John Alliston welcomed the agricultural world Monday to the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University for the 17th annual International Farm Management Congress. Alliston, the President of the IFMA, stressed the importance of communication during this week-long seminar that includes a multitude of presentations dealing with world agriculture. “By the end of this week, we want …
Discussing Food Security at IFMA 17
The International Farm Management Association Congress began Monday, July 20 at Illinois State University. Gregory Traxler was one of several speakers discussing global agriculture issues on the opening day of the IFMA Congress. His presentation, “Toward World Food Security” highlighted the complexity and causes of the issue of food security. Food security refers to the right to food for all …
IFMA 17 Student Correspondents In Action
As we’ve mentioned earlier, our coverage of the IFMA 17 Congress is being produced by student correspondents in the IFMA 17 newsroom and delivered to AgWired for posting. It’s always nice to see the students in action like in this photo. Those same student correspondents are contributing to the Congress Twitter Feed too. So over the coming days we’ll have …
The World Meets at Miller Park for IFMA 17 Picnic
-Delegates from over 26 countries met Sunday evening, July 19, at Miller Park for the International Farm Management Association Congress picnic. This is only the second time the Congress has been held in the U.S., and at the opening picnic, delegates from South Africa to Ireland were able to experience a Midwest American meal. Good food followed with good conversation. …
ISU students set the stage for IFMA 17
The International Farm Management Association Congress focuses on the future of the agriculture industry. And as delegates from across the world enter the Brown Ballroom on Illinois State University’s campus on Monday, July 20 for the IFMA 17 opening ceremony, attendees are sure to notice the work of future professionals. For the past 10 to 12 weeks, ISU students have …
MGEX is Tweeting
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) is the latest ag-related biz to go Twitter. According to a news release: With the creation of the MGEX site, anyone subscribing to view information on MGEX can receive up to date information in a timely manner. The page can be accessed at: http://twitter.com/MGEX1. MGEX will use Twitter to distribute press releases and share Exchange …
5 Years After Global PR Blog Week
It was in January of 2005 that I mentioned Global PR Week 1.0 here on AgWired. The conference was over at that point of course but it was one of those learning tools for me that let me see the power and effectiveness of new media. There was a Global PR Week 2.0 later that year but we haven’t had …
AgChat Summary
Another AgChat session is in the can. This time the focus was on food safety. You can follow back through the conversation via Twitter. Here’s the questions that were posed. Q1 via @agriblogger Is it reasonable to expect that government can guarantee #food safety? #farm #agchat Q2 Via @TruffleMedia What will Food Safety Modernization Act ’09 do for consumers and …
CAMA Alberta is Building Success in Agri-Marketing
It sounds like our agricultural marketing friends in Alberta are becoming more active. Thanks to Janet Kanters for an update. We’ll see her in Ft. Worth, TX very soon for the combined IFAJ/AMS meeting. After several years, the Alberta CAMA Chapter hosted its first meeting in April at Olds College in Olds, Alta. Over 60 people attended the networking social …
New Media Advice For Everyone
This is just too good to pass over. The following is new media advice from Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails, to artists about ways to market themselves. It’s for anyone though regardless of what industry you’re in. He just plain gets it and says it better than I can. He sure hits the nail on the head about removing flash …