Students representing universities from across the nation gathered alongside professional communicators July 25-27 in St. Paul, Minn. for the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow convention in conjunction with the 12^th annual Agricultural Media Summit.

The National ACT Organization recognized the best in writing, publications, electronic media, photography, design & layout and public relations submitted among 319 entries to its annual communications contest.

The three-day program included a wide range of professional development sessions where students were able to meet with industry leaders and gain professional communications skills including leadership, writing, social media, marketing and photography.

Congratulations to all winners!

The NACT would like to thank the the Critique Contest Sponsors for their contributions.

Click here for the Complete List of Winners and a Power Point Presentation of category placings including Sponsor recognition.

Interested in being a guest blogger for the AgCo Website? It’s a great way to use social media to develop your professional skill set! Check it out today at: http://blog.agcocorp.com/2010/08/calling-all-college.html

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U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), a non-profit organization working to promote exports on behalf of wheat producers, has an opening for a Communications Specialist in its Arlington, VA, Headquarters.

For more information regarding this position, see link below.

USW Communications Specialist Job Description

After an amazing Agriculture Media Summit in St. Paul, Minn., five students representing colleges across the nation have been elected to serve on the 2010-2011 National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow officer team. Candidates were chosen based on their service, leadership, involvement and passion for agriculture.

Jessica England from the University of Missouri was elected president, Lauren Greaves from Texas A&M University was elected first vice president, Kelsey Fletcher from Texas Tech University was elected second vice president, Krista Anderson from Oklahoma State University was elected secretary/treasurer, and Keiko Osumi from Cal Poly was elected editor.

“It is an honor to serve the NACT Organization and give back to the agriculture industry which I have such a passion for,” Osumi said. “This officer team truly has the capacity to educate the public and invigorate future industry leaders, and I look forward to the year ahead.”

University of Arkansas Associate Professor Jeff Miller serves as adviser for the organization.

 ”I am amazed each year by the quality of students on this national officer team,” Miller said. “This year is no exception. We have five outstanding future ag communications professionals.”

Throughout the next year, the officer team will be responsible for handling various organization activities and communication concluding with next year’s national convention next July in New Orleans, La.

Congratulations!

L to R: Keiko Osumi, Kelsey Fletcher, Jessica England, Krista Anderson, Lauren Greaves, and Dr. Jeff Miller

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is seeking a full-time Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities Program Manager to provide management and leadership to NCAT’s Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities Program.

For details concerning the posistion click the link below.

SARCProgramManager