It’s close to 2026 Agricultural Media Summit. And that means there are a variety of activities. Here’s one for the PIF fundraiser. Feeling lucky? Here’s your chance to win incredible prizes while supporting the Agricultural Communicators Network’s Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF)! Every ticket purchased helps fund PIF-supported programs that strengthen and advance agricultural communications. The drawing will be held during …
Passing of Dan Crummett
Another good friend in agricultural marketing and communications, Dan Crummett, has passed. I did a post back in 2005 when he became president of the AAEA. In this picture he’s seen here presenting a recognition plaque to Susan Davis for her service as AAEA president. I can only say that I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Dan, especially when he had …
Ag Media Summit Photo Albums
How about a look at the past with two decades of Ag Media Summit photos! A real blast from the past. We get requests for pics of different people or they just want one but don’t know where to look. Flickr is the way. One of the features we like about Flickr is that we can take all the albums …
Ag Communicators Network Announces Award Winners
The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) will recognize several members with top honors next month during the 2026 Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), July 19-21 in St. Louis, Missouri. ACN has announced that Den Gardner and Pam Smith will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, the organization’s highest recognition for members whose careers have left a lasting mark on agricultural communications. Dr. Albert …
Use AgNewsWire and Save Some Green
As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this week, we invite you to consider using AgNewsWire to send your next news release and save some green. We started this service in 2005 with the intent to distribute audio with press releases – interviews, sound bites, podcasts – because it was just not being done at the time. We had to attach …
ACN Selects Corner Window Communications
Kristin Harner will be Corner Window’s team lead on ACN. The Ag Communicators Network has selected Corner Window Communications of New Prague, Minnesota, as its management group. The Board made the decision in August, following a round of interviews at the Ag Media Summit. “As we looked at our organization’s mission to provide superior professional development and member services, plus …
ACN and LPC Awards
Looking for the winners from the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) and Livestock Publications Council? Let’s get started with ACN. The winners were announced at the 2025 Ag Media Summit on July 29, 2025. Here is a complete list of all the winners. Here are the Skill Excellence Award Winners. And a full list of Contest Results. For photos of awards …
National ACT Officers Elected at Ag Media Summit
The National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (National ACT) elected its 2025-2026 officers at their annual conference held in conjunction with the recent Agricultural Media Summit in Rogers, Ark. The newly elected officers for 2025-2026 are: Emma Heiden, South Dakota State University, president; Wyatt Morrow, Wilmington College, vice president; LaKacee Lipp, South Dakota State University, secretary-treasurer; Lydia Hill, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural …
Several Applications Available at the ACN – Agricultural Communicators Network
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 Awards at Ag Media Summit
So many awards are presented at the Ag Media Summit it gets hard to keep track of them all! The Agricultural Communications Network presented awards for writing, design, photography, MarComm and digital & social media. All of the photos can be found here. Of the Year Winners: Communicator of the Year: Katrina Huffstutler, Grant Company Designer of the Year: Rachael …