IFAJ Congress 2026
September 16 – September 20
2026 IFAJ Congress Registration is Open
The Croatian Agricultural Journalists’ Association (DANH, abbreviation of Društvo agrarnih novinara Hrvatske) registration is open for the 2026 IFAJ Congress.
- Main Congress in and around Osijek, Slavonia and Baranja (9/16 – 9/20) – €1090
- Pre-Congress tour of Varaždin County (9/13 – 9/16) – €190
- Post-Congress tour of Istria County (9/20 – 9/22) – €315
- Post-Congress tour of Zadar County (9/20 – 9/22) – €315
Visit the website for more details, including early bird discounts.
ACN’s Professional Improvement Foundation has once again granted the international committee money for travel stipends. Watch future announcements for application details.
The Ag Communicators Network is a full association member of the International Federation of Ag Journalists (IFAJ), making all ACN members also members of IFAJ.
IFAJ Congress 2026 Croatia
September 16-20 2026
Scheduled to take place in Osijek in September 2026, the IFAJ Congress will bring together over 200 agricultural journalists from IFAJ’s 62 member countries.
It will be the first time Croatia has hosted the event since IFAJ was founded in 1956. The programme will include excursion trips to Istria and Dalmatia, tailored to participants’ interests. The Congress is being organized by the Croatian guild DANH and IFAJ, with HAPIH (the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food) supporting the event as an official partner.
ACN Delegation to Kenya 2025
The ACN Professional Improvement Foundation awarded eight $1,500 stipends to help cover expenses for ACN members to attend the IFAJ 2025 Congress in Kenya.
Thirteen individuals applied for PIF funding to help cover expenses to attend the IFAJ Congress. Eight $1,500 travel stipends were awarded: Andy Castillo-Farm Progress, Bill Spiegel-Freelance, Jake Zajkowski-Freelance, Jordan Reynolds-Successful Farming, Megan Silveira-Angus Journal, Wyatt Bechtel-Broadhead, Chelsea Dinterman-Successful Farming (as Young Leader nominee), and Katie Knapp-Freelance (as committee chair).
Each awardee publishes an article in The Byline about their experience.