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
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
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
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
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
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