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This is why we travel

by Ag Comm Network | Nov 11, 2025 | ACN News, Events, News, The ByLine

By Katie Knapp, The Ag Photographer, ACN board member and International Committee chair Eleven ACN members traveled to Kenya for the IFAJ Congress in October. We all traveled in with some sort of funding support from PIF or our respective boards (see full list below)....

Thankful, Grateful and Giving Back

by Ag Comm Network | Nov 11, 2025 | ACN News, News, The ByLine

By Joy Crosby, ACN President November always feels like a good time to pause and take stock, not just of what we’ve accomplished but of the people and experiences that make it all worthwhile. As I reflect on this past year, I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense...

Longtime Member Rick Mooney Dies

by AgCommNetwork | Jul 8, 2025 | ACN News, News, The ByLine

Rick Mooney with his newborn granddaughter, Leah, in 2021. Rick passed away June 24. Rick Mooney, a longtime ACN member and past associate editor of Missouri Ruralist and Farm Journal magazines, died at his home in Spooner, Wisconsin June 24.  Mooney was a native of...

It’s the 20th Year for the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award – Apply by June 8

by AgCommNetwork | May 8, 2025 | Awards, News, The ByLine

By Katie Knapp, ACN Board Member and International Committee Chair Since 2005, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and Alltech have partnered to support the Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award that recognizes the leadership...

Last Call: ACN Communications Award Deadline is April 25

by AgCommNetwork | Apr 11, 2025 | Awards, News, The ByLine, Uncategorized

By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Well, the headline isn’t completely true. Yes, the deadline is April 25, but technically, award submissions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 2. The catch is: a 20% late fee applies to those entries.  Here are the...

No bad place to be an ag reporter

by AgCommNetwork | Jan 10, 2025 | News, The ByLine

By Joel Reichenberger, member, ACN Board of Directors Last year, 2024, will always be “the year of the move” in my family, as we left Steamboat Springs, Colorado for a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb. Anyone who’s talked to or been on a call with me in the last year...
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