Alltech-IFAJ Young Leaders in Agriculture Award

The Alltech-IFAJ Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award recognizes young agricultural journalists. Recipients receive a €1,000 scholarship to support their participation at an IFAJ Congress. Winners also contribute a 500-word story or a three-minute broadcast about their Congress experiences to IFAJ News or the federation’s website, www.ifaj.org. More than sixty journalists have recieved the award since the program’s inception.

2012 Winners

• Christy Couch Lee (USA)
• Jerica Potocnik (Slovenia)
• Ciara O’Kelly (Ireland)
• Alexis Kienlen (Canada)
• Aly Balsom (UK)
• Maria de las Mercedes Manfroni (Argentina)
• Nikolai Beilharz (Australia)
• Lindi van Rooyen (South Africa)
• Stefan Nimmervoll (Austria)
• Julia Davids (Germany)