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IFAJ Executive Committee Meets in Dublin

by | Jan 3, 2019 | News, The ByLine

By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair In late October 19 leaders of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) convened in Ireland to discuss, debate and decide on strategies and tactics to deliver greater member benefits and grow the...

Meet New Board Member Gil Gullickson

by | Jan 3, 2019 | News, The ByLine

By Jennifer Kiel, AAEA Board Member Gil Gullickson As an eight-year-old, Gil Gullickson –  like about two million other mid-western boys his age – wanted to play center field for the Minnesota Twins. But, instead of tracking down fly balls, he’s spent a career chasing...

Meet New Board Member Jennifer Kiel

by | Dec 20, 2018 | News, The ByLine

Jennifer Kiel By Martha Mintz It was the tantalizing topic of dairy manure lagoons that lured newly appointed AAEA-Ag Communicator Network board member Jennifer Kiel to the world of ag journalism. “I didn’t grow up on a farm. I was one generation removed. My mother...

Righting AAEA’s Fiscal Ship-Part Two

by | Dec 13, 2018 | News, The ByLine

By Gil Gullickson, AAEA President-Elect There’s a joke about a Depression-era butcher who stayed in business with funny math. One of his sales pitches involved selling 8 pounds of beefsteak for 8 cents per pound. “Eight times eight is 88, but since I like you, I’ll...

How We are Righting AAEA’s Fiscal Ship

by | Oct 19, 2018 | News, The ByLine

By Gil Gullickson, AAEA President-Elect Jason Henderson, an associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Extension director at Purdue University, has a favorite saying that he works into his agricultural economic presentations: “History may not repeat itself, but...