Important IFAJ Deadlines Coming Up By Elaine Shein, Chair, ACN International Committee, DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager The International Federation of Agricultural Journalism (IFAJ) and Alltech have opened nominations for the 2023 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program. The application deadline is Jan. 30, 2023. Deadline extended to February 13th! This is a great opportunity for our … Read More
Events
Three Things We Learned About the 2023 AMS Location: Palms Springs
Three Things We Learned About the 2023 AMS Location: Palms Springs By: Samantha Kilgore, ACN Executive Director Have you marked your calendar for the 2023 Ag Media Summit yet? The AMS steering committee and stars did a site visit to our host location- Palm Springs, California- in December, and here are three things to look … Read More
U.S. to Host International Grassland Congress
U.S. to Host International Grassland Congress By: Mike Rankin, ACN Member, and Managing Editor, Hay & Forage Grower In 1948, the 892-page “Yearbook of Agriculture” was simply titled “Grass.” In the book’s foreword, then-Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson wrote to a nation recovering from war: “Many of the people with whom I have talked look … Read More
I DO “Heart” EIMA
I DO “Heart” EIMA What the International Equipment Show has to Offer U.S. Journalists and Readers. By: Martha Mintz, Corral Creek Communications and ACN Member The Italian Trade Agency has toasted their fair share of Ag editors with their signature offering of champagne at the Ag Media Summit. Having recently been an ITA-sponsored delegate and … Read More
“A Privilege to Lead”
By ACN President Bill Spiegel Since we met in Raleigh for a wonderful Ag Media Summit in July, I’ve had this nagging feeling that I’m forgetting to do something. This week it hit me: write a column for the ByLine as the new President of the Ag Communicators Network. The first column is the easiest: … Read More
An Honor to Serve
By ACN 2021 Past President Mindy Ward “You’re welcome. And thank you.” In the Disney movie Moana, that is the last line Maui or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sings in “You’re welcome.” It is my grandson’s current favorite movie and song, so I watch it on repeat. The lyrics focus on the successes of Maui … Read More