by mruberti | Nov 22, 2021 | Events, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized
By Megan Schilling, Future Ag Communicators Committee Chairperson It’s the season to pay it forward. What better way to do so than by giving the future of our industry a world of opportunities from which to learn and grow? By hosting an intern in 2022, you can support...
by mruberti | Nov 11, 2021 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
The stories behind two AAEA award winning photos By Allison Jenkins, AAEA Member As soon Ross and Lorena Blount opened the door to their modest bungalow-style brick home on Central Avenue in Allerton, Iowa, I knew this photo shoot was going to be special. The college...
by mruberti | Nov 11, 2021 | Freelance, Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Sabrina Halvorson, AAEA Member Have you ever noticed that writers are rarely dull people? Sure, many are introverted or quiet, but rarely are we dull. The world of a writer is a symphony strung together by the universe around us and our inner need to document it....
by mruberti | Nov 4, 2021 | Awards, Design, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By Rob Mattson, AAEA Member Trying to find a quote that adequately describes the unseen wind in the portrait “Russ Jackson,” I settled on one from author Tracy Rees: “The wind whispered secrets in its own incomprehensible language.” Now imagine being at a death metal...
by mruberti | Nov 4, 2021 | Design, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Rachel Peabody, AAEA Association Comms SIG Co-Chair As a communicator who has recently navigated the exciting, but sometimes choppy, waters of an association rebrand, I can tell you that the whole exercise was a much-needed exercise in reputation management. We...
by mruberti | Oct 20, 2021 | Awards, News, Podcast, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized
By AAEA Podcast Host Katie Navarra Dr. Kevin Folta was one of two recipients to receive the 2021 AAEA Distinguished Service Award. Folta is a professor and chairman of the Horticultural Department at the University of Florida. Dr. Kevin Folta (middle) smiles alongside...