Journal Acquires Implement & Tractor

Chuck Zimmerman

Farm Journal Media has acquired Implement & Tractor magazine. First published in 1885, Implement & Tractor is a bimonthly publication providing news and insights for dealers, distributors, OEMs, engineers and the associations who make up the $40+ billion dealer and wholesaler equipment industry. Implement & Tractor also publishes the annual Ag Equipment Buyer’s Desk Reference, which provides the most comprehensive …

Media, Publication

Farm Country Political Feelings From The Progressive Farmer

Chuck Zimmerman

We’re not very focused on politics here but sometimes an interesting story comes along like this one. The Progressive Farmer has just conducted a Zogby International poll of rural American households (2,963 adults) to find out about the political leanings of farm country. The results are featured in the August issue of the magazine. Commissioned by The Progressive Farmer, the …

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Vance Buys CattleNetwork.com and CattleStore.com

Chuck Zimmerman

Some web publications have been bought by Vance Publishing. Vance Publishing Corporation has acquired two Internet-based businesses that market to and serve the farm and ranch communities, CattleNetwork.com and CattleStore.com. Both were purchased from Integrated Management Information, Inc., of Colorado. “This is another significant acquisition for Vance Publishing,” reported company Chairman William C. Vance. “It reinforces our position as the …

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Chip Flory Wins Farm Journal Wilmer Award

Chuck Zimmerman

Farm Journal has more than 40 agricultural journalists? Wow. Congratulations to Chip on his award. For the first time in his life, Chip Flory was speechless. Winning the annual Wilmer Award caught the Pro Farmer Newsletter Editor and Publisher by surprise. “Chip is never at a loss for words, but the announcement caught him off guard,” said Andy Weber, Farm …

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Pioneer Promoting Podcasting

Chuck Zimmerman

Willie Vogt, ZimmComm NAMA iPod touch winner and Farm Futures Editorial Director, has a guest column that just showed up on the Pioneer GrowingPoint website. It’s all about farm podcasting with a title of “Tap Into Information On-Demand, Time to put that computer to work and pull in the information you need automatically. You’re busy, yet you’re finding that the …

Agribusiness, Pioneer, Podcasts, Publication

AEM Ag Executive Newsletter

Chuck Zimmerman

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is reaching out to decision makers in the ag sector with a new newsletter. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is vitally interested in a profitable ag sector, and to show support the association has begun publishing a newsletter called Ag Executive Advisor. The newsletter focuses on the connection between ag equipment manufacturers and today’s …

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How AgriMarketing Mobile Works

Chuck Zimmerman

AgriMarketing Magazine manages the NAMA Connection Point and also exhibits. At this year’s show I interviewed Editor, Lynn Henderson, about his new AgriMarketing Mobile with sponsor, Jeff Lapin, Farm Progress Companies. In the interview they demonstrate how it works on Jeff’s phone.

NAMA, Publication, Video

Fastline’s 30 Year Celebration

Chuck Zimmerman

Another one of the booths I visited at the recent NAMA Convention Connection Point was Fastline. Participating in this interview are Bill Howard, Publisher, Matt Coniglio, National Accounts Manager and Joe McWilliams, VP Sales and Marketing. Learn all about the company and publication. They’re celebrating 30 years this year! This is one in a series of interviews we conducted in …

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