by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 14, 2017 | News, The ByLine
We are excited to welcome our first group of mentors and mentees to the 2017-2018 AAEA Mentoring Program. Participants will take part in this 12-month program where they will learn, be challenged, and grow together to achieve professional excellence in the Ag Media...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 8, 2017 | Events, The ByLine
By Holly Spangler, AAEA Byline Editor You didn’t have to look far at the 2017 Farm Progress Show to find hard-working AAEA members. They hauled camera gear far and wide, photographed, interviewed and trudged across 90 acres of exhibit fields, and (obviously)...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 8, 2017 | Events, The ByLine
Mark your calendars! AAEA- The Ag Communicators Network is hosting a regional workshop in Montgomery, AL at the Alabama Farmers Federation Office November 14, 2017. Join us for education, networking, a grower panel and more. Registration coming soon. This meeting is...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 7, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Ann Hess, Carbon Media Group It’s hard to believe it’s already been a month since we last gathered together in the majestic mountains of Snowbird, Utah. This year’s Ag Media Summit was my fifth, but my first as a working journalist. And I must say I didn’t...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 30, 2017 | Events, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Would you like to learn more about covering the farm bill and environmental issues that impact your beat or region of the country? The Society of Environmental Journalism has a workshop Oct. 4 as part of the SEJ...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 28, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Anna McConnell, Meredith Agrimedia Interviewing sources is always a high-stakes situation. Whether you get the chattiest grower in the U.S. or the farmer who would rather you not come out and poke around his/her operation, your demeanor as a journalist and...