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July 2008

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From the President's Desk
AAEA President John Walter promises coffee and critical topics at the AAEA annual business meeting in Florida. (Click for details.)

Award Winners Announced
Read why Claude Gifford and Larry Harper received this year's AAEA Lifetime Achievement Award and why Dwayne Beck received the Distinguished Service Award. The awards will be presented during the Agricultural Media Summit. (Click for details.)

Ag Media Summit: Bring on More Details
How do I get there? What do I wear? When's that early registration deadline again? Who's helping with sponsorships? Get all these questions answered and more. (Click for details.)

Association / Member News
Welcome our newest members, hear from our summer intern, congratulate a newly-married member and consider bidding on a digital recording project. (Click for details.)

Lessons Learned in the Trenches
Cheri Zagurski threatens violence if you don't answer her query about eliciting reader response. Although we don't think she'll follow through with that, please do review and provide comments. It will be helpful for all our members. (Click for details.)

Farmers Pitch in During Flooding
Read one story (of many, we're sure) about how farmers rose above the challenge of floodwaters in Iowa. (Click for details.)

Professional Development for the Pros
2008 Ag Media Summit speaker Jackie Ferguson offers a glimpse into one of her sessions, "Slow Down, You Move Too Fast - Pull Back from your Stress Cliff." Also find out about upcoming workshops through the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. (Click for details.)

Read the Full Issue
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