Airing on the Side of Agriculture

After more than 36 years at the editor’s desk of a storied print career, Patrick Cavanaugh (Ag Information Network, Tucson, Arizona) has decided to end his monthly deadlines for Pacific Nut Producer (PNP) magazine.

Brownfield Ag News recently announced Kellan Heavican has joined the Brownfield team as anchor/reporter. He is based in Nebraska.

Mark Oppold (Mark V Media Group, Camdenton, Missouri) is partnering with Roger McEowen, professor of ag law at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas, and launching a daily radio program, The Ag Law and Tax Report.

Just ahead of the 2021 National Ag Day celebration, Ron Hays (Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) received a text invite/challenge from the Oklahoma State Secretary of Agriculture, Blayne Arthur. She asked folks involved in Oklahoma Agriculture to take part in what she called “My Jacket Journey” on Tuesday, March 23 -- National Ag Day 2021. 

Spencer Chase (Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc., Washington, D.C.) received the 2020 Excellence in Public Outreach Award from the South Dakota Corn Growers after several delays. 

After three years of developing her communication skills outside of agriculture media, Jesse Harding Campbell is back — except this time she’s an Allied Industry Council Member. Campbell joined the Agri-Pulse team as an executive assistant in January.

On March 1, 2021, the National Farmers Union (NFU) awarded Farm Broadcaster Don Wick (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, North Dakota) with its 2021 Milt Hakel Agriculture Communications Award in recognition of his seminal coverage of farm stress and rural mental health. 

The NAFB Foundation has awarded Tim Hammerich (Ag Information Network of the West, Eagle, Idaho) a 2021 Continuing Education Grant to take Jay Acunzo’s “Growable Shows” online course. 

It’s hard to believe it’s the end of February, although I think most of us are ready for 80 degrees and corn planting. It’s only a couple of weeks until we “Spring Forward.” Yea!   

The Rural Voice of Nebraska celebrated 70 years of broadcasting weather, news, and agriculture information to listeners across Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado on February 1.