IFAJ welcomes you

The 54th annual congress IFAJ 2010 will be hosted by the Belgian association of Agricultural Journalists (BVLJ-ABJA), a founding member of IFAJ. The BVLJ-ABJA welcomes you at the Belgian seaside in the marvelous Thermae Palace hotel from April 17 until April 21 .
The theme of the congress is ‘Between passion & pressure’. Read more on www.ifaj2010.org
Registration will be possible from October 8, 2009.

Hans Menop from The Netherlands won the Star Prize for Agricultural Photography at the 2009 IFAJ Congress held in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Menop was the winner of the photo category "nature/landscape." Josef Berchtold, Germany, won the "people" category and Evan Collis, Australia, won the "production" category.

See full results and all entries here...

Friederike Krick of Germany is this year's winner of the IFAJ Star Prize for print journalism. The award was made at the 2009 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress in Fort Worth, Texas.
John Conroy of Australia was named runner-up, and Caitriona Murphy of Ireland received honourable mention. more...

The IFAJ is giving travel scholarships to 10 young journalists from around the world through two international award schemes.
The IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award recognizes the leadership potential of young members from countries affiliated with the IFAJ, and supports their participation at an IFAJ congress by helping to offset travel and registration costs. more...

Facebook, the worldwide social network with more than 70 million active users, now has its own IFAJ group. Simply join Facebook, search for "IFAJ" and join the group with the IFAJ logo. You will immediately be in touch with ag journalists from around the world. Go to Facebook...