by AgCommNetwork | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Pam Caraway, ACN President Sleight of hand. At its most magical, it’s David Copperfield delighting an audience. At its most nefarious, it’s people in leadership roles – be they business or political – who grab the attention of their constituents with one thing...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Darius Lane, member, ACN Board of Directors How have you traditionally handled your job search? For most people, it’s by chance. You happen to find yourself looking at a position – intentionally or not – and think, “I can do that.” Before you know it,...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, Uncategorized
By Bill Spiegel, Byline editor Longtime ACN member Jim Patrico revisits some of the stories from his stellar career in a new book, “Dispatches from Farm Country: A Journalist’s decadeslong search for the soul of rural American in a changing world”. Patrico has earned...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ryan Tipps In 2007, when I traveled to Norway for my honeymoon, I saw a farmer using a scythe to harvest wheat. While I had certainly seen aged scythes among the aisles of antique shops and in historic photos, I had never seen one actively used in the real world....
by AgCommNetwork | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s Renewal Season! By Jessie Bland, Membership Co-Chair If you renew your ACN membership by December 31, you’ll save $25. Renewing your membership is easy. First, determine if you still fit in your member category: Editorial, Associate, Partner, Retired or...
by AgCommNetwork | Oct 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Let’s Get Membershipping By Martha Mintz, ACN President Verbification isn’t just a fun way to terrorize your editor, it’s a fantastic way to empower nouns for greater emphasis and meaning. Take the word “membership.” You’re getting The Byline, so you are a member of...
