Farm Journal Media, along with Bobit Business Media and CCI Media, have announced they are each acquiring assets from Vance Publishing Corporation. The agreement states that Farm Journal will receive the agricultural properties of the company while Bobit purchases the beauty market portion and CCI obtains Woodworking Network and related assets. Farm Journal will obtain a portfolio that includes 21 …
Brownfield Ag News Promotes Harker
Julie Harker of Brownfield Ag News has been promoted to the position of News Director. She has been working with Brownfield’s parent company, Learfield Communications for 25 years and is a trusted voice in agriculture. She will now be directing the team on day-to-day writing, radio network content and the website. “Julie has consistently demonstrated her commitment to improving the …
#NAFB15 Discusses Crisis Communication
AgWired’s intern, Kindra Hall recently attended the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters and caught up with Agi Schafer of ASK-Comm Strategies. Schafer presented a crisis communication seminar at the conference and reminded us that consumers are more interested than ever about the food supply. In a crisis situation farm broadcasters play a very important role. Food information is critical to …
Young Ag Journalists Develop Leadership in New Zealand
Ten young ag leaders representing ten countries are gathered in New Zealand to continue to develop their leadership skills and further their professional development in ag journalism. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) boot camp is sponsored by Alltech and provides the journalists with opportunities for presentations, interactive group sessions, and even a visit to a local dairy. Matthew …
Clements Joins NAFB as New Service Editor
National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) welcomes Micheal Clements as their News Service Editor. He comes to NAFB from KFEQ in St. Joseph, Mo where he was Farm Director. Micheal has been covering rural and agricultural issues for nine years. “Micheal brings his ag reporting experience and broadcast journalism skills to the NAFB News Service desk,” says Tom Brand, NAFB Executive Director. “His experience …
Gable to be Publisher of Protein Division
Vance Publishing Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of Stephanie Gable as Publisher of the Protein Division. Gable will be working with publications such as; Drovers CattleNetwork, Dairy Herd Management, Cow-Calf Producer, PORK Network, and Bovine Veterinarian. Gable has a strong background in agribusiness. She comes to Vance from Novus Interational where she served as Executive Manager of Global Sales and Product Training …
Alltech invests in #AgMedia
It seems that the minds behind Alltech are under the belief that the leaders of tomorrow are worth investing in today, as they celebrated their third consecutive sponsorship of the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) Forrest Bassford Student Award at the 2015 Ag Media Summit. The Forrest Bassford award honors excellence, professionalism and leadership among students. Each year, following a competitive …
10th Alltech/IFAJ Young Leaders Award Winners
Ten participants have been selected for the 2015 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) – Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism award. The award supports the winners’ participation in an IFAJ congress and in an intensive journalistic boot camp-style workshop. This year’s boot camp takes place October 12-13, prior to the IFAJ congress in New Zealand. The successful applicants for …
Are You Following These Ag Journalists on Twitter
The folks at Leaders of In-Furrow Technology (LIFT) do a great job of staying on top of agricultural trends. They have recently created a list of the 10 Agriculture Journalists to Follow on Twitter to help point their readers toward the best news and analysis throughout the industry. You might have guessed that our very own @AgriBlogger, (Chuck Zimmerman) made …
Slovakian Journalist Wins IFAJ Star for Ag Journalism
Slovakian journalist Jozef Sedlák was recently named the winner of the coveted IFAJ Star Prize in Agricultural Journalism for his story, “Food Does not Come from Supermarket Shelves,” which was published in the weekend edition of the Pravda daily newspaper. Judges said they were captivated by the entrepreneurial story of a young Slovak farmer Pavel Petránek, a turkey breeder from …