NAFB Blog

On March 1, 2021, the National Farmers Union (NFU) awarded Farm Broadcaster Don Wick (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, North Dakota) with its 2021 Milt Hakel Agriculture Communications Award in recognition of his seminal coverage of farm stress and rural mental health. 

The NAFB Foundation has awarded Tim Hammerich (Ag Information Network of the West, Eagle, Idaho) a 2021 Continuing Education Grant to take Jay Acunzo’s “Growable Shows” online course. 

It’s hard to believe it’s the end of February, although I think most of us are ready for 80 degrees and corn planting. It’s only a couple of weeks until we “Spring Forward.” Yea!   

The Rural Voice of Nebraska celebrated 70 years of broadcasting weather, news, and agriculture information to listeners across Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado on February 1.

Dave Williams (Pennsylvania Farm Country Road and PCN Country Roads Network, White Mills, Pennsylvania) is the recipient of the 2021 Gerald W. Reichard Memorial Impact Award.