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“In Vino, Veritas” (How Wine Led to a Good Story)

April 6, 2022Awards, News, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
“In Vino, Veritas” (How Wine Led to a Good Story)

By Kasey Brown, 2021 ACN Award Winner Some of my favorite stories have come from the most unlikely places. One came from the bow of a boat during a snorkeling trip in Australia. In this case, it was a wine-tasting counter in Missouri. My husband, son and I were spending a weekend at Lake of … Read More

Finding a Good Mentor

October 7, 2021AAEA News, Member Resources, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, Uncategorized
Finding a Good Mentor

By Mindy Ward, 2021 AAEA President My son-in-law is a teacher. During his first year, he called me with “teacher” questions. I don’t know why. In my family there are five others with teaching degrees. So, I did what any great mother-in-law would do. I told him to ask one of them. At the start … Read More

Three Tips to Earning Trust as a Communicator

September 30, 2021Member Resources, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned
Three Tips to Earning Trust as a Communicator

By Pam Caraway, 2021 AAEA Board Member The old county commissioner adjusted his steel gray tweed cap, took a long pull on a filter-less cigarette, then turned his perceptive gaze toward the reporter from the local daily. “What makes you different?” Before answering, my question was whether being different was a good thing, at least … Read More

Insights From an Intern

September 8, 2021Member Resources, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Insights From an Intern

By Baylee Hogan, AAEA 2021 Summer Intern at broadhead Marketing Agency During my time at broadhead, I worked on projects for their clients which allowed me to learn more than I would in a classroom. I learned how to properly write articles, deliver pitches to journalists and create social media influencer contracts. I also worked … Read More

Majoring in Ag Communications: More Than Meets the Eye

July 7, 2021Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned
Majoring in Ag Communications: More Than Meets the Eye

By Jill Parrent, AAEA Member As a recent college graduate who majored in Agricultural Communications, when looking at the programs prior to starting my college education, there were more options than I could wrap my head around. The choices of majors continue to grow in agriculture. From agricultural business and agronomy, to food science and … Read More

Lifelong Learning

July 1, 2021AAEA News, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned
Lifelong Learning

By Holly Martin, AAEA 2009 Past President Years ago, I distinctly remember being on vacuum duty while my mom grumbled about the stack of farm and dairy magazines on my dad’s end table. It must have been summertime and the stack was large because he hadn’t had much reading time. I remember thinking that whatever … Read More

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