AgWired

I just noticed that I’ve posted over 2,000 times on AgWired. It’s a milestone! That’s a lot of pictures, interviews, links, notices and other types of information on the business of agrimarketing.

The very first version of AgWired was installed in August of 2004 but I didn’t get in the blogging groove until March of 2005. I think my daily posting average works out to around 4 posts a day, 7 days a week.

Ahh, those beginning days. Not only did I wonder what I’d gotten myself into, I can’t count how many of you wondered too and often said so! Well, hopefully the picture is getting clearer.

I know I’ve said it before but I want to thank everyone who has supported me. Your encouragement and all the ways you’ve found to provide support mean more than I can say. I do promise to continue developing AgWired and the agricultural use of the new media tools. As my good friend from Colorado likes to say, “Onward and upward.”

Here’s a lot of what you see around town here in Reno. I came in a day early for the Cattle Industry Summer Conference because of flight availability and cost. So, it’s been nice to relax a little.

I have not spent a dime on any slots or tables and really don’t have any intention to. Not my thing. It’s interesting to watch others doing it though. I was up and around early this morning and there were people all over the casino, tied to the machines with their little charge cards on lanyards. Strange if you ask me.

The Brew Blog is where you can find out news and information about the alcohol beverage industry. I think this is a fantastic idea. Listen up agrimarketers. Take a look at what Miller is doing here. They’ve hired or contracted with a reporter who is covering their industry. I know you purists out there will be shocked. How can this have any credibility you might ask? I say, look at what’s being posted by Jim Arndorfer. He’s certainly going to be an example I’ll be using in my workshop at the Ag Media Summit!

If I was in this business the Brew Blog would be one of my news feeds that I’d be checking on a regular basis. Do I care if it’s sponsored or owned by Miller Brewing? Not if it’s good timely, topical information that I can’t get in this convenient a format.

So why not have a farm equipment news blog that’s owned by John Deere, AGCO or New Holland? How about a seed news blog owned by Pioneer or Monsanto? Let’s have an ag chem news blog owned by Syngenta or BASF. Think about it. There’s a lot of reporters out here who might be able to make the transition to the internet. I say, “might,” with good reason. Even news blogging requires a talent and dedication that not every traditional media reporter may have.