It’s always fun to look at how people are using blogs as part of a communications strategy. Take Bovines Unite for example.

I’m sure a lot of people are trying to obtain information from USDA’S website right now. It’s going very s-l-o-w!

Here’s some information from their news release:

USDA just released it’s new food guidelines. I guess it’s called MyPyramid Plan. It seems to be many pyramids, not just one. Maybe they’re taking political correctness to the extreme? The slogan is “Steps To A Healthier You.”

If you know ZimmComm then you know there’s more than just Chuck that makes this company run. In fact, you can see her picture on the blog home page!

You may wonder what the Pope has to do with agrimarketing. Trust me there’s a connection here.

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You know “blog” really isn’t a very pretty word. But what else are you going to call it? What if it’s an ag-related blog? Would it be a “blag?” (Sent in by the oh so creative Steve Mays) And would a bunch of blags be a blaggle?

I just added some links to a number of blog search engines.

This evening the Missouri Department of Agriculture hosted its annual legislative reception. Normally this consists of booths by commodity groups who serve food from their commodity. I know other states do this. One of the winners of the competition was the Missouri Soybean Association for their soy-based Pony Express green beer. Another winner was the Missouri Wine Industry which created …

I just got my ACDC News notice by email and no, it’s not a newsletter for a rock group! It’s basically a collection of stories that are collected and archived at the College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Communications Documentation Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This issue contains some timely articles on blogging! Here’s their email: …