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      <image:title>Events - Eric Braun, Farm Progress</image:title>
      <image:caption>Farm Progress senior executive, content, Eric Braun, is a 25-year digital media professional. He grew up in Peculiar, Mo. where he spent his summers hauling hay. He is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri and has worked in radio, television and daily newspapers in Missouri, Georgia, Texas and Michigan. Eric writes the Fitness by the Bushel column for Farm Progress, he has completed Ironman Texas, the Rocky Raccoon 100 mile footrace and countless other endurance events. Mostly, though, he just likes any excuse to be outside.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Silas Lyons, Senior Director of Content AI at USA Today</image:title>
      <image:caption>Silas Lyons leads deployment of AI in the service of journalism across USA Today’s portfolio of digital sites and newspapers. Lyons is co-founder of the Center for Community Journalism at USA TODAY Co., serving 150 communities coast to coast.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Jen Nelson, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jennifer Nelson serves as the Reporters Committee’s director of pre-publication review &amp; journalist support. She leads the organization’s pre-publication and pre-broadcast review practice, oversees the publication of and updates to its 200+ legal guides, supervises its legal hotline for journalists, and directs its newsroom legal training program. Jen has extensive experience counseling journalists and newsrooms through pre-publication review for stories in print, on air, and in podcasts, advising some through years-long investigations. She has guided independent documentary filmmakers through pre-broadcast review for projects that went on to premiere at major international film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), South by Southwest Film &amp; TV Festival (SXSW), and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. She also regularly drafts and delivers newsroom trainings on newsgathering, defamation, physical and digital security, police interaction, source protection, and other legal issues. Her reach is extensive, with more than 700 journalists receiving legal training in 2024 alone. Jen manages a team of legal fellows and staff attorneys who respond to the Reporters Committee’s legal hotline for journalists, which assists journalists with a wide variety of media law and press freedom issues. In addition to her newsroom counseling experience, Jen is a seasoned media litigator. Since joining the Reporters Committee as a media litigation fellow in 2017, she has represented news organizations and journalists in public records, court access, subpoena defense, and defamation defense matters in federal and state courts, and has drafted amicus briefs and letters advancing press-freedom interests before federal appellate courts. Jen is also a former lecturer and co-director of the First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she developed a docket of litigation and amicus matters and lectured law students on current topics in media and First Amendment law. Prior to joining the Reporters Committee, Jen was a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP, where her practice focused on complex litigation and congressional investigations. Before law school, she covered breaking news for the City &amp; Region section as an editorial assistant and freelance reporter for The Boston Globe. During her tenure, she investigated and co-authored a front page, 3,000-word investigative report on restaurant health inspection practices in Boston. Jen earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2011, where she was a managing editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law. During law school, she traveled to Egypt as a Cowan Human Rights Fellow to research government-imposed restrictions on journalists, bloggers, and social media activists. Jen earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University in 2007. She resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband, son, and Shetland Sheepdog. Licensed to practice law in New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Josh Baethge, Policy Editor with Farm Progress</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joshua Baethge covers food and agriculture policy issues. Before joining Farm Progress, he spent 10 years as a news and feature reporter in Texas. During that time, he covered state and local government, community news, real estate, nightlife and culture. Baethge earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of North Texas. In his free time, he enjoys going to concerts, discovering new restaurants, finding excuses to be outside and traveling as much as possible. He is based in the Dallas area where he lives with his wife and two kids.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Newsmaker Event: Ag Inflation - Nate Kauffman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nate Kauffman Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive   Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Nate Kauffman is vice president and Omaha Branch executive with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and is the Kansas City Fed’s principal expert in agricultural economics. He is a leading voice on the agricultural economy throughout the seven states of the Tenth Federal Reserve District and the broader Federal Reserve System. Nate oversees several Bank and Federal Reserve efforts to track economic and financial conditions for agriculture and hosts the Kansas City Fed’s Agricultural Symposium. He also speaks regularly on the agricultural economy to industry audiences and the news media, including providing testimonies at both U.S. Senate and U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearings.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Newsmaker Event: Ag Inflation - Joseph W. Glauber</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joseph W. Glauber Joe Glauber is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and currently serves as interim Secretary of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS).  He is also a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a non-resident Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Prior to joining IFPRI, Glauber spent over 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture including as Chief Economist from 2008 to 2014. As Chief Economist, he was responsible for the Department’s agricultural forecasts and projections, oversaw climate, energy and regulatory issues, and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - NAAJ Newsmaker Event: Post-Election Recap - Randy Russell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Randy Russell was born and raised in Virginia. Prior to joining the Russel Group in 1986, Randy served in a number of agricultural policy positions, both inside and outside of government, including chief of staff for Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vice President for Agriculture and Trade Policy at the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Director of Government Relations for The Pillsbury Company, and the 1981 Farm Bill Coordinator for USDA. Randy also served on the Senate Agriculture Committee staff for former Senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - NAAJ Newsmaker Event: Post-Election Recap - Collin Peterson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Peterson was the representative for Minnesota’s 7th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1991 to 2020.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-04-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Events - Annual Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport 1999 Richmond Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202 The hotel is 1.6 Miles from Reagan Airport and the Crystal City Marriott offers a complimentary airport shuttle to and from Reagan National Airport 7 days a week; the shuttle runs 5am-11pm and picks up every half hour. The first shuttle departs the hotel at 5am; the last shuttle departs the hotel at 11pm with the last airport pick-up at 11:15pm. No reservations are needed. To hear this information, please call (703)- 413-5500 and select Option 5.