About Ag Media Summit

The Agricultural Media Summit is the largest gathering of crop and livestock publications professionals in the U.S. It's brought to you by three organizations -- the Livestock Publications Council (LPC), the American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA) and the ABM Agri Council.

Mission of the Agricultural Media Summit

The AMS mission establishes four specific elements:

To provide professional development and educations opportunities for all of our members.
To provide networking opportunities for members of AAEA, LPC and ABM and other organizations in the ag industry.
To promote, support and enhance the the viability of ag media as an effective and efficient communications medium.
To showcase the ag media industry through seminars and trade shows.

2013 Steering Committee

Greg Horstmeier, AAEA, Chairman
Don Tourte, ABM Agri Council
Alan Barkve, ABM Agri Council
Amy Roady, AAEA
Laurie Bedord, AAEA
Jennifer Carrico, LPC
Molly Mader Schoen, LPC

2013 Committee Chairs

Program

Amy Roady, chairman

Cindy Cunningham, co-chairman

InfoExpo

Justin Davey, co-chairman

Doug Rich, co-chairman

2012-13 Presidents

Tom Taylor, ABM Agri Council
Laurie Bedord, AAEA
Kathy LaScala, LPC

Staff

AAEA

Den Gardner aaea@gandgcomm.com

952/758-6502
Fax: 952/758-5813

Kenna Rathai kenna.rathai@kbrcommunications.com
815/422-0321
Fax: 815/422-0331

AMS Finance

Barb Ulschmid barbulschmid@gandgcomm.com
952/758-6502

Sandy Gardner sandygardner@gandgcomm.com

952/758-6502

Livestock Publications Council

Diane Johnson dianej@flash.net

817/336-1130