by AgCommNetwork | Sep 12, 2024 | Events, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Courtney Leeper Girgis, ROOTED Communications On my first day in Switzerland, I found myself on a bus traveling a narrow mountain road with turns that grew sharper the further up we went. We were fine as long as we did not look down or meet a car on the path. Of...
by AgCommNetwork | Aug 8, 2024 | The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Growing up in a military family, Sarah McNaughton’s roots in agriculture didn’t start out riding the combine with her dad, or pulling calves in the dark night of winter. Instead, her ag roots began growing when her folks bought a small...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Events, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor When you head for Kansas City next month, you have a unique chance to enjoy agriculture in Kansas–my state. The AMS Program Committee has prepared a schedule that touches on many highlights of Kansas agriculture: beef, bread, booze and...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Member Resources, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Within a few minutes of meeting Miranda Reiman, one thing becomes clear: she is a born communicator. Sources, friends and associates marvel at her ability to focus completely on the person she is talking to, eagerly learning more about...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Events, The ByLine
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist Julie Deering, the AMS Steering Committee Chair, Pam Caraway, ACN’s President-Elect, and Shelia Grobosky, AMS Program Chair, all met on July 10th to inform ACN members about the Ag Media Summit, what to...
by AgCommNetwork | Jul 11, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Pam Caraway, ACN Board Member A dear friend frequently sends emails that start with an incredulous response to poorly written press releases. Once it was a 56-word lede (true story). More often it’s a release so infected with acronyms and corporate double-speak...
