Many member countries in the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists hold their own photo awards annually, with participants often competing in the federation’s yearly competition as well. Congratulations to UK agricultural journalist and photographer Joe Watson of Scotland for winning the people category — as well as the top prize overall — in his guild’s photo contest, with this dramatic shot of farrier Alex Sharman.
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Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.
