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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IFAJ Congress 2010
Between Passion and Pressure
Farmers produce food, feed, fuel, fibre, forests, flowers, and even fun (think of agri-tourism). Every day, they face the pressures of the environment, the climate, diseases and pests, the market, the consumer and the public opinion.
What drives these people? The love and respect for nature, plants and animals. The love for their job. ‘Between passion & pressure’ not only covers the farmers themselves, but also us, agricultural journalists – who feel the pressure for deadlines – and everyone else in the agricultural sector: scientists, teachers, academics, suppliers, dealers, traders,... What drives us? The passion for our job and for the farmers.
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