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.
An agricultural direction that one rapidly growing Dutch machinery company thinks farmers and others will embrace: that is, keep it brilliant, and keep it simple.
Professional development is a basic tenet of IFAJ.
Now, IFAJ has a new goal: to professionalize itself….
IFAJ congratulates former president David Markey of Ireland (2004-2008), who has received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Magazine Awards.
A hearty congratulations to our colleagues in Georgia for coming together to form the Association of Georgian Agricultural Journalists (AGAJ).
2007 IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders Award winner Jiri Masek goes on to become dean.
The Embla contest, named after the first woman in Nordic mythology, is designed to promote Nordic cuisine.
Jacques van Outryve, Belgium’s representative in IFAJ’s executive committee for almost 20 years, is stepping down from his post. He attended his last executive meeting in September.
Congratulations to South African farmer Theo de Jager (pictured here), who was elected president of the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) earlier this summer. De…