There’s going to be a new publication in the ag communications world coming soon from AGRIpr. It’s going to be the FINDERBINDER Agricultural Media Directory. This morning I had a nice chat with owner Cory Cart. You can listen to our conversation and learn all about it. Cory is a native of Binger, Okla., and is the marketing and public …
Another Magazine Goes Mobile
In another showing of how mobile information is getting you can now get your AgriMarketing Magazine daily update via mobile phone. It’s interesting to see how traditional magazine companies are finding ways to distribute their content in ways other than the printed page. AgriMarketing Magazine is also distributing each issue in online digital form. We could really see this coming …
Updated Breeds of Cattle Available Soon
If you liked Herman Purdy’s first book then you might want to get the update which is available soon. The highly-anticipated second edition of the classic 1987 volume by Herman R. Purdy is slated for an April, 2008, release. The completely revised, updated, and expanded text includes twelve additional breeds, bringing the grand total to forty-five with a page count …
ABM Agri Council Recommends Ag Media Mix
I just got my latest quarterly Agri Council Intelligence Report and thought you’d be interested in a couple of things that caught my eye. Here’s one of the latest ads from the ABM Agri Council. They’re running a schedule in Agrimarketing Magazine (a member of the Council) and have plans for a new round coming soon. In an effort to …
Providing Dairy Business Seminars at World Ag Expo
While I’m on the subject of World Ag Expo I’ve got another report from Bill Baker, Dairyline. He spoke with Carolina Evangelo, Western Dairy Business Magazine, about the seminars she’s worked on coordinating for dairy producers who are attending. Carolina provides a comprehensive overview of all the awards and sessions they’ve got like one today on Milk Marketing Tools. You …
Starting and Running Your Own Small Farm Business
Freelance writer Sarah Aubrey has just published a new book for anyone who wants to start their own small farm business. Good morning! Just wanted to email and let you know that my new book, Starting and Running Your Own Small Farm Business, (Storey Publishing, LLC) is now available. To order a single copy at $19.95 (plus shipping and state …
Angus Productions Getting MultiMedia
I don’t know about you but I’ve wondered just what Angus Productions, Inc. does. When I got into the media room at the Cattle Industry Convention early last week I saw these little cards promoting www.4cattlemen.com and they said it’s producted by API. That raised even more questions in my mind after visiting the site. So to learn more I …
Doan’s Got an Agri-Pulse
Congratulations to Stewart Doan for landing a gig with our good friend Sara Wyant. Veteran journalist and farm broadcaster Stewart Doan is joining Agri-Pulse in the new position of senior editor, further expanding the communications firm’s cutting edge coverage of farm and rural policy issues. Doan will contribute to the weekly e-newsletter and provide audio coverage for the company’s expanding …
Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year
The Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year was named by the International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Today Magazine. Pictured are (l-r) The Fletcher family (Tyler, Melissa, Mikala and Charles) accept congratulations from IDFA Secretary Mike Reidy and Dairy Today Editor Jim Dickrell. KBC Farms in Purdy, Mo., a member of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), was named the …
Top Seminar For Top Producer
It looks like Top Producer had a great seminar in Chicago. In this picture the 2008 Top Producer of The Year Finalists shared their insights and management tips with the 521 attendees. (l-r) Leroy Shatto, Shatto Milk Co., Osborn, Mo.; Rob Barley, Star Rock Farms, Conestoga, Pa.; 2008 Top Producer of the Year Dave Minich, Minich May Family Farms, Logansport, …