By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2020 AAEA President The new coronavirus (COVID-19) that some compared a few weeks ago to the common cold is rapidly morphing into a time bomb that’s straining global health care systems and shuttering the world’s economy. Frustration and fear are being funneled into a ubiquitous unknown that’s simultaneously nowhere and everywhere. I … Read More
Month: March 2020
March Podcast: 2020 Awards Update
By Katie Navarra, AAEA Podcast Host CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON ITUNES CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON PODBEAN AND NOW ALSO ON GOOGLE PLAY! AND NOW ON SPOTIFY! The Ag Comm Network Podcast is back after a short hiatus with new podcast host, Katie Navarra. In today’s episode I sat down with Joy Carter Crosby … Read More
IFAJ Stipend Winners and Congress Update
By Elaine Shein, International IFAJ Committee Chair, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Congratulations to AAEA members Phyllis Coulter and Michelle Miller who have been selected to receive International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) 2020 Congress Stipends. They were selected by the AAEA International Committee to each receive $1,500 towards their travel costs to this year’s Congress being … Read More
Five Tips for Working from Home as a Freelancer
By Karen McMahon Five tips for working from home as a freelancer I’ve enjoyed the freedom of working from home as a freelance writer in agriculture for 17 years. The time has been split, with my first round coming many years ago when I exited the workplace as a new mother. Freelance writing offered me … Read More
Nine Steps to Take After Clicking the Shutter
By Katie Knapp, The Ag Photographer, Photography SIG Chair Last spring my external hard drive crashed. I mean, actually crashed. It fell off my desk. Luckily at that very moment, I was working with a digital tech* to improve my archiving system so I could be more efficient after clicking the shutter. He kept me … Read More
Connecting with Members
By Amy Roady, Illinois Soybean Association, Membership Committee Co-Chair Each year one of my favorite parts of Commodity Classic is getting to connect with my fellow AAEA- the Ag Communicators Network members. I always treasure those opportunities to talk about what’s happening in our industry and what’s happening in our lives. Plus, it’s fun to … Read More
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