We are so excited to see everyone at AMS in Kansas City in just a few days. Here’s an update on prevention measures for COVID-19. The city does have a mask mandate effective Monday, August 2, 2021 until August 28, 2021 that requires everyone in KC to wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status. … Read More
Month: July 2021
Celebrate AAEA 100 in the Anniversary Booth at AMS!
By Samantha Kilgore, AAEA Executive Director AAEA will be celebrating in style with all their closest friends at the 23rd annual Ag Media Summit! Be sure to stop by booths 208-212 during the popular InfoExpo trade show and check out our specially designed sections that commemorate AAEA’s 100th anniversary. While you’re there, have your picture … Read More
The Social “Tea”
Courtesy of broadhead Marketing Agency Blink and you may have missed it. Social media trends come and go so quickly that it can be hard to keep up with them all. Below are a few that could change the social media landscape, and some that are just fun facts that could come up again one … Read More
July Podcast: See You in Kansas City!
By AAEA Podcast Host Katie Navarra, with Special Guest AMS Steering Committee Chairwoman Jennifer Carrico For the first time in two years, AAEA Members and special guests will meet in person at the Ag Media Summit in Kansas City, Missouri! On this episode of the Ag Communicators Network Podcast, AMS Steering Committee Chairwoman Jennifer Carrico … Read More
How to Prepare for the Ag Media Summit
By Mindy Ward, AAEA President-Elect “Do you have a business card on you?” I traveled to my first Ag Media Summit with great expectations of making a good first impression with my fellow editors. But you guessed it, I didn’t bring along a key item that would help them remember me—a business card. When I … Read More
Majoring in Ag Communications: More Than Meets the Eye
By Jill Parrent, AAEA Member As a recent college graduate who majored in Agricultural Communications, when looking at the programs prior to starting my college education, there were more options than I could wrap my head around. The choices of majors continue to grow in agriculture. From agricultural business and agronomy, to food science and … Read More