Audrey Mackiewicz Special Award

The award honors Audrey Mackiewicz, a former Ohio newswoman who was the association’s first female president and long-time executive secretary-treasurer. The award is given to independent agricultural news organizations and wire services that have expanded their coverage of agriculture.

ENTRY DEADLINE: March 8, 2024

You have one month to submit those organizations who have gone above and beyond in their agricultural reporting.

To enter, click on the black button above. Once on the new page, click on the blue “Enter Contest Here.” Then proceed to click on the "Open Call Contestant Login" link at the bottom of the page and then “Create your Open Call account.” If you encounter challenges, you may also directly email your submission to naajnews@yahoo.com.

CONTEST INFO

The Audrey Mackiewicz Award is given to independent agricultural news organizations or wire services who have expanded their coverage of agriculture. The entry should have a one-page description of what the media company did to increase agricultural coverage in their print news publication or wire service.

ENTRY FEES & PAYMENT

No entry free required!

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

This has to be published during the calendar year from Jan. 1, 2023, until Dec. 31, 2023. In addition to the one-page description, an entry may include up to 10 examples of the print publication/wire service to demonstrate the expanded coverage.

Past Award Winners

2023 - Food Fix

2022 - Feedstuffs

2021 - DTN/Progressive Farmer

2020 – South Dakota News Watch

2019 – Agri-Pulse

2018 – No award

2017 – No award

2016 – Agri-Pulse

2015 – Agweek

2014 – Politico

2013 – The Reading (Pa.) Eagle

2012 – Lancaster Farming

2011 – The Western Producer

2010 – DTN/The Progressive Farmer

2009 – Farmersforthefuture.com

2008 – American Agriculturist and Feedstuffs

2007 – Capital Press

2006 – Lancaster Farming

2005 – DTN

2004 – High Plains Journal

2003 – Farmers’ Independent Weekly

2002 – Iowa Farmer Today

2001 – Pennsylvania Farmer

2000 – No award given

1999 – Daily Oklahoman

1998 – Los Angeles Times

1997 – Successful Farming

1996 – Modesto (Ca.) Bee

1995 – Bloomberg News