by AgCommNetwork | Sep 8, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
Join the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation September 18-20, 2025, in friendly Manitoba, the historic hub of Canadian Prairie agriculture, as we explore this year’s theme: Learning from the Past, Growing for the Future. Through tours and speakers, we’ll learn more...
by AgCommNetwork | Aug 8, 2025 | Ag Media Summit, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
For some of us, writing is really, really hard. It can be soul-sucking, mind-numbing, even paralyzing. But then again…it’s the simple task of tapping fingers across a keyboard. That isn’t hard at all. At the Ag Media Summit, July 28-29 in Rogers, Arkansas,...
by AgCommNetwork | Jul 8, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
By Pam Caraway, ACN President “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”– Winston ChurchillWhen we speak about the benefits of membership in the Agricultural Communicators Network, we emphasize professional benefits, such as building strong...
by AgCommNetwork | Jun 30, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel
By Chelsea DintermanNote: Chelsea Dinterman earned an IFAJ stipend to attend the 2025 World Seed Congress. Nearly 6,000 miles from home, I watched a familiar scene unfold. A group of journalists congregating...
by AgCommNetwork | Jun 9, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
Panelists at the “Tackling Tough Conversations” discussion at ACN’s Regional Workshop May 14 in Chicago include, from left: Andrew Larson, Cole Spain, Kevin Johnson and John Herath. Photo by Katie Knapp By Mike Pearson During the Spring 2025 Regional Workshop at...
by AgCommNetwork | Jun 9, 2025 | Professional Development, The ByLine
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and the University of Illinois are teaming up to create an online certificate in global agricultural journalism. Participants in the signing event in May at the university were (front row, from left) ACES...