The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) will be moving into new digs next week. The big move will mean limited operations for the office during the week of July 11. The News Service will continue operations from a remote location and Stacia Cudd (stacia@nafb.com) will be the primary contact for the office staff during the period of limbo. Phone …
Registration Open For NAFB Convention
Registration is now open for the 2011 National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. This will be the 67th convention and it will be held November 9-11 at the Westin Crown Center. You can register online now. This year’s Convention, iNSIGHT for Agriculture…Every Day, will combine networking opportunities, more professional improvement sessions, hot topics and newsmakers, and of course Trade Talk. …
NAFB Foundation 2011 Scholarship Winners
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation is once again awarding scholarships and just announced their 2011 recipients. Here they are. Selected for the Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship of $5,000 is Carah Hart of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Carah is a junior, majoring in Agricultural Journalism, and has been patiently awaiting the year when she could apply for the scholarship—as …
NAFB Makes Interim Leadership Decisions
The board of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has made some decisions regarding the currently unfilled positions in the organization of president and executive director. Tom Steever, Brownfield Network, sent out the following update: As a result of Lindsay’s tragic death, with Board approval, I’ll serve out the year as President-Elect and also assume the responsibilities of NAFB President. …
Ag Industry Celebrates Life of Lindsay Hill
Family, friends and farmer fans are missing a bright light in the agriculture industry whose life was cut short in an accident last week. But as hundreds came to pay their respects at the memorial services for Lindsay Hill this week, they celebrated her brief but stellar career and passion for life. “Friends have gathered to pay their last respects …
Lindsay Hill Memorial Information
As the shock of the news that NAFB president Lindsay Hill died in an auto accident Thursday continues to be felt throughout the agriculture industry, information about her funeral service and memorial has now been made available. According to NAFB, visitation hours will be from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern time Monday, May 23 and again from 12:00 noon …
NAFB President Killed in Crash
It is with a great deal of sadness that I am sharing with you the news that Lindsay Hill, Farm Journal Media, was killed in a traffic accident this morning. I just received the news from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Lindsay was currently serving as the association president. Here is the message from NAFB. It is with a …
Changes at Brownfield Ag News
Brownfield Ag News has announced a couple of major changes today. First, Dave Russell is the Farm Director of the new Brownfield Ohio Ag News Radio Network. “Having the opportunity to go back to my home state is exciting,” said Russell. “I’m looking forward to helping build Brownfield Ohio, but even more, I’m looking forward to telling Ohio’s tremendous agricultural …
Ag Communications Groups United for Japan Relief
Ten North American agricultural communications organizations have joined together in an effort to provide support for the people of Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. Through the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), the American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA) is coordinating the North American effort that also includes: Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) Agricultural Media Summit LLC …
Introducing Meghan Grebner
Probably should have done this before her first post, but AgWired is proud to introduce Meghan Grebner as our newest blogger. Many of our readers probably already know Meghan, as she is an active member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) and is currently serving as regional vice president for the organization. In 2009, she was honored with …