By Bob Stefko, First Place Award Winner “Portrait/Personality” Photo Category *Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Photo” series featuring first place 2018 AAEA Communication award winners. My assistant and I spent a summer afternoon in 2017 at the Gonzalez dairy farm in Waupaca, Wisconsin to make this and some additional … Read More
Plenty of Panoramic Views
By Harlen Persinger After attending the 2017 IFAJ Congress in South Africa, Harlen and 11 other journalists participated in the post tour to Namibia. These images spotlight scenes from a diverse, different kind of land. Tucked Away: The Atlantic Ocean serves as the western border for Namibia, which is situated on Africa’s southwest coast. Agriculture, … Read More
Get Involved: The Ag Comm Network Committees
Grassroots involvement is key to the success of AAEA The Agricultural Communicators Network. Internships, webinars, The Byline, awards contests and so much more could not happen without the commitment of dedicated volunteers! We would love for you to share your talents with our organization and get involved with one of our committees. Check out an … Read More
2019 AAEA Editorial and Marketing Communications Interns Selected
By Laurie Bedord, Future Agricultural Communicators Two outstanding students have been chosen to serve as the 2019 AAEA Agricultural Communicators Network summer interns. Loren Lindler was selected to be the AAEA editorial communications intern with DTN/Progressive Farmer in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a senior at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and is majoring in agricultural communications. … Read More
Award Winner Profile: Steve Werblow
By Steve Werblow, First-Place Nuts and Bolts: Livestock 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. I shot this image on a plain in the Republic of Georgia. My goal was to share the experience of moving with an … Read More
A pasture visionary
By Mark Moore The opportunity to have a true boots-on-the-ground tour of farming operations in other parts of the world is truly the most memorable part of attending any IFAJ Congress. And having participated in several congresses over course of my ag journalism career, each tour stop has left an indelible mark that has expanded … Read More