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
Month: September 2018
Membership Category Reclassification
At the 2018 Annual Business Meeting of AAEA- The Ag Communicators Network, you- the membership, voted to implement new membership categories. After more than 10 months of listening and inviting your feedback, we feel certain this is a positive change for the organization, making it more reflective of the industry and the membership. Now, we … Read More
My Ag Media Summit Experience: Leo Nieter
By Leo Nieter, AMS First-Time Attendee Stipend Recipient I am grateful to have received a stipend to help attend the 2018 Ag Media Summit in Phoenix as a first-time attendee. My experiences throughout the week were inspiring, encouraging, educational, and rewarding in ways I hadn’t anticipated. The attendees from across the country were all warm, … Read More
Say Hello!
By Kenna Rathai, IFAJ 2018 stipend recipient and IFAJ 2019 program committee chair Hello, bonjour, hej, goededag, terve, guten tag, gamarjoba, dia dhuit, ciao, konnichiwa, salut, privet, pozdrafljeni, habari, Sali, vitayu! Many of this year’s AAEA: Ag Communicators Network attendees of the IFAJ Congress in the Netherlands will describe the issue sessions they sat in … Read More
Reap the Rewards: Host an Intern
By Laurie Bedord, Chair, Future Agricultural Communicators Do you want to give a young person the opportunity to gain practical experience, while also benefitting the company for whom you work? If you answered yes. . . or even if you answered maybe. . . then you need to keep reading. Why? Because I’m going to … Read More
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