Even though the IFAJ congress in the Netherlands ended months ago, it remains in the hearts and minds of many. The participants returned home with a lot of inspiration in a journalistic and personal perspective.
The 2018 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders—10 journalists age 35 and younger selected by a jury for their professional skills and leadership potential—made the most of the opportunity to hone their skills at a pre-Congress Boot Camp and network at the Dutch Congress that followed.
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The British Guild BGAJ, funds a charity to improve the understanding of agriculture and provide better education for journalism and communication.
The IFAJ/AMS 2019 Global Congress steering committee met Thursday, September 20, at the event’s DoubleTree Hilton hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota to continue planning this not-to-miss event.
Lloyd Phillips, of the IFAJ member guild, Agricultural Writers South Africa, recently attended the 2018 US Ag Media Summit held over 4 – 8 August in Scottsdale, Arizona.
At IFAJ’s 2018 Delegate Assembly, held in conjunction with the annual congress in the Netherlands, eight new member countries were accepted as part of the organization’s continuing efforts to support agricultural journalism and communications around the world.