by AgCommNetwork | Jun 13, 2024 | Ag Policy, News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Brooks Lamb, American Farmland Trust Imagine that you live on a 200-acre farm. It’s a productive place, filled with open fields and healthy forests. Perhaps there’s a creek that meanders along the eastern boundary. Maybe your cattle graze the back pastures while...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jun 13, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist As Ag Media Summit fast approaches, be sure to mark your calendars for the following ACN-related events (all times local). We can’t wait to see you in Kansas City! Welcome Party Sunday, August 4th from 6:30-9:30 PM...
by AgCommNetwork | May 9, 2024 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Some of Adrienne Held’s favorite memories as a little girl are of the weekends and summers she spent at her grandparent’s place, helping them tend to their strawberry patch. Those wide open spaces and the purposeful labor of growing,...
by AgCommNetwork | May 9, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, What I Learned, Writing
By Martha Mintz, ACN President How many stories have you written about practices that restore, regenerate, rebuild, or reinvigorate? More than a few, I’d bet. I just finished one, and you’re reading yet another. This one isn’t about tending the usual flora and fauna,...
by Ashlyn Rochester | May 9, 2024 | Digital Media, Member Resources, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, The ByLine, Webinar, What I Learned
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist On May 1st, four speakers and one moderator logged into Zoom to tell ACN members how public relations professionals and journalists can work together successfully and shared their tips and tricks. Ann Marie Ames, ACN...
by AgCommNetwork | May 9, 2024 | Member Resources, The ByLine, Writing
By Wyatt Bechtel, ACN Board Member In communications, artificial intelligence (AI) is making a significant impact on the way people work. AI-generated images have sparked criticism on social media, and traditional media outlets like Sports Illustrated are coming under...