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When the farm legacy gets heavy: Takeaways from the ACN Fall Regional Workshop

by Ag Comm Network | Nov 10, 2025 | ACN News, Professional Development, The ByLine

By Amber Friedrichsen, ACN SIG and Webinar Chair How many times have you introduced someone in a story as a fifth-, sixth-, or seventh-generation farmer? How often do you describe the farms that you feature by the number of generations they’ve been in business? Have...

Giving space to be human

by Ag Comm Network | Nov 10, 2025 | ACN News, Professional Development, The ByLine

By Elizabeth Hodges, Katie Knapp, Pam Caraway and Betty Haynes If you scroll through social media and see something slightly unbelievable, we all think to ourselves, “Is this AI?” At the 2025 Fall Regional Meeting, attendees learned how to pull out the human element...

Mentor an ACN Student Member: Sign Up By Dec. 1

by Ag Comm Network | Oct 13, 2025 | ACN News, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine

Courtney Girgis, Future Ag Communicators Co-Chair Remember the survey conducted by the Future Ag Communicators Committee back in 2023? Our main goal was to investigate your priorities for student programming, and based on your responses, we pivoted to focus on...

Writing, Photography and Interviewing Skills on Tap for Fall Workshop

by Ag Comm Network | Oct 13, 2025 | ACN News, Professional Development, The ByLine

Sharpen your skills October 28 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin! By Elizabeth Hodges, Regional Workshop Committee Chair So much to learn and so little time to do it. That’s one reason ACN has our Regional Workshops…well, that and networking, inspiration, recharging and...

AI Made Me Cry (in mostly a good way)

by Ag Comm Network | Oct 13, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine

By Kenna Rathai, ACN Member Let me first say that I don’t use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write. After resisting it for a while, I have become a general convert and do use it to help me when my brain is stuck and when I need an extra boost of creativity…usually...

Learn how to pull the human element at regional meeting

by AgCommNetwork | Sep 8, 2025 | ACN News, Professional Development, The ByLine

  By Elizabeth Hodges, ACN Member Come explore Sun Prairie, Wisconsin during the fall time with apple cider donuts and professional development this year at the ACN Fall Regional meeting. Join us on October 28, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Compeer Financials’...
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