by AgCommNetwork | Apr 12, 2024 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor If all had gone according to plan, Kevin Schulz would be farming. That’s what the Amboy, Minnesota native had planned to do after high school. But it was also the 1980s, and the farm economy was too harsh for another generation to join...
by AgCommNetwork | Apr 11, 2024 | AAEA News, Awards, News, The ByLine
Legacy Winner’s Flame Shines Eternally By Pam Caraway, ACN Board Member Those who spoke of Len Richardson in the wake of his passing last month often noted his gentle ways and soft-spoken speech. Perhaps because few remember that his presidency with this organization...
by AgCommNetwork | Apr 11, 2024 | Awards, Photography, What I Learned
How To Become This Year’s Photographer of the Year By Martha Mintz, ACN President and 2023 Photographer of the Year Recipient Want to know how to become 2024’s next Photographer of the Year? We asked last year’s winner, Martha Mintz, ACN President, what her...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor From a budding rockstar in suburban Houston, Texas, to beef cattle communications and stock shows in Springfield, Illinois, Devin Bollman’s career aspirations have taken a unique journey. She was all-in as lead guitarist for a cover rock...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Prior to the pandemic, my family moved to a different home beside a golf course. Almost every night, I took a walk on one of the holes, picking up errant golf balls on my way. Before long, I had amassed a nice little collection and began...