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MARCH 17, 2011 -- West Hartford photographer Julie Bidwell is honored with Agricultural Journalism Award for a feature story about Farm Dinners she pitched and photographed for Connecticut Magazine that was the July 2010 cover story.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and more than 30 Connecticut agricultural organizations formally presented the annual Connecticut Agricultural Journalism Awards to nine state journalists at the state capitol March 16.
The Awards are given annually by the nonprofit Connecticut Agriculture & Natural Resources Association, a coalition of state farming groups, as part of the festivities surrounding Connecticut Agriculture Day at the state capitol. Each recipient receives an honorarium of $100 and a plaque. The Awards recognize excellence in reporting on agricultural issues published or broadcast in the state during the calendar year 2010.
Winners of the 2010 Connecticut Agricultural Journalism Awards include:
• Elizabeth Keyser, Connecticut Magazine, feature story/cover story, Farm Dinners, July 2010 issue
• Julie Bidwell, Connecticut Magazine, photography/cover story, Farm Dinners, July 2010 issue
• Steve Grant, Hartford Courant, feature story, Roll Up Your Greens Sleeves, November 26, 2010
• Jenna Cho, The Day, feature story, Cornering A Market, Cheesemakers Make Cato Corner Farm A Cheese
Destination, January 6, 2010
• Pat Eaton-Robb, Journal Inquirer, feature story, Sound Oyster Industry Could Benefit from Gulf Woes,
July 21, 2010
• Jan Ellen Spiegel, New York Times, feature story, Pumpkin Many Ways, Except from A Can, October 29, 2010
• John Voket, Cox Media Group, radio series, for eight broadcasts, each covering a different agricultural topic
• Brooke Lavalley, Hartford Courant, photography, Day Trip Options Perfect for Fall, October 3, 2010
• C. Dennis Pierce, Neighbors, periodicals series, From the Ground Up—Buying Local in Connecticut, a series
of columns throughout the year on agricultural topics
• Laura Modlin, The Easton Courier, Weekly/feature story, The Farming Way of Life in Easton, March 18, 2010 |
