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 …
2024 IFAJ Congress – Switzerland
The 2024 IFAJ Congress was held in Switzerland this year and has just ended. Back in 2005 Cindy and I went to our first IFAJ Congress in 2005 which was in Switzerland. It is one of my favorite countries of the 40 I’ve traveled to. I miss seeing so many of our international journalist friends. The gavel was passed from …
IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Awards Announced
The latest crop of talented IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award recipients have been announced and will be attending the 2024 IFAJ Congress in Interlaken, Switzerland this August. The 10 scholarship winners will also participate in a unique three-day professional development workshop immediately prior to the IFAJ Congress. The workshop emphasizes reporting skills and leadership training and includes agriculture …
Illinois Announces Center for Food and Ag Communications
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign last week unveiled plans for a global center for food and agricultural communications as part of the National Ag Day celebration. Named after the storied agricultural communications pioneer and Illinois professor emeritus, the James F. Evans Global Center for Food and Agricultural Communications will continue …
The IFAJ Flag has been passed to Switzerland
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists has several traditions. One is at the end of the annual Congress when the IFAJ Flag is passed on to a representative of the country guild that will be hosting next year’s Congress. In this case the flag is being passed to Switzerland. Representing is Markus Rediger, past president of IFAJ and in Switzerland …
Alltech Continues Support of IFAJ Young Leaders
Once again this year, ten outstanding young agricultural journalists and communicators had the opportunity to attend the IFAJ Congress thanks to Alltech, which has sponsored the IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program since 2006. Patrick Charlton, Vice President of Europe for Alltech, says he really enjoys being part of the program, which includes for the participants a special Boot Camp prior to …
2023 IFAJ World Congress Concludes
The 2023 IFAJ Congress has concluded and attendees are on there way to post-congress tours, back home or spending more days on their own visiting farms and other parts of Canada. I’m heading back to Calgary for the Alltech ONE World Tour event which starts with a reception tonight and a day of presentations on Tuesday. Then I’ll head home …
IFAJ at the Panoka Stampede
I participated in the IFAJ Congress rodeo tour for an afternoon at the Panoka Stampede. It is one of the largest rodeos in the world. Many of our attendees had never been to a rodeo and they got a great show. Afterward we had time to do some shopping at a local saddlery and western wear store. We weren’t able …
2023 IFAJ Congress in Full Gear
Hello from Olds, Alberta, Canada. The annual IFAJ Congress is taking place between Calgary and Olds. I missed the opening reception and half of the next day thanks to a flight delay/cancellation in Portland, OR on Tuesday. Sure seems like there are flight problems all over the country based on all the messages I’m seeing and that includes other attendees …
Looking Ahead to the 2023 IFAJ Congress
The 2023 IFAJ Congress doesn’t start until the end of June but when I used this handy knife yesterday it made me want to share a picture of a very cool memento from Cindy’s and my first event in Switzerland. Thanks to LID.ch and Switzerland Cheese. I have used this Swiss Army knife since 2005! I like knives and don’t …