RFA Ethanol Podcast

Best of Beef Awards

Cindy Zimmerman

Kyle Bauer, general manager of KFRM radio in Kansas was the emcee of the “Best of Beef 2012” awards Thursday morning at the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville. Among the many awards presented were – National Retail Beef Backer, Foodservice Beef Backer, Beef Quality Assurance, Excellence in Communications, Trailblazer, National Stocker, NCBA Top Hand Club, the Max Deets Leadership and …

Beef, Cattle Industry Conference, NAFB, NCBA, ZimmComm Announcement

AgWired Makes It To Afghanistan

Chuck Zimmerman

It might be a first. An AgWired shirt proudly displayed over Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. Showing off is John Davis, one of the long time editors who has posted mostly on our Domestic Fuel website but also on AgWired. He’s helping develop a radio journalism/production program and I’m sure we’ll get some updates from him from time to time. …

ZimmComm Announcement

AgWired App Now In Android Market

Chuck Zimmerman

The AgWired App is now available in the Android Market. You asked for it and you’ve got it. One of the new features we’re offering in this app (and soon to be added to the iPhone version) is the ability to share out stories via multiple mechanism like email, Twitter, etc. The first person to download the AgWired Android App …

Apps, ZimmComm Announcement

Introducing Meghan Grebner

Cindy Zimmerman

Probably should have done this before her first post, but AgWired is proud to introduce Meghan Grebner as our newest blogger. Many of our readers probably already know Meghan, as she is an active member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) and is currently serving as regional vice president for the organization. In 2009, she was honored with …

NAFB, ZimmComm Announcement

Proud to be Biofools Nominees

Cindy Zimmerman

Friends of the Earth (FOE) has paid us a great compliment. We – both me and Chuck – have been nominated for the prestigious “Biofool of the Year” award! The award was established by FOE “to recognize leaders that promote dirty biofuels” – especially corn ethanol – and was won last year by then House Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson …

Corn, Environment, Ethanol, Wackos, ZimmComm Announcement

Meet our Intern

Cindy Zimmerman

ZimmComm New Media is proud to announce and welcome John Brown as our intern this semester. John brings over 5 years of marketing experience as well as a healthy knowledge of 21st Century communications strategies. He comes to us from Columbia College, where he is in his final year of pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a double major …

ZimmComm Announcement

Last Survey Winner Announced

Cindy Zimmerman

The final ZimmComm publication survey winner has been drawn and the lucky one is Rita Ruud, a nutritionist with North Dakota State University and World Dairy Diary reader. She will be receiving a check in the mail for $250 for taking just about two minutes of her time to fill out our survey and help us do a better job …

ZimmComm Announcement