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All members are welcome to attend regional and national meetings but are asked to register their interest with the organiser for catering and in case of limitations on numbers.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Event - Discounted 'early bird' registration opens for IFAJ Congress 2012, Stockholm, Sweden, August 15-19 plus optional pre- and post Congress tours. For details and Facebook/Twitter updates visit the website.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Deadline - submissions from Guild members 35 years and under for IFAJ-Alltech €1000 scholarship to attend IFAJ 2012 Congress and training programme in Sweden. Visit IFAJ website for application form and requirements; submissions to Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson. 

Friday, February 24, 2012

Deadline - Guild's Stuart Seaton award for excellence in the coverage of farming and rural affairs in a regional newspaper. Details here or contact awards secretary Doreen Forsyth.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Deadline - Bookings for BBC Birmingham rural programmes visit and optional evening meal. See February eAlert in the archive for details.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Event - Visit to BBC Birmingham rural affairs department and Guild Midlands region and National annual meetings, Malmaison Hotel, The Mailbox, Birmingham B1 1RD. Optional evening meal - bookings required. See eAlert February 2012 for details or contact Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Deadline - Updates for the Guild's 2012/13 Year Book to editors Wendy and Peter Ryder. Download form for new Member/Friend entries and amendments to existing entries here.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Deadline - IFAJ Star Prize award for broadcasting. Categories for television, radio, online radio (podcasts) and online video. Submit entries to secretary Clemmie Gleeson for single Guild entry in each category. Visit IFAJ website for full details and past winning entries.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Deadline - IFAJ Star Prize writing award sponsored by John Deere for articles of broad agricultural interest published in 2011. Entries to secretary Clemmie Gleeson for single Guild-entry selection. See IFAJ website for full details of qualifying articles and past winning entries.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Council - The Guild's member representatives meet to plan future events, activities and initiatives. Members should raise issues they would like considered by council at least two weeks in advance. Contact Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Deadline - IFAJ Star Prize award for agricultural photography sponsored by De Laval. Members can enter one image in each of three categories - People, Production, Nature/Landscape - published in 2011. Visit IFAJ website for full details and past winning entries.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Event - Guild Bangers 'n' Beer reception, Cereals Event, Boothby Graffoe, Lincs. Time: 5pm to 6.30pm, Oxford Farming Conference marquee. Details: Guild external events co-ordinator, Jane Craigie.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Event - Guild Reception, Royal Highland Show, Ingliston near Edinburgh. Adjoining press centre. Details: Scottish regional group secretary, Joe Watson.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Council - The Guild's member representatives meet to plan future events, activities and initiatives. Members should raise issues they would like considered by council at least two weeks in advance. Contact Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Deadline - IFAJ-Yara Sustainable Farming award. For articles and broadcasts published June 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 (or scheduled up to December 31, 2012) on themes of hunger, feeding the world sustainably or meeting the challenge of providing nutrition to a growing world population. Visit the IFAJ website for full details and past winning entries.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Event - IFAJ Congress 2012, Stockholm, Sweden, August 15-19. Solutions for a Green Future. Personal development opportunities, study visit to DeLaval technology farm, choice of eight other farming and rural enterprise study tours. Optional pre-Congress tour in Finland (August 13/14) and post-Congress tour to Gothland, Sweden. Visit the IFAJ 2012 website for details and Facebook/Twitter updates.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Event - Guild early evening reception and awards presentation, Livestock 2012 - incorporating the Dairy Event, NEC, Birmingham. Details: Liz Snaith.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Council - The Guild's member representatives meet to plan future events, activities and initiatives. Members should raise issues they would like considered by council at least two weeks in advance. Contact Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Event - Guild Harvest Service, St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London. 11.00am. Traditional harvest service featuring the St Brides Choir. Sponsored by Shepherd Publishing. Details: Clemmie Gleeson, Guild secretary.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Event - Guild Harvest Lunch, Stationers' Hall, London - A Taste of Britain. Drinks reception, lunch, presentation of Guild's Yara Journalism Awards. Individual and table booking details to be announced. Details: Clemmie Gleeson, Guild secretary.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Council - The Guild's member representatives meet to plan future events, activities and initiatives. Members should raise issues they would like considered by council at least two weeks in advance. Contact Guild secretary Clemmie Gleeson.

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