The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for a summer 2012 public policy internship. The deadline to submit an application for this opportunity is March 12, 2012.

“Gaining valuable, hands-on experience through opportunities like the public policy internship at NCBA helps prepare college students to make the challenging transition from college to career,” said NCBA Executive Director of Legislative Affairs Kristina Butts. “We are looking for college students with an interest in the beef industry and in public policy to help NCBA represent cattlemen and women in Washington, D.C.  The internship is designed to work closely with the lobbying and communications teams on Capitol Hill and assist with NCBA’s regulatory efforts.

The full-time internship will begin May 29, 2012 and end Aug. 17, 2012. To apply, interested college juniors, seniors or graduate students should submit the application, an official college transcript, two letters of recommendation and a resume to internship@beef.org. More information and the internship application are available on NCBA’s website.

“This isn’t a ‘check-the-box’ style of internship. NCBA’s public policy interns work alongside NCBA staff on critical issues ranging from the estate tax to food safety, the environment and more.” Butts said.  “If you or someone you know is interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.”

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Sure Champ has a strong commitment to youth in agriculture. With the success of last year’s inaugural internship program Sure Champ will be growing their program to offer two internship positions for Summer 2012.

Sure Champ is offering incoming college juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain experience in the marketing, development and sales of a show feed supplement. Two internships will be offered – public relations/sales internship and sales internship.

Applicants must be enrolled in an agriculture-related major, be able to work individually
and in a team environment, have excellent communication skills, understand the show
livestock industry, possess a strong work ethic and have prior internship or work experience in agricultural related fields. The public relation/sales internship will also require strong writing, editing and design skills. Experience in social media, photography and video would be of benefit.

The internships will be based out of St. Joseph, Mo., with travel to major livestock junior
nationals. The internships will begin June 1 and conclude Aug. 3.

Applications must be postmarked Feb. 29, 2012. To apply please send resume, cover letter, internship of choice, and two references to Crystal Young, BioZyme Inc., 6010 Stockyards Expressway, Saint Joseph, MO 64504 or crystal@biozymeinc.com. If applying for the public relations/sales internship please also include two writing samples.

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Congratulations to DTN / The Progressive Farmer, who will be hosting the 2012 AAEA Summer Intern in Omaha, Nebraska!

The application process is now open to college students studying agricultural communications or a related field. Click below to open the application, save it to your computer, fill it in and either print and mail, or email it per the instructions on the form. Applications are due Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.

2012 AAEA INTERNSHIP APPLICATION

One college student in agricultural communications with interest in farm reporting and ag communications has a great experience of working in the agricultural communications field with an AAEA member each summer.

One of the great bonuses of the AAEA internship is that it includes travel expenses, hotel accommodations and registration fees to attend the Agricultural Media Summit (Aug. 4-8, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico). There, the intern can meet and mingle with hundreds of ag media professionals from AAEA and other organizations. The intern also helps coordinate the joint AAEA-Livestock Publications Council awards banquet presentation at AMS and performs other duties at AMS.

The intern earns a stipend, $4,500 for approximately 10 weeks, and another $1,000 to cover costs of attending AMS thanks to a grant from the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation. Travel to and from the host company’s location and for living expenses during the internship are not included.

If you have questions, contact Future Ag Communicators Committee Chair JoAnn Alumbaugh at joann.alumbaugh@gmail.com or 641-744-2114.

The host company for 2011 was Living the Country Life, a Meredith Corporation publication. The AAEA 2011 intern was Bethany Sanderson from Kansas State University.

The Scripps Howard Foundation, with the Indiana University School of Journalism, established the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition in 1984 to honor the memory of the journalist who led Scripps Howard Newspapers from 1922-1953 and United Press International from 1912-1920.

This year the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s (NAFB) Foundation is offering a $5,000, and two $4,000 scholarships.

Scholarship Application

For any questions contact:
Aaron Corbet
Member Services Director
phone: 816-431-4032
email: aaron@nafb.com

The Livestock Publications Council is once again offering the Forrest Bassford Student Award. This program recognizes and rewards excellence, leadership and encourages professionalism among students. The overall winner receives a $2,000 scholarship, and up to three additional students receive $750 travel scholarships to attend the Ag Media Summit. AMS will be held in Albuquerque, NM, August 4-8, 2012.

