by AgCommNetwork | Feb 9, 2024 | Freelance, Member Resources, Professional Development, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor More seasoned members of this group will recall the days when editors used a “cassette recorder” to record interviews. Transcribing these cassettes was painstaking and arguably the worst part of agricultural communications. When I was...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Feb 9, 2024 | Events, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist In honor of Black History Month and injunction with our new DEI initiative, we are celebrating and sharing five Black innovators in agriculture. Henry Blair Blair (1807-1860) was an African American inventor who...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor On a cold, winter day in January, ACN President Martha Mintz felt exhausted. On the ACN Facebook page, she wrote: “I needed this reminder to stop and center myself. I pictured sitting right next to a wheat field that’s just starting to...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | Member Resources, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Joel Reichenberger, Senior Editor for Progressive Farmer and ACN Board Member My father, Larry Reichenberger, called recently while he was cleaning up his home office. He retired from this industry about a year ago after 48 years of recording bylines with many of...
by AgCommNetwork | Jan 12, 2024 | News, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Peering into agriculture’s crystal ball for 2024 is an interesting exercise. At its heart, production agriculture is the production of food, fiber and fuel. And yet, if you do a Google search along the lines of “what’s in store for...
by AgCommNetwork | Dec 8, 2023 | AAEA News, Member Resources, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
What Do Ag Editors Want for Christmas? By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, we know Santa Claus will soon be stopping by your home this Christmas. What have you asked The Big Guy to bring you this year – a new camera lens?...
