Get Social: Successfully Engaging Members On Social Media

July 23, 2020PR/Marketing, The ByLine

By Marlee Moore, Multimedia Content Director, Alabama Farmers Federation Art + captions + sincerity = effective social media interactions I’m not a math person. But digging into social media graphics, memes and photography that successfully engage Alabama Farmers Federation members has led me to believe there are three constants on the left of our equation. … Read More

Meet a Member: Kelsey Litchfield

July 15, 2020Member Resources, The ByLine

Where did you go to college? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am a chief communicator at Colleen Callahan Consultancy. While Colleen leads the Department of Natural Resources for the state of Illinois and steps back from the consultancy, DeAnna Thomas and I carry the … Read More

Five Photo Tips

July 15, 2020Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine

By Jim Patrico My photography education started with an introductory class at the University of Missouri. I’d enrolled in the Journalism School with the idea of becoming a writer. But in my first semester I randomly took a photo class, and my world changed. From then on, I found a home in the Photojournalism sequence, … Read More

Member Spotlight: Maggie Malson

July 9, 2020Member Resources, The ByLine

Where did you go to college? Kansas State University Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am the owner of Maggie Malson Communications and have been for 18 years. I worked as a magazine publisher for 13 years in addition to doing freelance work. Currently I do contract writing, photography, … Read More

PIF Pivots to Meet Changing Demands of Professional Development

July 9, 2020News, The ByLine

By Julie Deering, PIF Chair The Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) Trustees met April 29 in the midst of a national shutdown stemming from COVID-19. Like many businesses and organizations at the time, we had more questions than answers. Are on-site internships still feasible? Will there be an Ag Media Summit (AMS) this year? If we … Read More