Congress Postponed, COVID Impact, and Contest Deadlines By Elaine Shein, International Committee Chair Anyone who has ever been involved with putting on a national or international conference knows how tough it can be, including approaching sponsors, planning speakers, arranging panels and meals, coordinating tours, etc. Now, imagine trying to plan it over and over … … Read More
Events
AAEA Celebrates 100 Years
Association’s new moniker reflects change, challenge, for ag communicators By Mike Wilson, Farm Progress The Agricultural Communicators Network, aka the American Agricultural Editors’ Association, has been a conduit to help professional journalists and communicators share knowledge and camaraderie for 100 years now. The association has a lot to be proud of, and it all started … Read More
IFAJ Brings World to Your Home Office
By Steve Werblow and Elaine Shein Next week was supposed to be the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) 2020 World Congress in Vingsted, Denmark, bringing hundreds of agricultural journalists and communicators together for tours and workshops. Though the Congress was cancelled due to COVID-19, IFAJ is bringing friends and colleagues together through a series … Read More
Successful Farming’s agriculture.com Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Today Meredith Corporation is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first published website, Successful Farming’s Agriculture.com, which debuted on May 15, 1995. This early digital innovation led to securing the coveted URL and set Meredith on the path to becoming the Top 10 Digital Company it is today. At launch, Agriculture.com was ahead of its time … Read More
Agri Marketing’s Coverage of AAEA’s 100th Anniversary
By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2020 AAEA President, Successful Farming The June edition of Agri Marketing magazine is in the works, highlighting 100 years of AAEA’s commitment to ag communicators and their professional development. We’ve been working with the magazine to develop articles about AAEA’s storied history, our current programs, and a look at the future of … Read More
How the New Coronavirus is Impacting the Agricultural Communicators Network
By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2020 AAEA President The new coronavirus (COVID-19) that some compared a few weeks ago to the common cold is rapidly morphing into a time bomb that’s straining global health care systems and shuttering the world’s economy. Frustration and fear are being funneled into a ubiquitous unknown that’s simultaneously nowhere and everywhere. I … Read More