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A 'year of consolidation' for charitable trust
Grants paid out by the BGAJ Charitable Trust to Guild members reduced by 58% during the financial year ending 31 December 2018. Delivering his annual report to the Guild's 2019 AGM, BGAJ trust representative Clive Rainbird said the past year was…
Member profile: Chris McCullough
Guild member Chris McCullough describes how determination, hard work and cups of coffee have helped him carve a successful freelance career that’s taken him around the world. Describe your job in a sentence: I’ve been a full-time agri hack for…
Guild's 2019 IAgrE Award opens for entries
A £1000 prize fund for the best articles or broadcasts highlighting the vital role of engineering in modern food and energy production is now open for entries. The Guild's IAgrE Award is generously sponsored by the Institution of Agricultural…
Obituary: Andy Collings
Friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to freelance journalist and former Guild member Andy Collings, who died suddenly at the beginning of March. He was 70. Andy had all but retired although he continued to contribute occasional…
Notice of Guild's Charitable Trust AGM
Trustees who look after the Guild's Charitable Trust will meet on Tuesday, 19 March, to consider applications for support and assistance. It will be followed by the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Trust, which Members and Friends of the Guild…
Jane Craigie to chair IFAJ Vision 2025 committee
Guild Fellow Jane Craigie is to chair a special committee scoping out plans for the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. The IFAJ Executive Committee has created the “Vision 2025” committee to develop a strategic vision and…
Roger Moore completes history of rye project
Guild member Roger Moore has completed a translating and editing project about the history of rye in France. Roger undertook the project with Alain Bonjean, one of the joint editors of the World Wheat Book that Roger, Alain, Maarten van Ginkel…
Your chance to step forward for the Guild
BGAJ members have the opportunity to express their interest in getting more actively involved in the running of the Guild in advance of the upcoming Guild AGM on 14 March. Expressions of interest should be emailed to Guild chairman Catherine…
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…
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-…
