Hello from warmer California. Another day of travel and another day of delays (about 2 hours worth). I’ll be working with the ZimmComm web guru tomorrow then on to Cal-Poly for some new media training on Friday. Early in the morning I’ll be doing a webinar test run with AAEA for a webinar we have scheduled for next Tuesday. John …
AAEA Considering a Blog?
Current AAEA President John Walter, Successful Farming, wrote about 10 opinions he’s got about the organization in the latest issue of their newsletter, The Byline. You’ve got to be a member to get it. I just had to make a comment about his opinion #5 though. 5. We should have an AAEA blog. Maybe we could pass it around. Who …
Get Committeed With AAEA
If you’re a member of the American Agricultural Editor’s Association then you know it only works because of leadership and lots of committees. How about volunteering some of your time if you’re not on the list? The full list of committees and members has been published. To see who’s who and doing what feel free to check out the list.
AAEA Byline Sponsorships Available
There are a few issues of the American Agricultural Editors’ Association newsletter, The Byline, available for sponsorship in 2008. Companies will receive numerous benefits through this sponsorship. Those include: Company name on the right hand side of the front page of the ByLine. An opportunity to provide product or service information to the nearly 400 members of AAEA, including all …
Learn the Nuts & Bolts …
The American Agricultural Editors’ Association and Livestock Publications Council are pleased to host the latest Midwest Regional Design & Writing Workshop. The Nuts & Bolts of Ag Communication will be held April 10, 2008 at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa. Be a part of the design and writing tune-up! For more information, contact: Diane Johnson (LPC) at dianej@flash.net or …
Meet The New Presidents of AAEA and LPC
I’m getting a lot more work done in airports today than I planned on thanks to United Airlines. My short connection in O’Hare turned into a 4 hour (I hope it doesn’t get worse) delay waiting for the next flight to Kalamazoo after several hours delay getting out of St. Louis. Lots of people in my boat since you could …
AAEA Passing of the Gavel
The Ag Media Summit is now over. This has got to be one of the best programs and events yet. Not only was it the biggest so far in attendance but the enthusiasm and fun and fellowship was unmatched in my experience. Today both AAEA and LPC had their annual meetings. Here’s new AAEA president, John Walter, presenting a plaque …
Ag Media Summit Shatters Records
The Agricultural Media Summit is shaping up to be an awesome event this year. It’s only 2 weeks away! This year’s event is record shattering because we already have the most attendees, most exhibitors and most sponsors ever. The coolest thing is that I made the highlight list. AMS – which began in 1999 – is a partnership of the …
Lifetime Achievement Awards Revived by AAEA
The American Association of Agricultural Editors has revived it’s Lifetime Achievement Awards which are sponsored by the Sonja Hillgren Foundation. All five of these recipients are AAEA past presidents. Sonja Hillgren Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2007 Recipients Wilson Carnes, National FFA Magazine Bob Rupp, The Farmer AAEA Heritage Award 2007 Recipients Charlie Scruggs, Progressive Farmer Cordell Tindall, Missouri …
AAEA Announces MarComm Awards
This is a very interesting announcement from the American Association of Agricultural Editors. MarComm Awards! We love awards. So quick, get your thinking cap on and start entering. We are thrilled to announce that the AAEA Board of Directors on April 10, 2007, approved the American Agricultural Editors’ Association 2007 MarComm Awards program. This is our first awards program directed …