By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair Congratulations are in order for the following AAEA members who applied for and earned a $1,000 stipend to attend the 2018 IFAJ Dutch Roots Congress: Carey Brown, Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Jennifer Carrico, High Plains Journal Sarah Hill, Clover Hill Communications (freelancer) Gregg Hillyer, The Progressive Farmer/DTN Jamie Johansen, … Read More
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Apply for the 2018 IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders Award
By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair To AAEA members age 35 and younger: Deadline: January 12, 2018 The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) has opened the application process for the 2018 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award. Each of IFAJ’s 43 member guilds may submit one nominee for the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding young … Read More
Earn a stipend to 2018 IFAJ Congress
By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair Thanks to a generous donation by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF), we have 14 $1,000 stipends to award to current AAEA members (who have paid 2018 dues) to help cover expenses for the IFAJ 2018 Netherlands Congress. The 2018 Dutch Roots Congress, held in Wageningen, Netherlands, begins … Read More
IFAJ 2019 Minnesota Congress Plans Ramp Up
By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair & IFAJ 2019 Co-Chair Planning committee chairs for IFAJ 2019 Minnesota Congress are starting to ramp up action plans and set initial deadlines for this global agricultural communicators meeting in Minneapolis on July 24-31, 2019 – held in conjunction with our annual Ag Media Summit. Current work … Read More
IFAJ Insights: South Africa Values Exports, Faces Competition from Imports
By Amy Roady, Membership Committee Chair When I look back at my time in South Africa during the 2017 IFAJ Congress many things stand out. The scene I keep going back to is Kurt Lawton, editor of Corn and Soybean Digest, and I both standing in the middle of corn and soybean field outside … Read More
Upcoming Events Around the IFAJ World
A few upcoming international tours of interest, gleaned from the recent IFAJ newsletter. By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair Switzerland – September 22-25 Food Security, Free Trade and Sustainability press tour in Lucerne, Switzerland, it will be held the same weekend as a Food Security referendum in Switzerland. The objective of the … Read More
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