Seedstock EDGE takes home Most Improved Publication, other awards at AMS

Seedstock EDGE has seen some changes over the past two years. This year it was recognized for its recent facelift with the Most Improved Publication award by the Livestock Publications Council at the recent Agricultural Media Summit.


Building on a strong foundation of past editors and a history of true journalism, while maintaining a steadfast dedication to the pedigreed swine industry, Seedstock EDGE received the award for its redesign at the joint meeting of the American Agricultural Editors’ Association, the Livestock Publications Council and the American Business Media Agri-Council. Held July 23-27 in New Orleans, approximately 600 people attended this event, and publications from many organizations competed in the annual Critique and Contest.


In addition to Most Improved Publication (which compared magazine issues from 2010 compared to 2009), Seedstock EDGE won the following awards:

Placing	Category	Item Description
2nd Place	Association Website	NSR website - created by Steve Weintraut
Honorable Mention	Logo Design	National Youth Leadership Conference “Walking in Memphis” logo - designed by Steve Weintraut
Honorable Mention	Livestock Advertiser Campaign	Buyers Choice Auction ad campaign - designed by Steve Weintraut
2nd Place	Miscellaneous Writing	“Steeped in tradition” (NAILE story) – written by Rachel Stine
2nd Place	Editorial	“Dusty boxes and memories” – written by Tamara Choat
1st Place	News Story	“Made in China. Registered in the U.S.A.” – written by Tamara Choat
2nd Place	Human Interest/Feature	“Going once … going twice” (Butch Young) – written by Rachel Stine
1st Place	Marketing Article	“The Marketing Files” – written by Tamara Choat
Honorable Mention	Special Issue (100 p. or less)	GeneLink 2010
Honorable Mention	Association Publication General Excellence	Seedstock EDGE