Final Thoughts from 2018-2019 AAEA President, Christy Lee

August 15, 2019News, The ByLine

By Christy Lee, Cee Lee Communications, 2018-2019 AAEA President Our family truck and trailer pulled into the drive from our final summer show this weekend. We’re all a little run down from weeks of being on the road – to Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and around Illinois – showing Hereford cattle. It’s expensive. It’s exhausting. But … Read More

My Ag Media Summit Experience: Ryan Tipps

August 13, 2019Ag Media Summit, News, The ByLine

By Ryan Tipps, AgDaily.com, 2019 Cultivating Young Ag Journalist by Alltech Recipient The people, the expo, the workshops –no two Ag Media Summits are going to look or feel the same. Factor in a missed year, like I had in 2018, and the 2019 AMS ushered in a refreshing energy and a new perspective on … Read More

Story Behind the Story: Jennifer Latzke

August 13, 2019Awards, News, Professional Development, The ByLine

*Editor’s Note: This article is part of the “Story Behind the Story” series featuring first place 2019 AAEA Communication award winners. By Jennifer Latzke, 2019 AAEA First Place Economics and Management Category Winner Click here to read Jennifer’s award winning article, “Trust Everyone, But Brand Your Data.“ I was sitting in a meeting of farmers when … Read More

Back in Black

August 9, 2019News, The ByLine

By Gil Gullickson, Successful Farming, AAEA 2019-2020 President Rich Fee was my next-door neighbor at Successful Farming for seven years before he retired in 2012. Over the years, we swapped stories about work, farming, family, and just about everything else. (Except sports. Rich is the least sports-minded man I know. Mention Tom Brady to him, … Read More