“Balancing our demanding farm broadcasting jobs and schedules can be tricky when it comes to parenting and finding time for actual hobbies,” said Lorrie Boyer (KSIR, Fort Morgan, CO). In addition to running a morning show and producing ag newscasts and market reports daily, Lorrie works hard to find balance.

Anna Hastert is digital editor and reporter for Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network. Anna is a native of Harlan, IA, and she graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2017, with a BS in multimedia journalism. She began her radio career as a Sunday news broadcaster at KSOM/KS957 (Atlantic, IA).

This summer, KRVN/Rural Radio Network (Lexington, NE) hosted Hannah Borg as farm broadcasting intern with the assistance of an NAFB Foundation Grant. Hannah is a junior at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln studying agricultural communications.

Chosen to receive an NAFB Foundation Grant, WKDZ (Cadiz, KY) hired Caitlin Oakes to serve as the intern for the WKDZ Morning Ag Report and the Ag Edge website this summer. Caitlin is studying agribusiness at Murray State University, with a minor in mass communications.

The CME Group hosted eight NAFB broadcasters and NAFB News Service Editor, Micheal Clements, for a half-day intensive training, June 29, to better equip members with a deeper knowledge of how agricultural markets work. The training session provided farm broadcasters knowledge of agricultural futures and options markets mechanics, ability to identify and interpret market movements and trends, expertise to engage producers, marketing specialists and others on ag market movements.