Welcome The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a non-political, professional association for agricultural journalists in 29 countries. IFAJ supports and encourages the practice of agricultural journalism in countries embracing freedom of the press. One of IFAJ's mandates is improved contact between agricultural journalists. To that end, IFAJ publishes IFAJ News, organizes an annual congress hosted by a member country's agricultural journalists' association, and maintains a list of contacts, journalists who can help you. Read the latest IFAJ Newsletter here News from the world of Agriculture Journalism 03/17/08 Rural coverage risky (again) in 2007 03/07/08 More than 30 training workshops and seminars available in 2008 to develop your skills. 02/26/08 The IFAJ is seeking a part-time executive secretary to handle organizational and administrative duties related to the federation. 02/26/08 How to use photographs to boost your rural readership 01/14/08 Using color today to boost your rural readership 12/19/07 How to choose subjects and headlines that pull in rural readers 11/18/07 How to create front covers that attract rural reader 11/13/07 Published stories from the Alltech symposium (3mb pdf) 10/08/07 Finding fascinating, moving, heart-breaking and hilarious stories in the most banal of topics 09/05/07 Are guidelines timeless for attracting farm readers? 08/23/07 How an IFAJ member unearthed and investigated an international trade scam 07/08/07 Strong news releases - more important than ever 06/30/07 Honoring courage - and caring - in rural journalism 06/09/07 Creative ways to connect with your audiences in an interactive era Archive Learn about the IFAJ in our new brochure    English    German    Spanish    Russian   Japanese Access thousands of agricultural communication resource documents

CONGRESS ALERT Planning to attend the 2008 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress in Austria and Slovenia in September? Then you need to make a booking within the next few days. The congress is close to selling out and bookings will close on May 15. Bookings can be made at: www.ifaj2008.com Planning for our future The IFAJ Presidium has unveiled a major new 10-point plan to move the organisation forward during the next eight years. Take a look at the proposal >   Upcoming IFAJ Congresses 2008 Austria and Slovenia Full details: http://www.ifaj2008.com/ Contact: Austria: Verena Maria Mayr, verena.mayr@ifaj2008.com Contact: Slowenia: Tatjana Cop, tatjana.cop@ifaj2008.com IFAJ Pre-Congress Tour Slovakia Contact Pre-congress: Jana Janku, jana.janku@ifaj2008.com   Japan Congress Highlights Click here for blogs, photos and articles from the 51st IFAJ Congress in Japan. Japanese Congress highlights from Yuri Krot and Vladymyr Chopenko, the Urkraine. Japanese Congress from Markus Rediger and Jürg Spahr in German Japanese Congress from Jacques Van Outryve, in Dutch 2007 Business meeting highlights Chuck Zimmerman wrote daily blogs on his experience at the 2007 Green Week. His coverage can be found at: http://agwired.com/category/ifaj/ New IFAJ DVD tells the global story of ag communications Click here to learn more about the DVD and how you can get your free copy. IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders In Agricultural Journalism Four young IFAJ members attended the 2007 IFAJ Congress in Japan as winners of the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. More... 2008 Contest Details 2007 Contest Results 2007 Contest Entries Contest Details German translation: photo and writing contests Sponsored by 2008 Contest Details 2007 Contest Resutls Contest Rules Past Award Recipients Sponsored by