I joined Twitter as AgriBlogger in 2007, just a year after it was introduced, although it was another year before I started tweeting. I have over 19,500 followers. As new media pioneers, we were among the first to start using this innovative way to communicate with people around the world in 140 characters or less. Remember AgChat? That started back …
2020 – A Pivotal Year for ZimmComm
You could say that 2020 was a pivotal year for ZimmComm. Sorry about using the “P” word. But as crazy as the year was and all the challenges that have been presented, we’ve come through it by virtually using all the tools we have been using for years and some new ones. Sorry about using the “V” word. Let’s summarize …
2020 Top Stories
These were the top viewed posts on AgWired in 2020 AMVAC Conducts On-Farm Testing of SIMPAS System So Long to Farm Broadcaster Evan Slack Quick Dick McDick Protestor Diets Farm Workers Not Included in Immigration Order Syngenta Makes Leadership Changes Kansas Rancher Named Beef Advocate of the Year Bayer Makes Innovation and Pipeline Announcement New Peterson Bros Video Will Rock …
Thank God It’s Christmas
This year our Christmas message comes from a relatively unknown but very appropriate Christmas song by Queen called Thank God It’s Christmas. These lyrics have never been so true: “Oh my friends it’s been a long hard year – But now it’s Christmas, Thank God it’s Christmas.” We here at ZimmComm are especially grateful to God this Christmas after this …
Happy Birthday AgNewsWire!
Fifteen years ago this month, ZimmComm introduced an “innovative news distribution service for agriculture” called AgNewsWire, which has since become “Agriculture’s Virtual Newsroom” and a trusted source for agribusiness news and content from industry events. In the new virtual reality of COVID-19, AgNewsWire is more relevant than ever. Two recent examples of virtual newsrooms this year are the Cattle Industry …
ZimmComm Headquarters Hit by Hurricane Sally
A generator and cell phone WiFi are keeping ZimmComm in operation here at world headquarters near Pensacola, Florida after being hit by Hurricane Sally yesterday. We are very fortunate to only have some trees and branches down and a little tear in the pool screen, probably a few missing roof tiles. If you are seeing the pictures from the storm …
Virtual is the New Reality
Virtual is the new reality for 2020. As events continue to be cancelled or postponed this year, it’s becoming obvious that conferences and meetings going forward will have at least some component of virtual content to provide for people unable to make it in person. ZimmComm has been doing virtual meetings and conferences since 2005 – it’s really our specialty. …
Put 2019 in the Rear View Mirror
2019 may not have been the best of years for agriculture, but there’s always 2020. ZimmComm spent the year as usual, traveling along the Agriblogging Highway to nearly 40 events around the country from Beltwide Cotton Conferences in January to American Seed Trade Seed Expo in December. Click on the photo below to see where we have been and some …