by Mary Kendall Dixon | Nov 16, 2017 | Events, Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel
By Kurt Lawton, International Committee Chair Thanks to a generous donation by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF), we have 14 $1,000 stipends to award to current AAEA members (who have paid 2018 dues) to help cover expenses for the IFAJ 2018...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Nov 2, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, Events, News, The ByLine, Travel
By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair & IFAJ 2019 Co-Chair Planning committee chairs for IFAJ 2019 Minnesota Congress are starting to ramp up action plans and set initial deadlines for this global agricultural communicators meeting in...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 17, 2017 | The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Amy Roady, Membership Committee Chair When I look back at my time in South Africa during the 2017 IFAJ Congress many things stand out. The scene I keep going back to is Kurt Lawton, editor of Corn and Soybean Digest, and I both standing in the middle of corn...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 4, 2017 | News, The ByLine, Travel
A few upcoming international tours of interest, gleaned from the recent IFAJ newsletter. By Kurt Lawton, AAEA International Committee Chair Switzerland – September 22-25 Food Security, Free Trade and Sustainability press tour in Lucerne, Switzerland, it...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 4, 2017 | The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
Big hearted, tough skinned farmers In South Africa, entrepreneurial go-getters thrive despite uncertain economic, political climate By Mike Wilson, AAEA Immediate Past President You think you have it tough running a farm business? Try doing it in South...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Jun 9, 2017 | The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Gregg Hillyer, DTN/The Progressive Farmer It’s been 23 years since the end of apartheid, but fallout from racial segregation continues to cast its long shadow on many non-white South Africans. A lack of education, literacy and technical skills means low-paying jobs...
