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NAFB Honors Broadcasting Excellence at 2025 Convention

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 21, 2025) The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) recognized excellence in agricultural broadcasting and exceptional contributions to the farm broadcasting industry with multiple awards during its annual convention Nov. 19–21, 2025, in Kansas City. More than 700 broadcasting professionals, ag industry leaders, newsmakers and students attended the association’s 82nd convention this week.

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Early Bird Registration Now Open for 2025 NAFB Convention

convention logoPLATTE CITY, Mo. (August 1, 2025) – Early bird registration is now open for “The Place to Be” this November: the 82nd annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention, to be held Nov. 19 – 21 at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City.

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NAFB Foundation Announces Its 2025 Scholarship Award Recipients

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PLATTE CITY, Mo. (July 28, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation recently awarded college scholarships for 2025, totaling $47,500, to six students studying agriculture communications. The students will attend and be recognized for their achievements at a special NAFB Foundation Celebration Luncheon on Nov.

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NAFB Names Janet Adkison and Gale Cunningham as 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (July 17, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has named veteran ag communicators Janet Adkison and Gale Cunningham as the 2025 inductees into the NAFB Hall of Fame. They will be celebrated at the Night of Honors banquet on Thursday, Nov. 20, attended by farm broadcasters and ag industry leaders during the 82nd NAFB Convention in Kansas City.

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New Listenership Research Study Validates Power of Farm Radio

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (April 9, 2025) – Farm radio is local, it’s mobile and it’s trusted. Even with the abundance of multiple media and information sources that U.S. farmers have at their fingertips today, new market research shows the trust in the farm broadcaster still leads listeners to rank ag radio as their #1 choice for daily ag news and information. 

 

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NAFB Awards 2025 Student Internship Grants

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (March 12, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), through its foundation, awarded 11 internship grants totaling $33,000 to member farm broadcasting stations and networks. The grants help provide students with on-the-job experience in agriculture broadcasting, from live reports covering agricultural events to a look outside the studio into the business model of a broadcast entity.

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National Association of Farm Broadcasting Announces 2025 Board of Directors

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (December 17, 2024) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), an organization dedicated to lead, promote and support the growth of agricultural and rural lifestyle broadcasting, announces its 2025 Board of Directors. Elections were held at the recent NAFB Convention in Kansas City, where five agriculture leaders were elected to replace outgoing board members.