The Courier: By IFAJ President Owen Roberts
Alltech went online this year with their annual ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference and drew a staggering 23,000 participants from 118 countries. Alltech president Dr. Mark Lyons believes a transformation is underway in the way information is delivered and received.
Yesterday was World Press Freedom Day and to mark the occasion, IFAJ President has a few thoughts to recognize the importance of agricultural journalism to be able to operate “without fear or favour.”
Two agricultural journalists have been announced as Caterpillar Development Scholars in the second year of a joint programme between the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and machinery manufacturer Caterpillar.
Due to the corona pandemic, the board of directors for the Danish association Danske Fødevare- og Landbrugsjournalister has unfortunately deemed it necessary to cancel the IFAJ 2020 Congress. The decision also applies to the pre-congress in Copenhagen/Zealand and the two post-congresses on Funen and the Faroe Islands.
The Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland invites you to an Agri-press trip to Northern Ireland from April 20-23, 2020
Award recognizing leadership in agricultural journalism to be presented during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference in May 2020
At the Delegate Assembly on the 26th of July in Minneapolis, USA, the guilds from Mexico, Philippines, Romania and Pakistan were accepted as full members.
