By Mike Wilson, AAEA Past President Here’s a rundown on the discussions that took place at this week’s AAEA board meeting held in Montgomery, AL, hosted by the Alabama Farmers Federation. President Julie Deering called the meeting to order around 8:10 a.m. November 15. Executive director Samantha Kilgore provided an update on finances, with … Read More
Month: November 2017
Make PIF Your Cause
We hope you make PIF your cause this #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement. This year, #GivingTuesday falls on November 28. Participate in the giving season and improve our community of ag media professionals by giving back to the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation. You don’t have to wait until #GivingTuesday to donate. Make a difference … Read More
Webinar: Getting It Together
The Best of Time Management and Staying Organized Ever feel like your calendar and to-do list are going to explode? Too much work, not enough time? Between personal and professional life – how do we balance it all? Hear from the experts of time management and how they stay organized each day, even with … Read More
Excitement Builds for Membership
By Amy Roady, AAEA Membership Chair As AAEA’s new membership chair, I am excited to see how many people are joining our organization. It’s an interesting time for communicators as the skills we need continue to evolve. We also have new members joining. This creates new opportunities for us to network and get to … Read More
Earn a stipend to 2018 IFAJ Congress
By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair Thanks to a generous donation by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF), we have 14 $1,000 stipends to award to current AAEA members (who have paid 2018 dues) to help cover expenses for the IFAJ 2018 Netherlands Congress. The 2018 Dutch Roots Congress, held in Wageningen, Netherlands, begins … Read More
Aim High
By Julie Deering, Issues Ink Early tomorrow morning, I’ll walk outside to the sound of guns shooting and hunters trying to take home the “big one,” as it’s the opening weekend of deer season here in Missouri. I didn’t grow up hunting; in fact, I’d never touched a gun until I met Mike and … Read More
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