By Elaine Shein, International Committee Chair Now’s the time to think of some great professional development opportunities coming up, thanks to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. As a member of the Agricultural Communicator’s Network (ACN), each of you is also a member of IFAJ and can apply for these opportunities. First, there’s The IFAJ-Caterpillar … Read More
Month: December 2019
Last Chance to Apply for the IFAJ-Caterpillar Development Bursary Fund
By Elaine Shein International Committee Chair Ever thought of an agricultural journalism project you’d like to do, but didn’t have the opportunity and especially the funds to do it? The IFAJ-Caterpillar Development Bursary Fund provides a great opportunity as it encourages International Federation of Agricultural Journalists members to pursue the extraordinary in search of personal … Read More
December Podcast: Everybody is a Communicator with Shay Foulk
By Kelsey Litchfield, Podcast Host CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON ITUNES CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON PODBEAN AND NOW ALSO ON GOOGLE PLAY! AND NOW ON SPOTIFY! I’ve only known Shay for a couple years, but I can tell you he’s a fantastic communicator. He gets it! Shay knows his target audience, has a purpose … Read More
Meet Your New President Elect: Mindy Ward
By Mindy Ward Editor, Missouri Ruralist What is your background? Were you a farm kid? My first steer for the county fair weighed 500 pounds. A year earlier, my parents grew tired of suburban life and decided to move my siblings to the farm. They did not grow up on a farm or in a … Read More
Finances and Football: Fall Board Meeting Recap
By Gil Gullickson 2019-2020 AAEA President Jim Lee Howell won a National Football League (NFL) championship and was runner-up several times during his tenure as coach of the NFL’s New York Giants. His biggest claim to fame, though, is that he hired two assistant coaches who became NFL legends—the Green Bay Packers’ Vince Lombardi and … Read More
Story Behind the Story: Technical Feature
By Betsy Freese Meredith Corporation 2019 AAEA First Place Winner, Technical Feature Click here to read the original story. When I first heard about the African swine fever outbreak in China in August 2018, I knew it could devastate the global hog industry and wondered if gene editing could create pigs resistant to the virus. … Read More
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