The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and animal health and nutrition company Alltech have announced the five recipients of the 2008 Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism award. The awards were presented to Heike Engels (Germany), Carey Brown (USA), Sarah Sutton (Canada), Elizabeth Svyatkivska (Ukraine), and Juan Manuel Repetto (Argentina) at IFAJ’s annual congress held in Austria.
Award chair Owen Roberts, who is also IFAJ’s vice-president for professional development and education, said, “This award recognises the potential of young agricultural journalists. It will help the organisation grow and contribute positively to the future of the profession.”
David Markey, president of IFAJ said, “On behalf of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, I would like to thank everyone involved in this award programme which contributes to the global advancement of agricultural journalism and communications.”
Congratulating the winners, Alltech’s Director of Marketing, Catherine Keogh, said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for these young journalists to attend a gathering of the best agricultural journalists in the world. At Alltech we believe in supporting and nurturing young minds, the leaders of the future.”
For further information on the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award, log on to www.ifaj.org
Nurturing Young Minds
Photo by Chuck Zimmerman
Left to Right Front Row
Pictured at the announcement of the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award at the 52nd IFAJ Congress in Graz, Austria are Carey Brown (USA); Elizabeth Svyatkivska (Ukraine); David Markey, president of the IFAJ; Christina Lombard, Alltech; Owen Roberts, IFAJ; Sarah Sutton (Canada); Juan Manuel Repetto (Argentina) and Heike Engels, (Germany).
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Editor’s Note:
Alltech is committed to improving animal health and performance, by adding nutritional value to animal feed, enhancing the performance of the animal and naturally increasing animal production. After more than 27 years in the animal health world, Alltech’s presence has grown into a global company with offices and distributors in 113 countries and more than 1,900 employees worldwide. Alltech is the proud sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010™ to be held in Kentucky, USA.
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a non-political, professional association for agricultural journalists in 29 countries. The federation supports and encourages the practice of agricultural journalism in countries embracing freedom of the press. One of IFAJ's mandates is improved contact between agricultural journalists. To that end, the federation publishes IFAJ News, organises an annual congress hosted by a member country's agricultural journalists' association, publishes a list of global contacts and offers access to a unique agricultural communications literature collection and information service, in partnership with the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center at the University of Illinois, USA