ZimmNews – Oct 25, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: For all you agnerds out there this was an exciting week. First of all Apple announced new iPads and Macbook Pros. You can still watch the livestream of the event. Nokia and Microsoft also announced new devices and Samsung had done so just recently too. Lots to choose from out there and more and more ag apps …

ZimmNews – Oct 18, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: The ZimmComm team hopes you’re enjoying our out and about this week. Cindy and Leah have been hard at it in Des Moines starting with the Truth About Trade & Technology Global Farmer Roundtable. Then they moved on to the World Food Prize activities. Chuck hit the west coast to spend the day at the O.H. Kruse …

ZimmNews – Oct 11, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: It’s a special time of the year to think about food. Next week we have the annual World Food Day which was started by the FAO and also the World Food Prize activities which Cindy will be attending in Des Moines, IA. We like to think of every day as food day! This week Chuck attended a …

ZimmNews – Oct 4, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: The ZimmComm Team has been international again. Cindy just returned from Germany with our friends at BASF Crop Protection. You can find her stories and photos on AgWired and links to all posts on AgNewsWire. Chuck is attending the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference in Harrison Hot Springs, BC courtesy of Case IH. You can also find …

ZimmNews – Sep 27, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: We know you were wondering … Chuck got his iPhone 5S this week and it is now in action as one of our newest agriblogging and farm podcasting tools! You can probably count on him writing about it on AgWired soon. This week Cindy spent time in Minnesota with Growth Energy and New Holland at Absolute Energy, …

ZimmNews – Sep 20, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: The National Agri-Marketing Association held a tremendous Fall Conference this week in St. Louis and Chuck was there. You can listen to this year’s Professional Development Awards of Excellence winners and more via his coverage on AgWired with more still to come. The ZimmComm team gets a little bit of a break before Cindy heads to Minnesota …

ZimmNews – Sep 13, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: The ZimmComm team got a break in the action this week except for our John Davis who covered the New Holland/Fisher House True Blue Salute in Washington, DC. Next week Chuck will in St. Louis for the NAMA Fall Conference. He’s hoping to see a lot of our agrimarketer friends there. The team has continued to publish …

ZimmNews – Sep 6, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: Agricultural journalists from around the world gathered in Argentina this week for the 2013 IFAJ Congress. Chuck and Cindy were among nearly 30 from the United States at the Congress, courtesy of our sponsors DuPont Pioneer and Novus International . This annual event provides professional improvement opportunities as well as learning about agricultural production in the host …

ZimmNews – Aug 30, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: It might have been hot at this week’s Farm Progress Show but thanks to new media tent sponsor, BASF, we kept our cool. The ZimmComm team set a record with five reporters on location counting our fall intern Kristyn Stidham and newcomer and “old” friend Leah Guffey! There’s a lot to see and hear on AgWired thanks …

ZimmNews – Aug 23, 2013

Hello ZimmComm Fans: Hope you’ve had a fantastic week. It’s been a busy one for the ZimmComm team. Chuck attended the 2013 National Agvocacy 2.0 Conference in Charlotte, NC. This is conducted by the AgChat Foundation where he has served on the board since it was founded. But he has stepped down to let another passionate agvocate carry on. ZimmComm …