In this edition, NAFB Historian Don Wick presents a special
Dustin Hoffmann, supervising editor and senior farm broadcaster for Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network, has built model railroads since childhood.
“I have been working on model railroads since 1990 when I was 10,” Hoffmann said. “I got my first train set for Christmas that year, and my dad and I built a small layout in my bedroom. I’ve been improving and upgrading ever since.”
Corryn La Rue joined American Ag Network as a farm broadcaster and content specialist on Sep. 30.
Born and raised on the Central Coast of California, La Rue grew up surrounded by agriculture.
“My grandma was raised on a citrus orchard, and my family comes from cattle production,” La Rue said. “I showed various livestock species and was active in 4-H and FFA.”
Susan Moriarty, head of communications and events for Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA), assisted with planning and executing MAgNA’s 30th anniversary celebration.
PFEIFFER NAMED PRESIDENT OF HOOSIER AG TODAY – Eric Pfeiffer will become the president of Hoosier Ag Today (HAT) on Jan. 1, 2025.
Pfeiffer started his broadcasting career as a teenager in high school.
“I started doing radio in 2003, but I went full time in 2005 after I graduated high school,” Pfeiffer said. “I was the youngest news director in the history of WSAL and WLHM in Logansport, Indiana.”
