by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Prior to the pandemic, my family moved to a different home beside a golf course. Almost every night, I took a walk on one of the holes, picking up errant golf balls on my way. Before long, I had amassed a nice little collection and began...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Awards, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Katie Knapp, International Committee Chair and ACN Board Member IFAJ has changed how their awards program is structured. Previously, print and broadcast entries were limited to pieces which first won in their respective country’s awards program, and anyone could...
by AgCommNetwork | Mar 8, 2024 | AAEA News, Events, News, Travel, What I Learned
By Katie Knapp, International Committee Chair and ACN Board Member I often wow my friends and neighbors with stories of where work takes me. Sometimes, I forget just how amazing ‘another day on the job’ really is until they stop me mid-story about climbing around on...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Mar 8, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist March is Women Making History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate the day and the month, we asked women in ag for their advice to other women. Jenni Latzke, Editor of Farm Press,...
by AgCommNetwork | Feb 9, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Jessie Scott, ACN Board Member March 1 will be my one-year anniversary as editor-in-chief (EIC) of Successful Farming. This is only a fraction of what I’ve learned (you’re welcome) because if I included everything, it would be a novel. I’m only mentioning a few of...
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...
