by mruberti | Feb 17, 2021 | Awards, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By: Elaine Shein, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, International Committee Chair The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Star Prize deadlines have been extended until March 15. Individual entries are welcome in the Photography contest; you’ll find...
by mruberti | Feb 17, 2021 | Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2021 AAEA President, Successful Farming, 2020 AAEA Story of the Year Winner Click here to read Gil’s award-winning article Some stories just kind of write themselves. Well, I exaggerate. Writing a multi-source story takes much work....
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Feb 11, 2021 | The ByLine
Thoughts from AAEA Past President: Gregg Hillyer By Gregg Hillyer, 1998 AAEA President, Progressive Farmer Gregg Hillyer 2019 My journey into journalism began growing up on the Cottonwood Valley Dairy Farm in southwest Iowa. I spent my youth helping my twin brother...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Feb 11, 2021 | The ByLine
By Fred Myers, AAEA Honorary Member and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Here’s the question: Considering the story rich environment in which AAEA members work, why haven’t at least a few members been motivated to write a work of fiction? As far as I know, only two...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Feb 10, 2021 | Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
Ways to correct common writing mistakes By Mindy Ward, AAEA Vice President, Missouri Ruralist In my small town, high school students feared Mrs. Early. She taught 10th grade English. Every student had to pass her class to graduate, which meant learning how to diagram...
