by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor From a budding rockstar in suburban Houston, Texas, to beef cattle communications and stock shows in Springfield, Illinois, Devin Bollman’s career aspirations have taken a unique journey. She was all-in as lead guitarist for a cover rock...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Awards, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Katie Knapp, International Committee Chair and ACN Board Member IFAJ has changed how their awards program is structured. Previously, print and broadcast entries were limited to pieces which first won in their respective country’s awards program, and anyone could...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 9, 2024 | Freelance, Member Resources, Professional Development, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor More seasoned members of this group will recall the days when editors used a “cassette recorder” to record interviews. Transcribing these cassettes was painstaking and arguably the worst part of agricultural communications. When I was...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 9, 2024 | AAEA News, Awards, Events, Member Resources, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel
By Katie Knapp, International Committee Chair and ACN Board Member Would you like to go to Switzerland this summer, learn more about agriculture from a global perspective, AND level up your leadership skills? If so and you are 35 or younger as of December 31, 2024,...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Betsy Freese, Legacy Committee Chair The Legacy Committee is made up of 11 members of our organization, each with at least 40 years of agricultural communications experience. Members are: Betsy Freese, chair Harlen Persinger Fred Myers Cheryl Tevis Karen McMahon...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | Member Resources, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Joel Reichenberger, Senior Editor for Progressive Farmer and ACN Board Member My father, Larry Reichenberger, called recently while he was cleaning up his home office. He retired from this industry about a year ago after 48 years of recording bylines with many of...