By Tyler Harris, Young Professionals Committee Member Greetings, Hopefully everyone has had a safe return and time to catch up on some rest after Ag Media Summit. As farm show season gets underway, and with harvest 2018 around the corner, we’ve got a lot on our plates. Navigating these waters as a young or beginning … Read More
Month: August 2018
My Ag Media Summit Experience: Kellie Lasack
By Kellie Lasack, Alltech Cultivating Young Journalists Award Winner and AMS First-Time Attendee Stipend Winner This year’s Ag Media Summit was one for the books. Not only was the venue amazing, but the experience left me feeling energized and ready to move mountains. As a first time attendee I wasn’t sure what I should expect. … Read More
We’re Still Listening
By Amy Roady, AAEA Membership Task Force Chair One year ago a membership task force was established to review AAEA’s membership categories. We embarked on a journey with a focus on listening to our members, considering multiple perspectives and proposing changes that will serve the organization’s future. We heard a lot and we learned a … Read More
Summer Internship Experience: Alexa Nordwald
The AAEA internship is definitely a unique experience. From planning speaker panels for global agricultural companies at Padilla to crafting centerpieces at Ag Media Summit, amazingly unique is the best way I can describe it. Getting to work for not one, but two great teams of people was exactly what I needed this summer. Looking … Read More
Switzerland Press Tour: Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability
Program Press Tour: Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability For international Journalists in Lucerne, Switzerland When: September 27 – 30, 2018 Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to Switzerland for a seminar on the topic of “Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability”. We expect colleagues from different countries to share their … Read More
Summer Internship Experience: Cheyenne Dunn
This summer I had the privilege of serving as the AAEA Editorial intern and my host company was Successful Farming Magazine. My duties as an intern included developing print and web stories, traveling with the TV show, taking photographs, and helping AAEA throughout Ag Media Summit. In order to spend the summer with Successful Farming, … Read More