Airing on the Side of Agriculture

Michelle Stangler, a graduating senior from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls, spent her last semester in college studying abroad in Europe.

KTFB is the newest radio station in the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network and will be based in Waco, Texas.

Bill Zortman, anchor for KELO-AM radio, received the Milt Hakel Award for Excellence in Agricultural Journalism from the National Farmers Union (NFU) at their convention last month.

Mace Thornton, COO of Stratovation Group, has written his first book, titled Jawbone Holler, which will be published later this month.

Lorrie Boyer, farm broadcaster for KSIR, received the Shepherd’s Voice Award from the American Sheep Industry Association in January.

​Stu Ellis, farm broadcaster and agricultural communicator, recently voiced a book titled Back to the Futures.

Joe Gill, farm director for KASM Radio in Albany, Minnesota, received the Industry Leader of the Year Award from Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council in January.

Ashley Davenport started as the brand marketing communications manager for AgReliant Genetics in June 2023.

The Curtis Media Network Group named Bruce Feniger as its vice president and general manager in March 2024. 

Joanna Guza, farm director for Midwest Communications, Inc., raises her kids by showing them how to produce garlic on a small operation in Denmark, Wisconsin.