by AgCommNetwork | Mar 13, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Ba-da-bah-da-bah….join agricultural communications professionals for a day of networking, professional development and skill-building in Chicago at the McDonald’s Headquarters that will leave you saying, “I’m Lovin’ It”. This one-day...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 13, 2025 | Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine
Get your entries ready, because the ACN Communications Awards Contest is open on Reviewr, and will remain open through Friday, April 25. New this year: there is a late fee for submissions after that deadline; each entry will increase 20%. The final deadline is 11:59...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 14, 2025 | The ByLine, Webinar, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Three ACN members participated in the January webinar, “Behind the Scenes.” The hour-long session is available to members here; we’ve touched on a few highlights that helped turn each story from good to great. Lesson One: Persistence...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 13, 2025 | The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor When you’ve been in this business for a while, coincidences occur. I’ve stood in line at airport gates during vacations and seen people I’ve interviewed years before; I’ve been to a cafe in western Kansas where a gentleman was reading an...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 13, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
By Jessie Scott, member, ACN Board of Directors Last year, I shared five things I learned during my first year as editor in chief at Successful Farming. I stopped the article at five to keep it from getting too lengthy, but there were several other lessons I had...