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Jez Fredenburgh among IFAJ Caterpillar scholars
Two agricultural journalists – including one from the UK – have been announced as Caterpillar Development Scholars in the second year of a joint programme between the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and machinery…
2020 Stuart Seaton Award opens
Entries have opened for the Guild’s 2020 Stuart Seaton Award – which celebrates high quality coverage of farming and rural affairs by regional newspapers. The award – which is made jointly to a journalist and their publication – recognises the…
Five lessons learnt by a BGAJ chairman
In March, Catherine Linch stood down after two years as chairman of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists. Olivia Cooper was voted in to the role and is already up and running with meetings and events to plan. As she left, Catherine…
Coronavirus – Support and help for BGAJ members
The guild has put together the following information and resources to help members during the coronavirus epidemic: Business & employment advice (Government websites) Check if you can get statutory sick pay (SSP) Check if you're eligible…
Coronavirus - Fortnightly Zoom call for Agri-comms folk
A fortnightly Agri-comms Zoom call is being started by Jane Craigie to give an informal social opportunity for journalists and agri-comms people isolated in their homes due to Coronavirus restrictions. Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool…
Join the 2020 BGAJ AGM online
Friday, 27 March 2020 – 12 noon to 1pm The Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held on Friday via the video conferencing system Zoom, enabling as many members as possible to participate. This technology, which has been made available to…
Coronavirus - BGAJ Charitable Trust
During this period of great uncertainty following the measures put in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a reminder about the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ Charitable Trust. The Trust was created to provide help and financial…
Notice of online 2020 AGM
Having initially postponed the Annual General Meeting, which was due to be held along with the Digital Day training event next week, your management Council has decided that the AGM will go ahead but as an online event using a video conference…
Coronavirus - a special message from the BGAJ Chaplain
Dear colleagues I have been Hon Chaplain to the Guild for some time, but I have been a church minister and an agricultural chaplain for many years. As your chaplain I write to offer a listening ear to any member of the Guild in these difficult and…
Home working hacks
Many freelance agricultural journalists and communications professionals will be used to working from home. But the Covid-19 crisis is now forcing it on our entire membership for the foreseeable future. Working from home can sound hugely…
