by mruberti | Jul 8, 2022 | AAEA News, Ag Policy, Events, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By ACN Future Ag Communicators Committee Chairwoman Megan Schilling In the past week, I’ve traded fields of corn and soybeans for rolling hills of spinach and Kentucky Bluegrass. I’ve toured biogas facilities, university research plots, farm supply coops, and organic...
by mruberti | Jul 8, 2022 | Ag Policy, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Association Comms SIG Co-Chairwoman Rachel Peabody On May 11, 2022, I shook hands and had my picture taken with the President of the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden smiles with members of the Illinois Soybean Association during a stop in Kankakee,...
by mruberti | Jan 27, 2022 | AAEA News, Ag Policy, Events, News, The ByLine, Uncategorized
By Elaine Shein, ACN International Committee Chairwoman On Jan. 26, an IFAJ Executive Meeting was held via Zoom. COVID-19 has led to all these meetings being virtual since late February of 2020, but currently the IFAJ Congress is still scheduled to go ahead this...
by mruberti | May 12, 2021 | Ag Policy, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Using farmer members and influencers as policy storytellers through Voice for Soy By: Rachel Peabody, AAEA Association Communications SIG Co-Chairperson If you talk to any farmer and ask them about things that keep them up at night, ag policy is probably on that list....
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Jun 3, 2020 | Ag Policy, The ByLine
By Diane Meyer, American Hereford Association One of the most overlooked ways to show appreciation for a membership is clear communication, especially when communicating policy changes. I think it’s safe to assume everyone appreciates being kept in the loop, and any...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Jan 22, 2020 | Ag Policy, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Wendy Brannen, ASA Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Wendy Brannen To do a quick study on successful policy engagement, let’s jump back to junior high English class and the lesson on prepositions. You remember prepositions – those words you stick...