The question is, “Who’s in the boots?” This is for me to know and you to find out. I’m wondering if anyone can guess the identity of the owners of these.
This was their idea and I’m going to assume that there’s no way you’re going to figure this out. So, sometime in the future we’ll reveal who they are. This was at the AdFarm open house.
When I asked what would be the ideal place to take a picture inside the new AdFarm offices in Kansas City, it was a unanimous “the windmill” so here we are. In the photo are Scott Kurfman (l) and Bob Wilhelm (r).
BTW. The new office is located at 100 E. 7th St., Suite 300.
AdFarm says they’re the perfect blend of AgNess and AdNess. I conducted an interview with Kim McConnell, the chief executive officer, which I’ll have for you later on.
Continuing our little series of photos from the AdFarm open house. Here’s the upstairs entrance way with greeting committee number 2. The open house was very well attended and keeping with what KC, MO is famous for they had plenty of great barbeque!
Before things really got going at the NAFB convention this week agricultural advertising agency, AdFarm, held an open house at their new office location. Here’s the welcoming committee downstairs at the old Western Union building.
At the NAMA Agribusiness Forum it was interesting to see a presentation on customer focused marketing from a very non-ag company. Southwest Airlines started Ding earlier this year as a way to interact very closely with their customers. Jill Howard-Allen had quite a few questions after her presentation. I think that people found her presentation to be very different than what they expected.
I don’t know if you Ding or not but I interviewed Jill and asked her about why Southwest Airlines, uh, Dings. You can listen to my interview with Jill here: Jill Howard-Allen Interview
Here’s your exclusive first look/listen to a “new” New Holland promotion involving country music star Michael Peterson. It’s just being announced this week at the NAFB Convention. Basically, Michael Peterson is coming out with a new album that New Holland dealers will have the exclusive rights to sell prior to any other retail outlets.
On the album is a song titled, “Down On The Farm,” in which the lyrics contain the phrase, “. . . painting New Holland blue on the barn.” You can hear a clip from the song here: 
Michael will be here in Kansas City this week and I’ll be interviewing him about the new promotion with New Holland and have it for you here on AgWired soon.
You can see a lot more of what was happening today on the NAMA Agribusiness Forum blog at www.namaconnect.org. AgWired is sponsoring and posting.
At the NAMA Agribusiness Forum the evening reception featured putt-putt golf. My team (Monte Reese, Steve Taylor and Judi Lampe) were the Earthly Beef and seen listed here in the winners position. That is until they started this thing about letting people buy points to add to other teams scores. When it was all over with we lost first place. I just think this is unfair. We won it fair and square on the field where it counts! So there. Anyway it was all in fun for a good cause.
I’ll let you figure out why we were called the Earthly Beef. Hint: (Monte & Steve work for beef organizations and Judi works for Mother Earth News).
The NAMA board is meeting just prior to the Agribusiness Forum kickoff session.
I’m sure they’re discussing serious matters of national importance.
The sky was on fire this morning looking to the east, toward Kansas City. I thought you might enjoy this picture. It’ll help set the stage for a lot more to come from the NAMA Agribusiness Forum and NAFB Convention.
I’m actually checked in and getting ready to wander around.
