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		<title>An IFAJ congress in food and drink</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/07/an-ifaj-congress-in-food-and-drink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 02:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Last month, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the International Federation of Agriculture Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress, which took place in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Much to my satisfaction &#8211; as one who really loves to eat &#8211; food and drink played a key role in this gathering of those who write about food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the ash</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/06/return-of-the-ash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 01:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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There was a bit of deja-vu in the air along with the ash as I read in the news this morning that an airport-closing plume had made another appearance in Britain.
It seems a bit like old news now &#8211; but a few short weeks ago, the  impossibly-named volcano in Iceland that had somehow managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario farm journalists honoured</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/03/ontario-farm-journalists-honoured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Two long-time Ontario agricultural journalists were honoured for their contributions to farm writing by the Eastern Canada Farm Writers&#8217; Association (ECFWA) at its annual meeting last week.
Glenn Powell and Jim Romahn became Life Members, a designation awarded by the ECFWA to agricultural journalists who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture, to the ECFWA, to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm writers elect new president</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/05/02/farm-writers-elect-new-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 23:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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There&#8217;s a new leader at the helm of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers&#8217; Association (ECFWA). Clare Illingworth, a communications specialist with Syngenta Crop Protection, became president of the organization at its annual meeting this week.
Illingworth, who has served on the ECFWA board for several years,  first as a director and most recently as Second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students showcase Canadian food, farming</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/04/09/students-showcase-canadian-food-farming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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The following is a guest post by University of Guelph student Rebecca Hannam, who recently participated in a student exchange with agricultural communications students at Oklahoma State University.
Members of CanACT, the Canadian Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow at the University of Guelph who visited Oklahoma State University (OSU) earlier this semester were featured in this blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boots, buckles and excellent editing</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/03/18/boots-buckles-and-excellent-editing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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The following is a guest post by University of Guelph student Rebecca Hannam, who recently participated in a student exchange with ag communications students at Oklahoma State University.
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Members of CanACT, the Canadian Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow at the University of Guelph visited Oklahoma State University (OSU) recently and learned that Oklahomans are proud of more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Leader Award winners announced</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2010/01/19/young-leader-award-winners-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Some great news to start off the week: I have just learned that I am one of the winners of the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders Award this year!
This means I&#8217;ll be attending the 2010 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress in Belgium this spring as one of ten young leaders from around the world. The award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking champs crowned in Toronto</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2009/11/10/speaking-champs-crowned-in-toronto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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They&#8217;re young, they&#8217;re smart and they&#8217;re passionate. And this past Saturday afternoon, they were strutting their stuff as finalists in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

These six presenters spoke to an assembled crowd in the fair&#8217;s cafe on everything from unsung heros of agriculture, what they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using social media in agriculture</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2009/09/29/using-social-media-in-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/?p=1233</guid>
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I spent the day in Saskatoon today with reporters and editors from the Western Producer. Once a year, they all gather together for a staff conference &#8211; and today, I was on the agenda to do an introduction to social media.
I am generally quite intrigued by the endless possibilities posed by social media, excited by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experience new world agriculture in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2009/09/25/experience-new-world-agricultur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.foodandfarmingcanada.com/2009/09/25/experience-new-world-agricultur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilian</dc:creator>
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Canada is a land built on the foundations of agriculture and the hard work of generations of immigrants and farmers. These are the people who came to what was the “New World” to lay the groundwork for the life, culture and society we enjoy here today. Around the globe today, our country is admired as [...]]]></description>
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