The application is due February 15, 2012.

If there are any questions about the application, please contact:

Scarlett Hagins
Communications Program Manager
Kansas Livestock Association
(785) 273-5115
scarlett@kla.org

2012 Forrest Bassford Application

The scholarship application process is now open! Click below to open the application, save it to your computer, fill it in and either print and mail, or email it per the instructions on the form. Scholarship applications are due March 31, 2012.

2012 AAEA/ACT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Four scholarships will be presented at the Agricultural Media Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 4-8, 2012. Recipients are not required to attend. One of the scholarships is designated as the Memorial Scholarship, to which AAEA members can donate in memory of someone who was significant in their life and career. Three of the scholarships will provide $1,000, and the Memorial Scholarship amount will depend on additional donations received.

Established by NACT in 1993 and adopted by AAEA in 2004, this scholarship recognizes outstanding members of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) for their achievements in leadership, career-related experiences, academics and service. Applicants must be current members of ACT and enrolled as an undergraduate student at a university or college during the time of their application. Although funded by AAEA and its Professional Improvement Foundation, the scholarship is available to any ACT member, regardless of specific communications career path. The scholarship selection committee will consist of members of the AAEA Future Agricultural Communicators Committee and two representatives of ACT.

Recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:
- ACT involvement, leadership activities and other campus organizational involvement
- Academic achievements
- Internships and career-related experiences
- Reference recommendations

Any questions may be directed to:
JoAnn Alumbaugh
AAEA Future Ag Communicators Chair
641-744-2114
joann.alumbaugh@gmail.com

The application process is now open to college students studying agricultural communications or a related field. Click below to open the application, save it to your computer, fill it in and either print and mail, or email it per the instructions on the form. Applications are due Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.

2012 AAEA INTERNSHIP APPLICATION

One college student in agricultural communications with interest in farm reporting and ag communications has a great experience of working in the agricultural communications field with an AAEA member each summer.

One of the great bonuses of the AAEA internship is that it includes travel expenses, hotel accommodations and registration fees to attend the Agricultural Media Summit (Aug. 4-8, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico). There, the intern can meet and mingle with hundreds of ag media professionals from AAEA and other organizations. The intern also helps coordinate the joint AAEA-Livestock Publications Council awards banquet presentation at AMS and performs other duties at AMS.

The intern earns a stipend, $4,500 for approximately 10 weeks, and another $1,000 to cover costs of attending AMS thanks to a grant from the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation. Travel to and from the host company’s location and for living expenses during the internship are not included.

If you have questions, contact Future Ag Communicators Committee Chair JoAnn Alumbaugh at joann.alumbaugh@gmail.com or 641-744-2114.

The host company for 2011 was Living the Country Life, a Meredith Corporation publication. The AAEA 2011 intern was Bethany Sanderson from Kansas State University.

Bethany and Betsy Freese, editor of Living the Country Life

Bethany makes sure the presentation is up and running properly

From left:  AAEA Associate Director Kenna Rathai, Future Ag Communicators committee Chair JoAnn Alumbaugh, AAEA Intern Bethany Sanderson, AAEA Executive Director Den Gardner

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 scholarship program that provides financial assistance to members of the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT). ACT is a national college student association with more than 350 members located on 17 college and university campuses across the country. ACT’s mission of fostering professional development is at the core of the Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program, now in its fourth year.

The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is broken out into two individual student scholarships and one chapter scholarship. All three awards are aimed at helping students attend the annual Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), which is the largest gathering of ag media professionals in the country and is the ACT students’ primary career development networking opportunity each year. The conference is hosted by the American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA), the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) and the American Business Media Agri-Council – potentially future employers and colleagues of the students.

“Yamaha is proud to help these ag students, but the program is structured so that the ag community might benefit most in the long term,” said Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS marketing manager. “Within our application process, we are incorporating some basic points on safe, responsible equipment use, and we expect the students will take these important messages into their future careers as professional communicators.”

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