NAFB Blog

Jim (Sarge) Sargent (Great Falls, MT) comes to KINX 102.7 FM and Star Radio with an agriculture background. He’s been in the radio business for the past 25 years reporting agriculture news and sports at all levels, and he enjoys following the Montana State University Bobcats. 

Brian Allmer (BARN Media Network, Briggsdale, CO) reports, “On Colorado’s arid, northeastern plains, a high-capacity water-well promises to tap into a much-needed resource for local cattle and crop production. The 1,500 foot-deep well outside Briggsdale, CO, has been a long-term vision for the Mertens family and their ranching operation.”  

“Low commodity prices and too many rules and regulations aren’t specific to U.S. farmers and ranchers. Farmers in England, Wales and Scotland are also looking at finding creative ways to make their bottom lines more black than red, and in many cases it’s not happening. That’s what we found during a recent farm tour to Great Britain with a group of farmers and a few city folks from western and southern Wisconsin,” Bob Bosold reports.

On September 1, The North Dakota Broadcasters Association presented their Teddy Awards for radio and television and covering news, promotions, public service and online/digital presence of broadcast outlets in the state. Ken Morgan (Duane Hagen) said, “To my surprise, one of the stations I work with submitted a report that I did with Extension Meteorologist Daryl Richison. 

Julie Harker (Brownfield Ag News, Jefferson City, MO) had the opportunity in early September to cover the BASF global news conference in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany. She was one of five U.S. ag journalists there and the only U.S. radio reporter. “Sitting in a room with more than 100 ag journalists from 25 countries is a great experience.