Ag Media Summit 2018 can be summed up in one word: inspiring! As a first-time attendee, I came with expectations; but it was the things I didn’t expect that pushed the conference into the category of excellence. I expected Ag Media Summit’s convergence of ag communicators and ag organizations to be the perfect blend of … Read More
Care Farm for the Disadvantaged
By Greg Lamp, 2018 IFAJ stipend recipient By all accounts, Makandra is a small farm, really small. Yet every day as many as 25 workers, called clients, show up to hand tend 10 acres on the estate located on the outskirts of Ede, a municipality in central Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Makandra, which … Read More
2018 James Evans Scholarship Recipient Announced
By Laurie Bedord, AAEA Future Agricultural Communicators Chair Established in 2012, the Dr. James F. Evans Scholarship was created to recognize an individual who has had a tremendous impact on the establishment and growth of agricultural communications programs. As a member of the original committee crafting this honor, JoAnn Alumbaugh says they wanted the … Read More
Mentor Program Success Story x10
By Kenna Rathai (mentor) and Rachel Lium (mentee) Editor’s note: We started a new mentor program last fall and wanted to catch up with a pair who have been on top of things from the start. Kenna Rathai has been in agency and freelancer roles for more than 20 years, and Rachel Lium has a … Read More
Podcast: Creating a Live Video Stream
By Kelsey Litchfield, Host of the Ag Comm Network Podcast Think back to when you first joined Facebook or maybe another social media channel. Back in 2009, I begged for my mother to allow me to have a Facebook page as no one was on MySpace anymore. All the cool kids were over on Facebook. … Read More
President’s Update- AAEA Financials
By Christy Couch Lee, AAEA President Throughout my 19-year career in the agricultural communications industry, I have witnessed many mentors for whom I have the utmost respect in the role of AAEA president. Now, to be stepping into this role, myself? Well, it’s a bit daunting. A bit exciting. And definitely an honor. My husband, … Read More