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Member Spotlight: Jane Robinson
Jane Robinson has built a career translating complex agricultural and scientific information into stories that inform, engage, and inspire. Owner of Write for Work, she specializes in turning technical research and industry expertise into clear, compelling communications for diverse audiences. Influenced early by her father’s work as an agricultural communicator and filmmaker, Jane developed a…
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Professional development opportunity: Behind the press at Sportswood Printing
Join the Eastern Canadian Farm Writers’ Association for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Sportswood Printing in Woodstock, Ontario. As publishing technology continues to evolve, understanding today’s printing process can help writers, editors and communicators make more informed decisions when preparing content for print. From file preparation and colour management to modern press technology and finishing,…
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Member Spotlight: Lauren Miller
We asked Lauren to reflect on her path into agricultural communications, the topics that inspire her work, and what keeps her passionate about telling the stories behind food and farming. What drew you to farm writing and communications?I grew up on a farm and have been involved in agriculture my entire life. While I wouldn’t…
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Member spotlight: Owen Roberts, the Urban Cowboy
By Kim Sheppard From global agricultural trends and groundbreaking research to farm business and compelling human-interest stories, Owen Roberts has spent decades helping audiences understand the forces shaping modern agriculture. As Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications with Grain Farmers of Ontario and a longtime agricultural journalist, educator, and communicator, Owen brings a broad perspective to the…
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Overview of ECFWA annual meeting, May 26, Plattsville
By Tabitha Caswell At the Heart of Canadian Crop Innovation: Syngenta’s Honeywood Research Facility Before settling into AGM business, ECFWA members had the opportunity to visit Syngenta Canada’s Honeywood Research Facility. Located on a 100-acre farm near Plattsville, Ontario, the facility is named for the highly fertile Honeywood silt loam soils it sits on. While…
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A glimpse behind the glass
Article by Lilian Schaer Photos by Sharon Grose Sometimes the best professional development doesn’t happen in a conference room. Rather, it happens meeting an Ontario farmer and walking the rows of a greenhouse that smells faintly like soil, steam… and 4 million flowers a year. That’s what happened at the end of March when a small…
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Bringing agriculture to the headlines: two journalists share what makes farm stories stick
Getting more agriculture stories into the media is the goal of many members of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers’ Association (ECFWA) – particularly for those who work in communications. Those on the journalism side of the equation are always looking for story ideas from the sector. Providing some insights into this topic was the goal…
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Congratulations to ECFWA winners at the CFWF awards
The Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) announced the winners of its annual writing and photography awards on Oct. 5 during a special awards ceremony and banquet at the CFWF annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Read the full news release. CFWF presented gold, silver and bronze awards in 12 writing categories as well as awards…
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Robert Irwin and Don Stoneman receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
At the annual conference of the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) in Halifax on Saturday, Ontario agricultural journalists Robert Irwin of Vankleek Hill and Don Stoneman of Bancroft were presented with CFWF Lifetime Achievement Awards. The pair’s careers, achievements, and contributions to Canadian agricultural journalism have been intertwined since they met as colleagues working at…
