By Courtney Jackson, AAEA Staff AAEA- The Agricultural Communicators Network is working on a new website and domain name. It’s all part of the strategic plan the association adopted in 2016. AAEA started the rebranding process two months ago with logo development, and now, a new web design has a target date for July 30 … Read More
Month: May 2017
Come to this Session: Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials — Can’t We Just All Get Along?
By Sarah Hill, AAEA Freelancer Today’s workplace is more complicated than ever before, boasting an unprecedented four generations working side by side, simultaneously. With so many different perspectives in the office, tension is bound to occur. So why not tackle tension head on and find some solutions? AMS is pleased to offer a panel … Read More
Verify Information for 2017 Membership Directory
The AAEA Member Directory puts valuable information at your fingertips! This resource is a useful tool that can be used to connect with colleagues around the world for professional support. You should have received an email May 8 asking you to review your information for the directory. If you have not already done so, please verify this … Read More
Design Advice: Think Like the Reader
By Brent Warren, DTN/The Progressive Farmer In my 30-year career as an art director, I’ve found one thing that is always in the forefront of any design or publication I work on – the reader. I ask myself these questions: Does the photo tell a story? Does the headline hook you? Does the page have … Read More
IFAJ Insights: Seven things I Never Knew About South Africa
By Lilian Schaer, Agri-Food Project Services Ltd. This is one of my favourite shots from a morning game drive in Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s largest game reserves at approximately 4.8 million acres and home to the Big Five: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. Lady Luck smiled on me this spring – twice, in fact. Not … Read More
Deadline Today: 2017 Andy Markwart Horizon Award
The Andy Markwart Horizon Award, presented by the American Agricultural Editors’ Association’s Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) and John Deere, is an annual award given to an AAEA member who embodies the youthful vigor, energy, passion, dedication and creativity shown by Andy in his volunteer work for AAEA for many years. Andy died in 2005 from … Read More