By Gil Gullickson, Successful Farming, AAEA 2019-2020 President Rich Fee was my next-door neighbor at Successful Farming for seven years before he retired in 2012. Over the years, we swapped stories about work, farming, family, and just about everything else. (Except sports. Rich is the least sports-minded man I know. Mention Tom Brady to him, … Read More
Agricultural Media Summit is headed to Kansas City in 2020!
By Tina Bowling, CEO/Owner, IAM Solutions, Inc. Ag Media Summit (AMS) is going to the hub of everything agricultural for AMS 2020 at the brand-new Loews Hotel July 25-29, 2020. Kansas City, Missouri offers a vibrant food scene, world famous BBQ, innovative neighborhoods, historic attractions and more fountains than any other city other than Rome. … Read More
The Evolution & Growth of Your Professional Improvement Foundation Observations from outgoing Chair Kelly Schwalbe
By Kelly Schwalbe, Sage Communications LLC At the PIF business meeting during Ag Media Summit, I closed the meeting with some observations from my 13 years of serving on the PIF board of trustees, including six years as Secretary/Treasurer and the last five years as Chair. During that time, the growth and impact of our … Read More
AAEA Celebrates 100 Years in 2020!
By Kenna Rathai, AAEA100 Committee, Public Relations Director, broadhead AAEA turns 100 next year and we’re ready to celebrate! Well, almost ready. AAEA100 Committee Chair Holly Martin has established sub-committees to focus on a few fun things that will bring our rich history to life, help members appreciate the legacy of our centennial organization and … Read More
Ethics Column: Protecting Who from Whom?
By Greg Horstmeier, DTN Editor-in-Chief It’s a strange time to talk about ethics and AAEA, and about ethics in communications in general, for that matter. For the most part, ethical issues raised by AAEA members about other members have dramatically dwindled in recent years. I’m not sure that’s all just because the issues have diminished. … Read More
The Votes are in: Changes to Retired Member Description Approved
By Samantha Kilgore, AAEA Executive Director The AAEA Board of Directors proposed an amendment to the Constitution changing the definition of the retired member category. Read more about it here. These changes were put forth to the membership for review and any questions on May 6, and then opened online voting for the change … Read More