I haven’t seen any of the regulars that you normally see at a farm show, especially one of this size. However the new media reporters are on hand. Besides myself there’s Ned Arthur, Truffle Media Networks, who’s here doing work for not only his PoultryCast but other “animal casts” as well.
Ned is set up in the Elanco Animal health booth conducting interviews which will be used in his regular podcast programs. He’s also here recording technical sessions and presentations for online availability after the conference. You see we’re very multi-talented and multi-functional kinds of guys.
To help promote PoultryCast, Truffle offered producers and attendees free cappucino in the Elanco booth. All you have to do is fill out a card with a little demographic information and you can get your caffeine fix.
The cards were direct mailed prior to the conference to poultry producers. One of the cool things about podcasts like PoultryCast is that they’re only trying to reach the decision making producers. So sponsors like Elanco can very narrowly target their marketing dollars to a very specific audience. New category specific sponsors are being sought for PoultryCast by the way.
It doesn’t matter where you go you’ve got to have internet access.
These eggs aren’t good for an omelet but they sure look pretty. Mike Ryan’s company, 
Shining shoes is a full time career for Ashley Skaggs who’s working out of the 
The Expos here in Atlanta are best described as co-located with a number of exhibitors who are here for both. I’m guessing they’re happy to only have to set up one time. That’s got to save money.
The action is going hot and heavy here at the Poultry and Feed Expos. I’ve never attended this event and am just about ready to take cameras and recorders out for a stroll to see what I can find.
Hello from Atlanta and the International Poultry and Feed Expos. It took a while but I finally got in. I have to say I’ve never had a more unpleasant welcome than trying to get my badge here. When I got to the media room they didn’t have me on a list and wondered how I got in past security (they never asked me for a badge). I explained that I had spoken with the communication director in charge personally by phone a couple weeks ago and that I had emailed in my media registration form two times at her request since I guess they didn’t receive it the first time. They called her on the radio and she denied ever having spoken with me and to send me out to exhibitor registration where I should be able to find a press badge. I went all the way out there and since I wasn’t on a list I was told to either register as a general attendee or leave.
The reports are coming in regularly now from Paul McKellips, Global Outreach Officer, US Embassy Baghdad, The Green Room – Public Affairs GO Team. In fact I’m a little behind getting them posted. This one is about sheep dip tanks and from the looks of this picture they dip goats too.
Agricultural media are invited to get their registrations in for the upcoming National Pork Industry Forum. I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend this one but hopefully we’ll get some information to share with you.
It’s another travel day for the Zman. I’m heading down to Hotlanta for the