Young leaders look at IFAJ 2010 Congress
The IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders award winners give their unique perspectives on the IFAJ 2011 Congress in Belgium. To read or listen to their reports, click here...
Annual congress IFAJ 2011
It’s Canada’s turn next!
By Lilian Schaer, IFAJ 2011 Co-Chair
The IFAJ torch – or should I say flag – has officially been passed to Canada as we formally assumed the role of host nation at the farewell banquet of this year’s congress in Belgium.
The International Federation of Agriculture Journalists (IFAJ) hosts its annual conference, called a congress, in a different member country every year. In 2011, Canada will be welcoming farm writers and agricultural communicators to our country for the first time in over forty years. More...
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2010 Star Prize Winner for Agricultural Journalism
PETER NORDHOLM ANDERSEN, Denmark, is this year’s winner of the IFAJ Star
Prize for print journalism. The award was made at the 2010 International
Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress in Ostend, Belgium, April 17–20.
Guus ten Hove, The Netherlands, was named runner-up, and there were honourable mentions for Stefan Nimmervoll, Austria, and Satu Lehtonen, Finland.
The Star Prize for print journalism is sponsored by John Deere. The winner receives a commemorative trophy, a gold IFAJ pin and a 750 euro cash prize. The runner up receives a 250 euro cash prize.
Peter Nordholm Andersen’s winning report on Bolivian mountain farmers was published in the Økologisk magazine.
Guus ten Hove’s article on livestock vaccination was published in Boerderij.
Stefan Nimmervoll’s report on agriculture in post-communist countries was published in the Blick ins Land magazine, and Satu Lehtonen’s report on the difficulty of finding the next generation of farmers was published in the Maaseudun Tulevaisuus newspaper.
Entries came from 18 countries.
Click on the links for the winning articles:
Peter Nordholm Andersen (Denmark) - Bolivian mountain farmers (Danish)
Bolivian mountain farmers (English)
Guus ten Hove (The Netherlands) - Autovaccine is a palliative
Stefan Nimmervoll (Austria) - Ackern bei den Nachbarn
Satu Lehtonen (Finland) - When the chain breaks