An Inside Look at Farms in Chicago

Laura McNamara

The dates and locations are set for The Chicago Farmers Summer Tour. The Chicago Farmers aim to offer a forum for education and the exchange of information between members and the agribusiness industry. The summer tour is the latest event meant to enhance knowledge, profitability, stewardship, consumer awareness, and fellowship among participants. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Please join us as …

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Laura McNamara Contributing to AgWired

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello AgWired fans. In order to keep you even more up to date on what’s new in agribusiness we’d like to welcome Laura McNamara as a contributing editor. Laura is helping me here in Indianapolis this week covering ethanol related activities including the 91st Indy 500 this Sunday. She’s also helping me with posts on our Domestic Fuel website. We …

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Posting From The Plane

Chuck Zimmerman

Well I’m sitting on a plane and going no where so why not post from my phone? We’re in Denver and over an hour on the tarmac after over an hour delay to start with. Hopefully I’ll have time to get some editing and posting done in the morning California time. This is coming to you from my Treo.

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Mac Conversion Update

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s been a while since I’ve given you a Mac update. This one got triggered because I’m writing an article on using a Mac for farm use for Country Guide. It’s made me think through why I have a Mac and why I like it vs. my PC. I really think I can sum things up in these words, “The …

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Tonight on Tuesday

Chuck Zimmerman

Some busy travel days are coming up for ZimmComm. After tomorrow’s ethanol press conference at the Chicago Board of Trade I’ll be off to Burbank, CA for a little project involving this man, Jay Leno. I will have more on that for you by Tuesday afternoon or Wed. morning. Cindy will be taking pictures in a Missouri soybean field tomorrow …

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Missouri River Flooding

Chuck Zimmerman

Here in central Missouri we’ve all the sudden become river watchers. Who knows how high this is going to go. AgWired fan, Lane McConnell was out and about today with her camera and got this picture of the state capitol from underneath the Hwy. 63 bridge over the Missouri River just outside Jefferson City. The river has definitely risen since …

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AASHTO Starts Transportation Vision

Chuck Zimmerman

Do you remember the trip I took across the United States last year with AASHTO to commemorate the Interstate Highway System’s 50 year anniversary? I do. It’s hard to forget a 2 week convoy where I got to meet and get to know some great people. AASHTO has just announced a new website called Transportation Vision. The American Association of …

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Country Living Association Strikes Gold

Chuck Zimmerman

The Country Living Association has a new sponsor and has started a one minute radio show which they’re trying to syndicate nationally. You can read the radio show script on their website but you can’t listen to it. Seems like it might have made a good podcast, especially considering the target audience. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, a leader in animal …

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RSS is Simple, Really

Chuck Zimmerman

Are you still one of those people who don’t understand what RSS is? Wonder no more. The people at Commoncraft have made understanding very easy (I think). Click To Play I have tried my best to describe this to many people and I find that it works best to show it in action, which I do in many of my …

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Finding New Media Savvy Employees

Chuck Zimmerman

This is probably my last post until the end of the weekend. I was catching up on my news feeds and found this one on American Business Media’s blog, Mediapace. It’s a video with Paul Conley, who I’ve linked you to before and who I’ve never met personally. We’ve traded emails. Now I know what he looks like. Good job …

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