by AgCommNetwork | May 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Pam Caraway, ACN President For 100 years this organization was known as the American Agricultural Editors Association. People knew us as Ag Editors. Foundational to a strategic plan adopted in 2015 was changing the name to the Agricultural Communicators Network. It...
by AgCommNetwork | Apr 11, 2025 | Awards, News, The ByLine, Uncategorized
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Well, the headline isn’t completely true. Yes, the deadline is April 25, but technically, award submissions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 2. The catch is: a 20% late fee applies to those entries. Here are the...
by AgCommNetwork | Apr 11, 2025 | The ByLine, Uncategorized
By Jessica Wesson, ACN Communications Specialist Get ready to sharpen your skills, expand your network, and gain fresh insights at the Agricultural Communications Network (ACN) Spring Regional Workshop, happening at the iconic McDonald’s Headquarters in downtown...
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...
