The best and brightest agricultural journalists, broadcasters, communicators and photographers were honoured at the 2009 Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards banquet, held on September 12, 2009 in conjunction with the CFWF annual conference. 

A total of 44 gold, silver and bronze awards were presented in 14 categories at the banquet held at the Delta Edmonton South. Winners were chosen by judges from across Canada and the United States, including journalists, professors and communicators from various agricultural and mainstream publications.

Here are our ECFWA winters, the award categories and sponsors for 2009:   

Television News Reporting
The Jack McPherson Award - Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences
Bronze: Kerri-Sue Lang - www.youtube.com: Pork Safety Explained
  

News Release
The Alice Switzer Award - Sponsored by Farm Business Communications
Gold: Theresa Whalen - TMC News: Farmers’ Markets Sell ‘Community Shopping Experience”
Bronze: Lilian Schaer – AGCare: Gardeners can Learn from Farmers

Technical Feature
The Peter Lewington Award - Sponsored by Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc.
Gold: Ray Ford - Small Farm Canada: Great Soil, Better Farm
Bronze: Tom Button - Country Guide: When Parents Become Bankers

Press Column
The Frank Jacobs Award - Sponsored by fccvision.ca
Silver: Owen Roberts - Guelph Mercury : Candidates face food issues without farmers
Bronze: John Greig - Ontario Hog Farmer: Re-thinking sows
Bronze: Ray Ford - Small Farm Canada: Farm smart: bale graze

Press Editorial
The O.R. Evans Award - Sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited
Silver: Dave Harrison - Greenhouse Canada: Ensuring fair trade in new agreement
  

Press Feature
The Dick Beamish Award - Sponsored by Monsanto Canada Inc.
Silver: Mary Baxter - Better Farming Magazine: Women’s changing role on the farm
Bronze: Andrew Douglas - Country Guide: Venture Cap

Monthly Press Reporting
The Jack Cram Award - Sponsored by Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Gold: Mary Baxter - Better Farming Magazine: The new ethanol
Bronze: Andrew Douglas - Country Guide: Venture Cap

News Photograph
The John Phillips Award - Sponsored by Better Farming
Bronze: Suzanne Atkinson - Ontario Farmer: Untitled

Congratulations to all our farm writer award winners!