Some people are just meant to be bloggers and Liz Harfull is one of them. She’s the author of the IFAJ e-newsletter and an agricultural journalist down under. I just got this message from Liz so I thought I’d point you to her new blog, The Blue Ribbon Cookbook. By the way, I have just set up my first blog …
IFAJ Star Prize Announced
In a break from tradition, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists has just announced their 2008 Star Prize winners for writing. You can read their stories via links on the IFAJ website. Treena Hein from Canada is the winner of the prestigious 2008 IFAJ Star Prize for Agricultural Journalism, sponsored by John Deere. The winning article, “Up with hemp,” was …
IFAJ President David Markey Says Goodbye
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists will have a chance to celebrate our outgoing President, David Markey, this fall at the Congress in Austria/Slovenia. David has had a big and positive impact on the organization and I’m sure he’ll continue to be supportive. Here’s his letter to the membership about his term ending. It’s hard to believe that my term …
IFAJ Congress 2009 Planning
The planning committee for the IFAJ Congress 2009 met this morning for several hours. The event will be held in conjunction with next year’s AMS in Ft. Worth, TX. Today’s meeting was very well attended. Mike Wilson, Greg Lamp and Diane Johnson have this thing well organized. We had quite a few people who had not been assigned to a …
Be A Sponsor Cowboy
We’re looking ahead to next year and you know how you like to plan your budgets. Have you got some money to support IFAJ and AMS? If your company or organization would like to help support the IFAJ Congress 2009 then you can find information on how with the all new sponsor brochure (pdf). The world’s premier agricultural communicators will …
Connie Siemes Secretary for IFAJ
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists continues to develop. Now they’ve got a part time secretary, Connie Siemes, Netherlands. The IFAJ has appointed Connie Siemes from The Netherlands as part-time secretary to assist the Presidium and the Executive Committee for two days a week. Eleven people from eight countries applied for the new position, which will involve providing a range …
New Media in Ag Journalism
The latest edition of the IFAJ E-News has some interesting information. Liz Kellaway is doing a great job with it and it’s got more information than ever. Here’s a couple of tidbits. 1. The last newsletter posed a member survey question, “What dangers do you face in your work as an agricultural journalist or editor?” Although not many responded here’s …
IFAJ Members Attend Alltech Symposium
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists has a contingent here at the Alltech Symposium in Lexington, KY. This evening we had a short reception before heading over to the Alltech Symposium International Dinner. With agriculture becoming such a global business it’s good to see “old friends” who are journalists from countries all over the world. I only wish I was …
Planning IFAJ/AMS 2009
The dedicated IFAJ/AMS planning committee is meeting early this morning to continue planning for the 2009 combined IFAJ Congress and Ag Media Summit. We’ve been reviewing the program and fine tuning things. Sponsorship packets are almost ready and will be published soon. For those of you who have been AMS sponsors, keep in mind that in 2009 we’re going to …
Win An IFAJ Star
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists now has entries open for their annual Star Prize for Agricultural Photography. There are some new categories this year including: best portrait, best landscape or nature photo and best production photo. Entries close May 1. The contest is sponsored by DeLaval and you can find out more on the IFAJ website or by contacting …