Several Applications Available at the ACN – Agricultural Communicators Network

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Multiple ACN Award Applications Open! Here’s a list. 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Program ACN is offering eight, PIF-funded stipends to help members attend the 2025 IFAJ Congress in Kenya October 15–18 IFAJ Star Prize 2025 Design ideas for an ACN sticker Andy Markwart Horizon Award Find more information on all of them here.

ACN, IFAJ, Journalism, Media

ACES, IFAJ commit to launching a Certificate in Global Ag Comm

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Great news for international ag journalists. Find all the details here. The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has announced a new international education partnership between the college’s Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications (ALEC) program and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). The agreement formalizes plans to launch a Certificate in Global …

IFAJ, Media

IFAJ Congress 2025

Chuck Zimmerman

The IFAJ Congress 2025 registration is now open. It will take place October 15-18, in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme: Unlocking the Agricultural Potential in the Cradle of Mankind. Find all about it on the Congress website. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a globally respected organization committed to excellence in agricultural journalism. Since 1958, IFAJ has hosted …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, IFAJ, Media

ZimmCast 745 – ZimmComm News & NAMA/NAFB Interviews

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode I’m going to share a couple of interviews from the NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference. One is with Gardner Hatch, Executive Director, NAFB and Debbie Boyle, Vice President, Kynetic. They talk about a new NAFB listener survey. Then I have an interview with Melanie Rice, Brownfield Ag News, about becoming the new President …

Audio, Media, NAFB, NAMA, ZimmCast, ZimmComm Announcement

Rollins Gets Airtime for Agriculture

Cindy Zimmerman

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has taken a much more visible role in the new Trump Administration than previous agriculture secretaries, appearing three times this month already on Fox News, most recently this past Sunday. In a wide-ranging interview with Shannon Bream, Rollins talked about a number of issues, from tariffs and trade to the price of eggs, and spent …

Audio, Ethanol, Media, USDA

NAFB Releases New Listener Study

Cindy Zimmerman

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting has released a new national farm radio listenership study finds radio is still the number one choice for daily ag news and information. The survey of more than 1,00 farmers and ranchers conducted by Kynetec Research also validates the importance of ag radio as a primary source for learning about ag products and services …

Audio, Media, NAFB

2025 Agri-Marketing Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

The 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference is underway. I have started some photo albums on the NAMA Flickr account. There’s one for student competition photos and one for the overall conference. 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference Photo Album 2025 Agri-Marketing Conference – Student Photo Album Today we have meetings of the NAMA Board, Chapter Leaders, a workshop, and then the party begins. We’ll have …

Ag Groups, Agencies, Agribusiness, Audio, Media, NAMA

Registration Open for 2025 Ag Media Summit

Chuck Zimmerman

Registration opened today for the Agricultural Media Summit, July 27-30, 2025 in Rogers, AR. You can find it here. Got questions? Here are some FAQs for you. Stay at the Embassy Suite Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center. THE AGRICULTURAL MEDIA SUMMIT began in 1999, and is the largest gathering of the agriculture industry’s top writers, editors, photographers, publishers …

Ag Groups, Ag Media Summit, Agencies, Media

Meister Media Launches CEAg World Industry Reports

Cindy Zimmerman

Meister Media Worldwide has announced the launch of its newest product, the CEAg World Industry Reports. Each of the four quarterly reports will provide a deep dive into the most critical topics for growers in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry. The first issue, focused on vertical farming, is available in print and digital editions via CEAgWorld.com, and will be …

indoor farming, Media, Meister Media