By Kenna Rathai, Public Relations Director with Broadhead Ag Media Summit has a new conference manager, Tina Bowling, president of Innovative Association Management Solutions (IAM Solutions) for almost 12 years. Tina’s experience in agriculture includes serving as executive director for both the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Western Seed Association. She is based … Read More
Story Behind the Picture: Kurt Lawton
By Kurt Lawton, owner of Stellar Content, First Place Unpublished Photo Category Award Winner *Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners. It was early October on the central Iowa farm of my youth. I had talked to my brother Tom a … Read More
Full-time Freelancer: Launching a Business with Kellie Lasack
By Kelsey Litchfield, Ag Comm Network Podcast CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON PODBEAN AND NOW ALSO ON GOOGLE PLAY! AND NOW ON SPOTIFY! I love seeing small businesses grow from the ground up and when I first met Kellie Lasack last year at Ag Media Summit, I knew I wanted to hear more of her … Read More
New AMS Tour Option: Take in the Arboretum Extravaganza on Sunday
Arrive early on Sunday during Ag Media Summit and treat yourself to a unique afternoon of first-class scenery, a Ted Talks speaker, an analogist who transformed a local wine industry, and the story behind the Honeycrisp apple. All of this – plus wine & cheese tasting – is part of the Sunday afternoon tour to … Read More
Top Five Reasons You Should Sign Up for AMS
By Mary Kendall Dixon The 2019 Ag Media Summit is fast approaching! As you’re making plans for your summer, here are 5 reasons this 2019 event should be on your list. Number 1: Come together with your International Peers It’s been 10 years since we’ve had a chance to host the International Federation of Ag … Read More
Meet Your New Membership Coordinator: Mary Kendall Dixon
AAEA is excited to welcome Mary Kendall Dixon to the staff team! Mary Kendall brings for love for service and passion for agriculture to AAEA as the new membership coordinator Do you go by Mary or Mary Kendall? I go by Mary Kendall. I am from Alabama and in keeping with Southern tradition, my parents … Read More