by mruberti | Mar 3, 2021 | Freelance, Member Resources, News, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Cassie Yontz, AAEA Member, Account Supervisor, Charleston|Orwig For this Illinois ag communicator, it’s been a year since the initial stay at home order was issued by Governor Pritzker. That’s a year of working from home during a pandemic. Working from home 5-feet...
by mruberti | Mar 3, 2021 | Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By: Matthew Wilde, AAEA SIG Chairperson, Progressive Farmer Matt Wilde, 2014 As you can tell by the title of this article, I’m fond of the mythical bar in Boston where everyone knows your name. The antics of the Cheers staff and customers from 1982 to 1993 was truly...
by mruberti | Feb 17, 2021 | Awards, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By: Elaine Shein, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, International Committee Chair The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Star Prize deadlines have been extended until March 15. Individual entries are welcome in the Photography contest; you’ll find...
by mruberti | Feb 17, 2021 | Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2021 AAEA President, Successful Farming, 2020 AAEA Story of the Year Winner Click here to read Gil’s award-winning article Some stories just kind of write themselves. Well, I exaggerate. Writing a multi-source story takes much work....
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Feb 11, 2021 | The ByLine
Thoughts from AAEA Past President: Gregg Hillyer By Gregg Hillyer, 1998 AAEA President, Progressive Farmer Gregg Hillyer 2019 My journey into journalism began growing up on the Cottonwood Valley Dairy Farm in southwest Iowa. I spent my youth helping my twin brother...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Feb 11, 2021 | The ByLine
By Fred Myers, AAEA Honorary Member and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Here’s the question: Considering the story rich environment in which AAEA members work, why haven’t at least a few members been motivated to write a work of fiction? As far as I know, only two...