News Releases

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (July 17, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has named veteran ag communicators Janet Adkison and Gale Cunningham as the 2025 inductees into the NAFB Hall of Fame. They will be celebrated at the Night of Honors banquet on Thursday, Nov. 20, attended by farm broadcasters and ag industry leaders during the 82nd NAFB Convention in Kansas City.

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (June 17, 2025) – While food insecurity affects 47 million people in America, it has a disproportionate impact in rural areas of the country.

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (April 9, 2025) – Farm radio is local, it’s mobile and it’s trusted. Even with the abundance of multiple media and information sources that U.S. farmers have at their fingertips today, new market research shows the trust in the farm broadcaster still leads listeners to rank ag radio as their #1 choice for daily ag news and information. 

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (April 2, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) announces a completely upgraded and redesigned website (nafb.com) to deliver the compelling story of ag radio and the association that serves the agriculture industry.

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (March 12, 2025) – The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), through its foundation, awarded 11 internship grants totaling $33,000 to member farm broadcasting stations and networks. The grants help provide students with on-the-job experience in agriculture broadcasting, from live reports covering agricultural events to a look outside the studio into the business model of a broadcast entity.