Journalists learn about ag issuesTwo dozen writers and media representatives will greet the harvest season knowing more about agricultural issues than they did when crops were planted last spring. The journalists attended day-long workshops organized by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation with the help of a Leopold Center conference/workshop grant.Wrote one reporter, who grew up on a farm: "Ag 101 for Journalists offered me technical aspects I never knew were taking place on my own farm. It is essential that we, as journalists, shine the spotlight on agriculture. Farmers deserve attention." Other sponsors of the workshop, offered twice in June, included the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and a private agricultural consulting group, Agren, Inc. Return to Fall 1999 Leopold Letter index |