The 20th annual Agricultural Media Summit is being held August 4-8 in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is the largest gathering of agriculture’s top writers, editors, photographers, publishers and communication specialists in the U.S. This year the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences will join the American Agricultural Editors’ Association, Livestock Publications Council and the Connectiv Agri-Media Committee. With the addition of ACE, more than 850 media and communications professionals are expected to attend.
This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast.
Photos
2018 Ag Media Summit photo album
Audio Interviews
Association of Communication Excellence president discusses why they joined AMS this year –
Interview with Suzanne Steele, ACE President
2018 Ag Media Summit Bigger than Usual –
Interview with Molly Shoen, AMS 2018 chair
AAEA and LPC Presidents Pass the Gavel –
Interview with Julie Deering, AAEA president
Interview with Cindy Cunningham, LPC president
Scholarships Awarded at Ag Media Summit –
AAEA Jim Evans Scholarship award winner –
Interview with Alexa Nordwald, University of Missouri
LPC Forrest Bassford award winner –
Interview with Madison Hokanson, SD State University
IFAJ 2019 in Minnesota is Getting Real –
Interview with Owen Roberts, IFAJ president
Pork Checkoff Makes Big Pig Impression – Interview with Kylie Deniz, National Pork Board
FMC Interviews
FMC Updates from 2018 Ag Media Summit
Gail Stratman, FMC regional technical manager –
Interview with Gail Stratman, FMC, on fall weed control
Interview with Gail Stratman, FMC, on corn rootworm pressure
3RIVE 3D Application Use Growing –
Interview with Brent Jacobson, FMC, on Lucento fungicide
Interview with Brent Jacobson, FMC, on 3RIVE 3D and Ethos 3D
AMVAC Interviews
AMVAC Gearing Up for Farm Progress Show
Neil DeStefano, AMVAC director of portfolio management and marketing communications –
Interview with Neil DeStefano, AMVAC, about SIMPAS and Farm Progress preview
Jim Lappin, AMVAC Chemical marketing manager for corn and soybean portfolio –
Interview with Jim Lappin, AMVAC, about Impact Z
Info Expo interviews
John Deere to Showcase New Equipment at #FPS18 –
Interview with Cyndee Smiley, John Deere
American Lamb Board – Rae Maestas, Industry Relations Director
Interview with Rae Maestas, American Lamb Board
Biodiesel at the Ag Media Summit – Interview with Kaleb Little, National Biodiesel Board
National Pork Board – Kylee Deniz, Director of Marketing and Producer Outreach
Interview with Kylie Deniz, National Pork Board
Growers Look to Sorghum as Alternative Forage Crop –
Interview with Leo Brown and Rusty Bevel, Alta Seeds
BASF Living Acres Program Increases Monarch Habitat –
Interview with Chip Shilling, BASF
Corteva Agriscience Making a Name at Ag Media Summit –
Interview with Gregg Schmidt, Corteva Agriscience
