Airing on the Side of Agriculture

The role of the farm broadcaster varies daily during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“Little did we know on March 12, driving home from AgSafe’s annual conference in the heart of California, the wild ride of farm news we would cover for the next month and a half,” said Taylor Hillman (AgNet West Radio Network, Clovis, California).

Uncertainty is currently the name of the game.

Farmers in the Northeast United States are facing COVID-19 effects much as they are across the nation and world.

The Midwest Farm Report team (Madison, Wisconsin) is working remotely these days, reports Pam Jahnke. 

Put simply, we are dealing with unprecedented times.

The Brownfield Ag News team of farm broadcasters, like many other ag journalists, is uniquely prepared for what their company, ​Learfield IMG College, calls “Working from Anywhere (WFA).”

Hoosier Ag Today Network (HAT) has responded to tumbling oil, financial, corn, and soybean prices with expanded market coverage.

The Edge Media Group is proud to announce a new statewide network with a focus of telling the agriculture story. The Edge Media Group launched the Your Ag Edge network March 16, 2020. The signature program is called Travelin’ The Bluegrass and is hosted by Farm Broadcaster Alan Watts. 

KFEQ Radio (St. Joseph, Missouri) recently named Dionne Bertling as its new ag director. Additionally, Bertling has joined NAFB as a Broadcast Council member.