Alberta Farm Writers' Association

Three cheers to all of YOU as members of the AFWA who strive to bring a bigger voice to the of agriculture

Meet Alexis Kienlen! Bonus fact: She just debuted her novel, MAD COW. To find out more or to grab a copy, visit her website www.alexiskienlen.com

Communication Coordinator position with the Cows and Fish - Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society Home office for now. (Must be near on of their offices located in either Lethbridge, Calgary region or Edmonton) Read full job description here: https://cowsandfish.org/about-us/job-opportunities/

Happy National Bean Day! Exciting things are taking place at AFWA... Be sure to like/follow us on all of our social platforms listed below! Twitter: @FarmWriters ... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/c/alberta-farm-writers-association Instagram: @ABFarmwriters See more

AFWA's first noon hour huddle is THIS Wednesday Find the registration link in the email sent to you or contact us at [email protected] to be signed up You won't want to miss out on this great learning opportunity!

Journos: JOB OPPORTUNITY. Bloomberg is looking for someone in Western Canada to cover the food and agriculture business. It's a short-term contract. If you've got relevant experience and some knowledge of Canadian ag, email Derek DeCloet with Bloomberg at [email protected]

Congrats to @farmwriters member Ian Doig who won the @IFAJ Star Prize for Excellence in Print, during IFAJ’s eCongress Week last week. Ian won for his story, Crisis Control, which was published in the Winter 2019 edition of GrainsWest: https://grainswest.com/2019/01/crisis-control/

THE BEE’S KNEES! That’s how I am describing today’s virtual Ag Tour that the Alberta Farm Writers' Association put on! What a great event, we overcame the fac...t we couldn’t have an Ag Tour this year and pulled one off virtually! Thank you to Kristen Lepp, Jessica Giles and Janet Kanters for all the work you put in and thank you to Kristen Hall for presenting on her business Bee My Honey out of Nanton and all of the community initiatives that they have going on. Thanks as well to Cole's Ag Communications for letting us use their office space to host! And thanks to everyone who came out! It was a blast! See more

The Alberta Farm Writers’ Association is hosting a virtual farm tour on June 23 at 4 p.m. The presentation will feature a virtual hive tour and a live Q&A with Kristen Hall, owner of Bee My Honey Co. based at Nanton, Alta. Learn how this southern Alberta beekeeper is not only navigating the changing landscape of COVID-19 but also finding ways to grow the business. Register here: https://bit.ly/37CEY2M

The Canadian Farm Writers' Federation has announced it's AGM date. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 2, 1 pm MST. The CFWF annual meeting is open to all members. The meeting presents the annual report, and approves the financial statements for the previous year, as well as elections for the representatives of each regional association to the CFWF board of directors. This year there will be an update on CFWF activities and programs as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. Registration in advance is required. Please email [email protected] if you require the registration link.

On March 5, 2020, Craig Lester was presented the ‘AFWA spike’ as the incoming 2020 AFWA president. The spike was presented by outgoing president Tracey Feist.