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Entries open for agricultural journalism leadership award
Entries are open for the 2019 IFAJ-Alltech International Award for Leadership in Agricultural Journalism. Alltech founder Pearse Lyons was an inspirational leader and communicator, who loved talking to journalists and admired their ability to…
Entries open for 2019 international Star Prize awards
British Guild members are being encouraged to enter a range of IFAJ Star Prize awards – the deadline for all of which is 23 February. The British Guild has a strong track record in the awards, which are organised by the International Federation…
IFAJ Annual Congress opens for early-bird registrations
Registrations have opened for the IFAJ 2019 Congress in the USA, with savings available via early-bird pricing. The annual congress is the flagship event of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, which represents agri-…
Get to grips with trends in journalism at Guild Digital Day
Guild members are being offered the chance to learn about the latest trends in new media and mobile journalism during a special workshop focusing on digital communications. The Guild’s Digital Day will see experts from both inside and outside…
Caroline Stocks wins 2018 Livestock Technology Award
Guild member freelance journalist Caroline Stocks will travel to the USA as winner of the BGAJ 2018 Livestock Technology Award, sponsored by Keenan Alltech. Caroline (pictured above) won all-expenses paid trip to Alltech’s global headquarters in…
Book now – Media Law & Ethics Workshop
Bookings are being taken for the Guild's media law and ethics workshop, to be held on Monday, 18 February at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. This will be a highly practical one-day session covering the main areas of media law and ethics affecting…
Digital Day & Guild AGM 2019
Guild Members and Friends are invited to join us for a special day focused on social media, new digital trends and a hands-on session from a BBC smartphone expert on getting the most out of stories recorded on mobile phones. The day – on Thursday…
Sign up for international travel and award opportunities
Members of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists are encouraged to sign up for the opportunity to take part in a host of farming-related overseas trips and awards. BGAJ memberrs are also automatically members of the International…
George Macpherson publishes eighth novel
Guild member George Macpherson has written and published his eighth novel – the last in a trilogy that follows the lives of ordinary rural families in Europe and Africa. Called Mission Isaya – the Migrants Return, the novel looks at the…
Joe Watson fund offers all-inclusive stipend to IFAJ Congress
Want to go to IFAJ Congress in the USA? If you’ve never before participated in an IFAJ Congress, here’s your chance – thanks to the Joe Watson Legacy Fund. Trustees of the fund, established after the 2014 Scottish IFAJ Congress in memory of the…
