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ECFWA - The Nib- June 2018
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The Nib - June 2018

In this edition

Summer PD Event - RSVP Deadline Approaching
CFWF 2020 Location Proposal Survey
CFWF 2018 Winnipeg, MB
Current Job Postings
Meet Your Board
It's Time to Renew
Welcome New Members

Summer Membership Social: July 18
Durham Region, Ontario

 
Please RSVP by July 1 at ecfwa.ca


This summer, in conjunction with a tour of Ontario by Russian dairy farmers, the ECFWA is hosting a membership social and professional development event in Durham Region.

Beginning at 2pm on July 18, tour Archibald Orchards just North of Bowmanville and learn about apple production, cider and wine making, and agri-tourism. John Greig, editor of Farmtario (Ontario's newest ag publication) will speak on what's happening in Ontario agricultural journalism today, along with programs and competitions he's participated in as an ECFWA member - both nationally and internationally - and information about the Russian dairy farmers and why they are touring Ontario Farms. 

From there, participating journalists and ag communicators are invited to nearby Benrise Dairy Farms for a twilight meeting and evening barbeque. Hosted by Leading Livestock Genetics, the visiting Russians will make this stop part of their five day car trek across Ontario, called "Motor Rally".  

This event is free for ECFWA members, or $20 for non-members.

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Vote on CFWF 2020 Conference Location

Submit your survey by Friday, July 20. Survey details here: ecfwa.ca/2020-cfwf-conference

With the CFWF 2020 Conference being hosted by ECFWA, the planning has already begun. Our most important next step is deciding on a location for this exciting event. The proposed locations include: Hamilton, Windsor, and Guelph, with tours stretching across SouthWestern Ontario for all of the proposed locations. Please visit the survey, find out more about the proposed locations, and submit your feedback to help us choose a confirmed location to host the nations agricultural communicators and journalists.

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CFWF Conference 2018 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Early bird deadline July 12. Register at cfwf18.ca

Deadline for CFWF Awards Submissions July 14. Enter at cfwf.ca

The CFWF 2018 Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba September 20-22 is quickly approaching. Don't miss your chance to register at the early bird member rate of only $150, by July 12. 

The conference agenda is packed full of impressive tours, exquisite architecture, and a lineup of speakers you don't want to miss. 

Awards will be presented to winning entrants within the 14 categories outlined. Don't forget to submit your suitable entry for your chance to be awarded for excellence in agricultural communications.

ECFWA memberships come with CFWF membership, and the annual CFWF Conference is your opportunity to interact with leading farm writers from all across the nation.

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Job Postings 

As an organization, ECFWA receives job postings for jobs in agricultural communications and posts them to the ECFWA website, as well as advertises them to members through email and social media.

Current job postings include:

Corporate Communications Coordinator (12 month contract) - Syngenta Canada Corporate, Guelph, ON 

Account Supervisor (Full Time) - Kenna, Mississauga, ON

Technical Advisor (Full Time) - Kenna, Mississauga, ON

If you have a job posting that you would like featured, please email it to Mary Feldskov.

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Meet Your Board


In upcoming the Nibs, specific board members will be featured, with a bio for each. 

The current board, as of this year's AGM in Ottawa, is:

President: Meaghan Ryersee, Syngenta Canada Inc., president@ecfwa.ca
First Vice-President: Rachel Telford, Grain Farmers of Ontario, 1stvicepresident@ecfwa.ca
Second Vice-President: Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics, 2ndvicepresident@ecfwa.ca
Communications Coordinator: Jess Nicholson, Salford Group, communications@ecfwa.ca
Secretary Treasurer: Mary Feldskov, Freelance Writer, secretarytreasurer@ecfwa.ca
Past President: Sharon Grose

Directors:
Suzanne Atkinson, Freelance Writer
Greta Chiu, Greenhouse Canada
Maggie Van Camp, Country Guide
Marty Brett, Chicken Farmers of Canada
Maegen MacKimmie, Grain Farmers of Ontario

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Time to renew! 

If you haven't paid your 2018 membership dues, be sure to do so soon!

Visit the ECFWA website to find out more. 




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Welcome New Members 

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest members:

India Annamanthadoo, Student
Tracy Harms, Freelance Writer

Of course, thank you also to our existing membership, both long-standing and new. We hope to continue to welcome new members throughout the year and have all of our membership base benefit from the ECFWA.

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The Nib is a distribution for members, by members of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers' Association.

Editor: Jess Nicholson
Twitter: @jessknicholson
jessica.nicholson@salfordgroup.com

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