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - Annual Meeting 2022 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Join us for an elegant networking experience as we celebrate our writing contest award winners and visit with key agricultural stakeholders on top the Up Top Acres rooftop urban farm located at 55 M Street. Your ticket includes two drinks and meal worthy hors d’oeuvres. Event will be from 6 - 8 p.m. NAAJ members will also have the opportunity to experience a tour of the farm at 5:30 p.m.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - NAAJ Newsmaker Event: Trade - Gregg Doud Aimpoint Research vice president of global situational awareness &amp; chief economist Former U.S. chief agricultural negotiator</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gregg Doud, vice president of global situational awareness &amp; chief economist at Aimpoint Research</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - NAAJ Newsmaker Event: Trade - Ted McKinney CEO, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Former USDA trade undersecretary</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ted serves as the chief executive officer of NASDA, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, a position to which he was named in September 2021. Prior to NASDA, he was also the first U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs from 2017-2021. In that role, Under Secretary McKinney led the development and implementation of the Department’s trade policy, oversaw and facilitated foreign market access, and promoted opportunities for U.S. agriculture through various trade programs and high-level government negotiations. He also oversaw the U.S. Codex Alimentarius staff and functions. After his USDA service, McKinney was engaged in foreign affairs and outreach involving the US food and agriculture industry and its engagement with the United Nations Food Systems Summits. In 2014, McKinney was appointed by then-Governor Mike Pence to serve as Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, a position he held until joining USDA in 2017. His career also included 19 years with Dow AgroSciences, where over time he served in nearly all government &amp; public affairs roles, and 14 years with Elanco, at that time a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, where he was director of global corporate affairs. His industry and civic involvement is vast, including service as founder and co-chair of the National FFA Convention Local Organizing Committee, membership on the Indiana State Fair Commission, and Purdue College of Agriculture Dean’s Advisory Council, as well as on the boards of directors of the International Food Information Council and the U.S. Meat Export Federation. McKinney grew up on a family grain and livestock farm in Tipton, Indiana, and was a 10-year 4-H member and an Indiana State FFA officer. He graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics in 1981, at which time he received the G.A. Ross Award as the outstanding University senior male graduate. In 2002, he was named a Purdue Agriculture Distinguished Alumnus and, in 2004, received an FFA Honorary American degree. He and his wife, Julie, have three children and six grandchildren, and reside in Alexandria, Virginia.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Events - NAAJ Newsmaker Event: Trade - Mike Gifford Canadian agricultural trade policy adviser Former Canada chief agricultural trade negotiator</image:title>
      <image:caption>For thirty-five years Mike Gifford was directly involved in all aspects of Canada’s bilateral, regional and multilateral agricultural trade policy. For the last fifteen he served as Canada’s chief agricultural trade negotiator and principal agricultural trade policy advisor to both the ministers of agriculture and trade. In his public service career, he was involved in virtually every major trade negotiation, beginning with the renegotiation of the Canada/New Zealand and Canada/Australia trade agreements and the Tokyo Round of GATT negotiations. He also served as the chairman of the GATT International Meat Council and acted as the chief Canadian agricultural negotiator in the Canada/US Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations Since retiring from the Canadian public service in late 2000, he has acted as an agricultural trade policy adviser to the Canadian public and private sectors and has undertaken agricultural trade policy capacity building projects in China, Egypt, and sub-Saharan Africa. Mike Gifford has also acted as a consultant to the WTO and served as a member of a WTO dispute settlement panel. He was a member of the International Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) and has been an acknowledged as an internationally recognized speaker on agricultural trade policy issues at home and abroad. He received his B.Sc.(Agr.) in agricultural economics at Macdonald College, McGill University and his  M.A. in agricultural economics at the University of Chicago.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Independent. Striving to be better.</image:title>
      <image:caption>NAAJ prides itself on being self-sufficient, accepting no help from outside businesses or individuals at its meetings. Members of NAAJ hold themselves to the highest ideals of journalism and protecting our First Amendment rights. In an effort to encourage professional development, the organization holds its annual meeting in Washington D.C. in April where winners of its writing contest are announced and panel sessions and high profile speakers provide news-worthy sessions exclusive to members.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Creating networking opportunities.</image:title>
      <image:caption>We create opportunities for our members to network professionally among our membership as well as fostering relationships with key industry resources and contacts.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Establishing lifelong friendships.</image:title>
      <image:caption>We all have a story to tell. Find out more about our members’ stories, and the stories they tell every day through their coverage of the agriculture sector.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About Us - Passionate ag writers.</image:title>
      <image:caption>North American Agricultural Journalists is a professional, international group of agricultural editors and writers with a membership spanning the United States and Canada. Formerly the Newspaper Farm Editors of America, and then the National Association of Agricultural Journalists, the organization was formed in 1952 to promote the highest ideals of journalism and agricultural coverage.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About Us - Dedicated to journalism.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Those eligible for membership include journalists in North America who report or edit agricultural news for newspapers, magazines, wires and syndicated services and are independent of agricultural organizations and businesses. Members who retire or resign from their journalism positions may become associate members. Students interested in a career in agricultural writing also are encouraged to join.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Leadership Team - Tim Hearden, President</image:title>
      <image:caption>Phil Brasher, Vice President Clarisa Diaz, Executive Secretary-Treasurer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PAST PRESIDENTS: Attending the annual meeting in 2022 were several of the past presidents for the North American Agricultural Journalists. Pictured from left to right is Jerry Hagstrom, Gil Gullickson, Gene Lucht, current president Allan Dawson, Todd Neeley and Mikkel Pates.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>News Winner: Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting; Rachel Axon, Kyle Bagenstose, Kevin Crowe, USA Today ‘They think workers are like dogs.’ How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits. — 11/11/2020</image:caption>
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