Thanks to that volcanic ash cloud I could not attend this year’s IFAJ Congress in Ostend, Belgium. To get a retrospective from someone who did attend I spoke with IFAJ President, Mike Wilson, Editor, Farm Futures. Mike found the event inspirational in a number of ways and wrote about his experience on the IFAJ website.

To start with, he marveled at the determination of people who went way out of their way to make it even when it involved extra expense and time to get there. Additionally, he was impressed with the organizers who never lost their cool and kept a positive attitude. Fortunately, IFAJ always has pre-Congress tours and these were well attended this year. That meant that a lot of people were there before the ash cloud problem started. So give the program a listen and let’s all look forward to a great Congress in Canada next year!

Since the IFAJ Congress was in Belgium the program ends with a song titled, “Strolling Through Belgium” by Three Fine Lines from Music Alley.

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