» 2013 Editorial Calendar

Issue/Mailing Date	Product Spotlights	Extra Distribution
December 2013 (11/26/2013)	Showcase 2013: Annual Product Catalog Full color product listing • Buyer’s Guide • Product/Service Directory • Inquiries processed year-round "	Distributed at all major shows & meetings throughout the year
January 2013 (12/28/2012)	Dust control & explosion prevention Design, construction & remodeling Maintenance, motors & generators	International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) Jan. 29-31, 2013
February/March 2013 (2/7/2013)	Storage (including bin cleaning, fumigation & pest control) Drying & aeration Safety & rescue equipment	GEAPS Exchange Feb 23-26, 2013 NGFA Annual Convention March 17-19, 2013
April/May 2013 (4/9/2013)	Operations management software Transportation-related products Renovation & bin cleaning
June/July 2013 (6/6/2013)	Cleaning equipment & magnets Grain testing & analysis Weighing
August/September 2013 (8/7/2013)	Conveying & material handling Bags, bagging & palletizing
October/November 2013 (10/9/2013)	Feed manufacturing equipment — mixing & batching, milling & grinding, automated control systems	NGFA Country Elevator/ Feed Industry Conference Dec. 2013
December 2013 (11/27/2013)	Showcase 2014: Annual Product Catalog Full color product listing • Buyer’s Guide • Product/Service Directory • Inquiries processed year-round	Distributed at all major shows & meetings throughout the year

» 2013 Print Rates

Commissions
Recognized advertising agencies are allowed 15% of gross billing provided the account is paid in full within 30 days of invoice date. No cash discounts.

 

Cancellations & changes
Cancellations and changes in orders may not be made after the ad closing date.

 

Publisher's copy clause
Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for all content (including text, representation and illustrations) of advertisements printed, and also assume responsibility for any claims arising there from made against the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising not in keeping with the publication’s standards.

 

Send materials to:
FEED & GRAIN
1233 Janesville Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Attn: Vicki Roth
vicki.roth@feedandgrain.com
Phone: (800) 547-7377, Ext. 1654
Fax (920) 563-1700
www.feedandgrain.com

 

E-reader service
FEED & GRAIN is driven to bring new customers to your door, with its new E-reader Service. Registered e-mail addresses will receive an e-mail from FEED & GRAIN magazine that includes a list of advertisers in each published issue. All your prospects and customers have to do is click on the "Reply" button on their e-mail program. They then type an "X" in the brackets next to the companies of interest. They click "Send" and their inquiry is sent directly to you.

 

For advertising questions, contact
Arlette Sambs, Publisher,
(920) 563-1628
arlette.sambs@feedandgrain.

 

Electronic file transfer
Sometimes when submitting graphics electronically, the file size can exceed the limits acceptable by regular e-mail.

 

To send files exceeding 5 mg., please follow the directions below for using our FTP site.

 

To send a file to a Cygnus employee:
1. Go to http://webftp.cygnuspub.com
2. Type part of the name or full name of whom you want to send the file to. Press Continue.
3. Select the name from the matches it found.
4. Fill in your name, subject, e-mail address and message.
5. Press the Browse button to attach a file.
6. Press Continue.

 

Please upload single files. If you have multiple files, stuff/zip them into a single file.

 

Rates

 

Closing & Ad Materials Deadlines
Month	Closing Date	Materials Date
Showcase 2013	October 19, 2012	October 26, 2012
January 2013	November 21, 2012	November 30, 2012
February/March 2013	January 4, 2013	January 11, 2013
April/May 2013	March 7, 2013	March 14, 2013
June/July 2013	May 3, 2013	May 10, 2013
August/September 2013	July 5, 2013	July 12, 2013
October/November 2013	September 6, 2013	September 13, 2013
Showcase 2014	October 24, 2013	October 31, 2013
January 2014	November 21, 2013	December 2, 2013

2013 Rates
Size	B/W	2-Color	4-Color
Full	$4,025	$4,425	$5,025
2/3	$3,180	$3,580	$4,180
1/2	$2,475	$2,875	$3,475
1/3	$1,835	$2,235	$2,835
1/4	$1,375	$1,775	$2,375

» Additional Opportunities

 

Full House opportunities

 

Reprints — Enhance your advertising message and editorial coverage with reprints. Reprints are great shipping stuffers, sales representative leave-behinds and trade show handouts. To purchase single article reprints go to http://reprints.ygsgroup.com/m/cygnus

 

Inserts — Insert your materials into our magazine. It's an excellent way for your literature to be noticed. Inserts can be included in a variety of circulation options. Contact Arlette Sambs at (920) 563-1628 for rates and mechanical specifications.

 

'Ride-Along Program' — Use the "ultimate envelope" for your next direct mail campaign! FEED & GRAIN continues to offer this program in which your catalog, multi-page ad, white paper or CD-ROM can be mailed along with an issue of FEED & GRAIN.

 

• Your piece will be poly-bagged on the outside of each issue, and only one outsert is available each issue, so you are assured premium exposure.
• Benefit from our targeted list of sought-after decision makers; more than 15,700 subscribers will see your ride-along.
• Have your mail piece arrive on the desk of a person who has personally requested the magazine it accompanies.
• These are available at rates far less than you would incur on your own, in postage alone!
• Ask your account manager for more details on this program.

List Rentals — FEED & GRAIN has the most comprehensive database of the commercial feed, grain and allied grain facilities available. It can be rented with a variety of selection options.