New Farm Podcaster Tools

Chuck Zimmerman

Incipio Lloyd Microphone For iPod NanoIt’s time to take an agriblogging break. But first I thought I’d let you farm podcasters know about a couple new products you might want to check out.

First up is the Incipio Lloyd Microphone for iPod Nano.

Lloyd allows you to use your nano 4G as a personal assistant and note taker by unlocking the powerful voice recording capabilities already installed on the iPod nano 4G. Lloyd is a state of the art, high quality microphone adapter designed to fit perfectly on the bottom of the iPod nano 4G. Lloyd is designed help reduce wind and breath tones while recording.

Whether conducting an interview, taking lecture notes, or capturing the sounds of life happening around you, simply attach Lloyd to your iPod nano 4G for immediate voice recording capabilities. Lloyd’s built-in headphone jack allows you to listen by connecting your headphones or external audio source while on the go. This compact microphone adapter fits easily into any purse or pocket and can even remain on the nano 4G at all times. (simply rotate to charge)

Zarboo SpeakEasy iPhone AppOne I’ve got on my iPhone is the SpeakEasy app from Zarboo Software.

Record and playback notes, reminders, or just about anything from your iPhone’s built-in microphone. SpeakEasy gives you a recording studio that fits into your pocket. Intuitive and fun, SpeakEasy is the premier voice recorder for your iPhone.

Get Connected

SpeakEasy….meet iTunes! Now with SpeakEasy Connect you can import all of your recordings directly into iTunes. Every detail about your recording, from the name you gave it to the photo you attached to it, will now sync directly to your music library.

The tip about the Lloyd mic is via iLounge.

Equipment, Podcasts

12seconds.tv App For iPhone

Chuck Zimmerman

Hey iPhone’ers. There’s a very cool new app that you might consider, especially you progressive media types. It’s the 12seconds.tv app which lets you take (or select from your phone photo library) 3 photos, record 12 seconds of audio and upload it as a slide show to your account. Even better, it uploads it as a post to your Twitter account too! Here’s one I just did using some photos from the NAAA convention last week.


[iPhone] NAAA Convention Shots on 12seconds.tv

Video

Driving Green in HD

Chuck Zimmerman

Perhaps you’ve heard about YouTube allowing bigger file uploads and HD quality. Perhaps not. That’s what ZimmComm is here for.

This week I’ve been experimenting with video to provide higher quality via the online destination for video. It has not been easy but then whatever is that’s worth it? With the new John Deere Drive Green project we’re involved in I decided to upgrade my MoJo (I’ll be doing an update of this soon) with a Canon HD (AVCHD) camera. I naively thought it would be “the same” when it comes to editing, etc. Wrong. It’s a whole new learning experience which has involved mastering at least 5 new programs and hours of experimenting with exports, uploads, etc. Maybe I just need a new Flip?

So, here’s my first successful HD video clip. What do you think? And before someone comments, yes, I will use the wind filter on the mic next time.

John Deere, Video

Happy Holidays

Chuck Zimmerman

This holiday greeting comes from the Mother Nature Network.

Holiday Greetings From Mother Nature Network

Dear friend of Mother Nature,

Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers who have joined us since our beta quietly launched earlier this month. The buzz is building…see what the New York Times has to say. And we greatly appreciate the helpful advice and ideas you’ve sent our way.

Up next, our environmental news, green innovation, lively blogs, family tips, and how-to guides. Opinions?

With a holiday glow,

The MNN Team

Media

Cow Art and More

Chuck Zimmerman

Cow Art And MoreI’m not sure why I haven’t found this before but you can thank Twitter. Cow Art and More also has a blog.

Cow Art and More is the online art gallery where “art and agriculture meet.” It is the project of Kathy Swift, a veterinarian and jewelry artist. She came up with the idea after realizing that the art and agriculture communities do not tend to cross paths. Since 2008, Cow Art and More allows highly talented artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their art to cattle enthusiasts across the country.

CowArtandMore.com accounts are quick, free and easy to set up. Buyers on the site can rest assured that we maintain a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Users can also utilize a number of unique services, which enable them to refine their preferences and ultimately select the right piece of art. CowArtandMore.com also works to safeguard the online security and privacy of its users.

CowArtandMore.com’s goal is to make original art centered around the agriculture community, with all its visual and emotional appeal, more accessible to members of the said community so that it can become a bigger part of an increasing number of people’s everyday lives. Towards this end, CowArtandMore.com works hard to maintain its position at the leading edge of the industry with innovative, useful and user-friendly products and services.

Uncategorized

Happy Holidays

Chuck Zimmerman

NewCentury Marketing Services Holiday GreetingThis time from NewCentury Marketing Services, Inc.

Season’s Greetings

Wishing you…

every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. Thank you for being our customer. We look forward to continuing our relationship in the coming year.

Holiday Hours
Our Office will be closed
Thursday December 25th, 2008 and Friday December 26th, 2008.
Thursday January 1st, 2009 and Friday January 2nd, 2009.
We will re-open Monday January 5th 2009.

All the best to you and your family

NewCentury Marketing Services, Inc.

Agribusiness

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

    Zimfo Bytes

  • Arendt’s Holstein Resort, Inc. was named Minnesota’s 2008 Producers of the Year by the Minnesota Milk Producers Association at the Midwest Dairy Expo on Dec. 9 in St. Cloud, Minn. Mark and Kathi Arendt own and operate Arendt’s Holstein Resort near Mazeppa, Minn., along with their son Nate and his wife Mindi.
  • The Appaloosa Horse Club is now accepting applications for the 2009 Cowboy Way Trading Post in Jackson, Miss., held June 22 through July 4 at the State Fairgrounds.
  • LibertyLink soybeans are now officially commercialized for the U.S. soybean market—giving growers a new nonselective herbicide-tolerant system in soybeans for the 2009 season. LibertyLink soybean varieties featuring top-yielding genetics and built-in tolerance to Ignite herbicide are available through more than 85 seed companies.
  • Sustainable Oils, a producer and marketer of renewable, environmentally clean, and high-value camelina-based biofuels will participate in an historic flight by Japan Airlines planned for Jan. 30, 2009. The demonstration flight will make JAL the first Asian carrier to fly on fuel derived from sustainable feedstocks and the first airline to use camelina-based bio-jet fuel.
    Zimfo Bytes

    Blue Ribbon Cookbook Wins Prize

    Chuck Zimmerman

    Blue Ribbon CookbookLiz Harfull, IFAJ e-news editor and author of The Blue Ribbon Cookbook is pretty excited.

    A best-selling book about South Australian country show cooks and their prizewinning recipes will represent Australia in the 2008 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

    The Blue Ribbon Cookbook by Adelaide Hills author Liz Harfull has been selected from a record number of entries to be named Australian winner for the Best Easy Recipes Book category. It will now compete against finalists from other countries for the Best in the World award, due to be announced at a gala dinner in May 2009.

    Published by Wakefield Press, the book celebrates the traditions of country shows and their cookery competitions. It features the stories, recipes and secret tips of about 50 show cooks throughout state, with historic and contemporary photos of the shows, the cooks and the food.

    ‘It is extremely exciting to have the book recognised at such a high level, and a great tribute to the team at Wakefield Press who worked on it, as well as the talents and generosity of the show cooks who so willingly shared with me their stories and knowledge,’ Liz said.

    Media