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Month: February 2021

IFAJ Extends Contest Deadline

February 17, 2021Awards, 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 the rules and entry form here. The other contest categories—Print, Digital Media and Broadcast—are open to one entry per guild. AAEA … Read More

The Story Behind the Story: Mother Nature Rules

February 17, 2021Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing

By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2021 AAEA President, Successful Farming, 2020 AAEA Story of the Year Winner Some stories just kind of write themselves. Well, I exaggerate. Writing a multi-source story takes much work. Still, there are those stories that are just laid out so well by the main source that it’s just a matter of pursuing … Read More

Why Didn’t Anyone Warn Me?

February 11, 2021The ByLine

Thoughts from AAEA Past President: Gregg Hillyer By Gregg Hillyer, 1998 AAEA President, Progressive Farmer My journey into journalism began growing up on the Cottonwood Valley Dairy Farm in southwest Iowa. I spent my youth helping my twin brother and Dad milk 35 Holsteins every day, twice a day, 365 days a year. Our farm … Read More

Is There a Book in Your Future?

February 11, 2021The 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 others have — Charles Johnson and Emory Jones. Three … Read More

Three Mistakes Young Writers Make

February 10, 2021Professional 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 a sentence. Mrs. Early started with simple subject-verb-object construction. When she … Read More

Set Up Your Account on the IFAJ Online Portal!

February 3, 2021News, The ByLine

By Steve Werblow, IFAJ Vice President IFAJ’s Portal, a members-only online resource, is live and growing every day. Your membership in AAEA/The Agricultural Communicators Network makes you a member of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. That allows you to access the Portal’s features, including: A member directory Discussion forums Press card information IFAJ information … Read More

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