ZimmCast

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I'm going to share some comments and a question with an IFAJ Webinar. The topic was "Artificial Intelligence's Impact on R&D for Agriculture." Moderating was Steve Werblow, IFAJ President and Martin Clough, Syngenta Crop Protection's R&D Head of Digital Collaboration and Sustainability and Andre Piza, Syngenta's Group's Global Head of Digital AgTe...

A new study from S&P Global and commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA),  "Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst," finds that biofuels have the potential to restore long-term profitability to American farms and drive investment in rural communities; unlock demand for sustainable feedstocks, creating a market that rewards farmers for pioneering modern farm practices; and...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I have a very special guest. I haven't talked to him recently but we did quite a bit in the early days of AgWired. He's Harry Siemens and some of you may have heard or read his Siemens Says. He just received a very well deserved award and we'll talk about that too.  The award was initiated by U.S. farm broadcasters Lynn Ketels...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I'm sharing my preview interview for the AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting with President/CEO, Brent Kemp. Additionally I've got a few comments regarding AI, or Artificial Intelligence, for those of you who haven't heard of it. But really, AI, is moving fast and besides it is a topic for the AgGateway meeting. I'm slow in producing a...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode the tables have been turned. We thought it would be fun for Laura McNamara, one of our very early freelancers, to interview Cindy and me about the how, what and why we created ZimmComm and all its elements. We've had people ask about this over the years, but as you will hear, from the start it has continued to develop and pivo...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode of the podcast I'm going to share some audio from the National Ethanol Conference . While Laura McNamara worked with Syngenta Seeds at Commodity Classic , which overlapped with the NEC, yours truly drove to Orlando and took photos, interviews and session audio in a custom virtual ag newsroom on AgNewsWire.com. To start out wit...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. i'm Chuck Zimmerman. The beginning of February was a very busy time. Although Cindy and I are not traveling to conferences and shows for work we've had some great talent on site while we gather their photos and interviews to create virtual newsrooms. These were 2026 CattleCon (Steven Orr, Paramount Broadcasting (All Ag All Day) and the 2026 CIRB Annual Meeting (L...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. Part of December into January was a little rough for the ZimmComm Team. Between some bugs going around to two short trips to see family. But now all's well and it's time for a new episode. In December we posted some "Oh the places we've been!" details. We started in the new year by curtailing our business travel after over 20 years and nearly...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. We'll have a final ZimmCast podcast at the end of the year. But in the meantime… I'm sharing an interview with Josh Turney, founder of Rooster and Roadrunner. I did ask if he'll be starting another bird name company soon. You'll have to listen to hear his answer. Roadrunner just recently went live in mid November and Josh describes why. "In o...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I'm going to share an interview with Matt Weeks, AgIntel Lead at AdFarm. We discuss the inaugural AgIntel Index Report. This will be a yearly report that dives into the trends and insights dominating the conversation in agriculture. This is information that matters to agri-marketers and ag leaders. In addition, I'm adding a wr...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode you'll learn all about Farm Journal's new Ad Insights tool which is new to the agrimarketing industry. It's a first for a digital advertising analytics solution. Talking with me is Prescott Shibles, Farm Journal CEO. So, let's get started with some questions. You can find more online at the Farm Journal website . So that's the...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode we're going to get an in-depth preview of the new NAMA NEXUS event that will be taking place in Milwaukee, WI, October 14-16. I spoke with committee chair Kasie Garcia. We'll start with what the NAMA NEXUS means as well as the Economies of Ag. From there it's on to the agenda and how it is different from NAMA Fall Conference o...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. It has been a busy time for the the ZimmComm Team in the past few weeks. After the Tech Hub Live conference it was on the way to the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, Ag Media Summit, ACE Annual Meeting and the Farm Progress Show. I'm on my way home from the 2025 FPS and thought I'd share some interviews. Besides an interview with Rob Shaff...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. Lets us get a preview of the 2025 Agricultural Media Summit with Shelia Grobosky, BioZyme, and AMS Steering Committee Chair and LPC President.   It's all about meetings, keynote and general sessions, breakouts, InfoExpo, awards, ACT student members, sponsors and more. That's the ZimmCast now now. I hope you enjoy it thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this program we're going to get a preview of the 2025 IFAJ Congress which will be held in Kenya. After our preview I'm going to add a most recent example of how you can make your news release talk. More at the end. So, let's get started. I have Steve Werblow, IFAJ President and Aghan Daniel, MESHA, the coordinating organization. First up i...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. The ZimmComm Team are enjoying some time in paradise right near the Gulf of America. The weather has been great and we've had enough rain so that everything is green and growing. In this episode Cindy and I discuss the changes we're making to ZimmComm. We recently announced that we are going to retire from business travel starting Jan. 1, 202...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I'm going to share a couple of interviews from the NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference. One is with Gardner Hatch, Executive Director, NAFB and Debbie Boyle, Vice President, Kynetic. They talk about a new NAFB listener survey. Then I have an interview with Melanie Rice, Brownfield Ag News, about becoming the new President of NAMA....

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. The first day of spring started the day after the annual Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Summit and National Ag Day Activities. We have published virtual newsrooms on our AgNewsWire website and story posts on AgWired. So, in this episode I'd like to share a few of the interviews and audio from the events. I'll start out with Agri-Pulse. You can listen t...

In this episode I'm going to share some Commodity Classic which was almost at the highest attendance ever. We were in the Mile High city of Denver, CO. The weather was mostly perfect but we did have some wind, rain and snow at the end. Next year the event will take place in San Antonio. Once again Syngenta made my trip to Classic possible. So, in the program I have with me the following: Eric Boec...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I'm going to share some interviews with last week's CattleCon 2025 and CIRB Annual Mtg. I was in San Antonio while Cindy was in Bonita Springs, FL. This is definitely the busy time! So, let's get started with CattleCon. I talked with Colin Woodall, CEO, NCBA who says they were going to break 8,500 attending. Additionally, he t...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. While Cindy was home during the major snow storm in Florida I was attending the Clean Fuels Conference in San Diego, CA. The weather was delightful for the conference. However, in the Pensacola, FL area there was eight to ten inches of snow, something that hasn't happened in over 150 years! But it has all melted and we're mostly back to norma...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. ZimmComm is now entering its 21st year. Who would have thought? We officially announced our company at the 2004 National Agri-Marketing Conference. We had our first booth at the conference in 2005 which means we've exhibited for twenty of them! I thought you might like to hear the first audio podcast I recorded in January of 2005. We were jus...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman along with Cindy Zimmerman. Welcome to another year of agriblogging and farm podcasting. It's hard to believe that we're coming close to 21 years since we started ZimmComm in 2004. Cindy and I have worked together in the ag marcom field for about 21 years before that. Now we're doing some thinking and planning for 2025. I sense that this year...

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I'm Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I'm going to share some interviews from the NAFB Trade Talk about reactions from the recent presidential election.   I'm going to include Mary Kay Thatcher, Syngenta Sr. Manager, Federal Government and Industry Relations; Brian Jennings, ACE CEO; Geoff Cooper, RFA CEO and Ethan Lane, NCBA, VP of Government Affairs. Adding to t...