By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair In late October 19 leaders of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) convened in Ireland to discuss, debate and decide on strategies and tactics to deliver greater member benefits and grow the organization in 2019. Meeting highlights: As IFAJ continues to grow (now 5,000 members in 50 … Read More
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Meet New Board Member Gil Gullickson
By Jennifer Kiel, AAEA Board Member As an eight-year-old, Gil Gullickson – like about two million other mid-western boys his age – wanted to play center field for the Minnesota Twins. But, instead of tracking down fly balls, he’s spent a career chasing story leads on everything from new formulations of dicamba to developing a … Read More
Meet New Board Member Jennifer Kiel
By Martha Mintz It was the tantalizing topic of dairy manure lagoons that lured newly appointed AAEA-Ag Communicator Network board member Jennifer Kiel to the world of ag journalism. “I didn’t grow up on a farm. I was one generation removed. My mother grew up on a farm, though, so we spent time on my … Read More
Righting AAEA’s Fiscal Ship-Part Two
By Gil Gullickson, AAEA President-Elect There’s a joke about a Depression-era butcher who stayed in business with funny math. One of his sales pitches involved selling 8 pounds of beefsteak for 8 cents per pound. “Eight times eight is 88, but since I like you, I’ll sell it to you for 80 cents,” said the … Read More
How We are Righting AAEA’s Fiscal Ship
By Gil Gullickson, AAEA President-Elect Jason Henderson, an associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Extension director at Purdue University, has a favorite saying that he works into his agricultural economic presentations: “History may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.” I thought of that line at last August’s American Agricultural Editors’ Association … Read More
Legendary Editor Bob Rupp Turns 100 Years Old
By Syl Marking and Bob Moraczewski Bob Rupp will turn 100 Oct. 28th—very probably making him the first American ag journalist in history to reach that lofty benchmark. His ascension from Nebraska farm boy to prolific writer and later longtime-editor of The Farmer Magazine, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, and to president of … Read More