By Phyllis Coulter, ACN Member, Lee-Agri-Media/Illinois Farmer Today, USA HOLSTERBRO, Denmark — Jude Becker and Bertel Hestbjerg are friends who visit each other’s farms as often as they can, sharing ideas about pig farming. The two live on different continents 4,200 miles apart. The connection came to light during an International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress … Read More
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“Down From the Mountains”
The “Story Behind the Story” ACN’s 2022 Story of the Year By ACN’s 2022 Writer of the Year Steve Werblow Some days the universe just hands you a story. Some days you have to dig for it. “Down from the Mountains” was a little bit of both. I’d been invited to speak at a press … Read More
Greetings From Denmark!
For the first time in three years, members of the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) gathered for the annual IFAJ Congress and Bootcamp. The 2022 IFAJ Congress was held June 27-July3 in Vingsted, Denmark, and was titled, “Smarter Farming and Food Production for Green and Sustainable Growth.” Attending … Read More
Thanks for the Memories!
The 2022 Ag Media Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina is now in the history books. Over – but not forgotten. The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) had some amazing moments at this year’s conference, from a tour of Syngenta and education from 25 professional development sessions, to “hitting the greens” and networking at the famous ParTee … Read More
The Future of Print
By ACN “Above the Fold” Podcast Host Holly Spangler with ACN President Elect Bill Spiegel Farmers have been reading farm magazines and newspapers for nearly 200 hundred years in the U.S.They hold those beloved magazines in their hand, even calling some the “Bible of Agriculture.” In a world where more and more readers are finding those stories … Read More
Lessons From Denmark
By ACN Future Ag Communicators Committee Chairwoman Megan Schilling In the past week, I’ve traded fields of corn and soybeans for rolling hills of spinach and Kentucky Bluegrass. I’ve toured biogas facilities, university research plots, farm supply coops, and organic and seed crop farms. I’ve met agriculture journalists from Australia to Ireland, and all of … Read More