Airing on the Side of Agriculture

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 of last year, and he has enjoyed his first year in the role.

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.

Jared White started as an anchor/reporter at Brownfield on February 5, 2024.

Red River Farm Network hired Tyler Donaldson as a farm broadcaster and journalist in December 2023.