2019 Fall ARCLight

Message from the President ARC kicked off its new fiscal year Oct. 1, with great support from sponsors and supporters. Special thanks to Lyle Orwig (C|O) and Den & Sandy Gardner (Gardner & Gardner Communications) for their generous support of the ARC Foundation. In September, the ARC board approved a new three-year management agreement with […]
2019 Summer ARCLight

Message from the President Greetings ARC members! I was not able to be with you in Kansas City for the ARC Annual Meeting. I know I would have enjoyed the conversations and meeting up with people to learn more. Fortunately, through the magic and power of recording technology, and the help of the ARC staff […]
2019 Spring ARCLight

Kansas City, Here We Come! By Rebecca Colnar, ARC President I hope everyone made it through the winter. Some areas had a difficult winter season, but now everyone is looking forward to rolling into spring and filling out your registration for the ARC Annual Conference. I look forward to this conference every year because of […]
2019 Winter ARCLight

Kansas City, Here We Come By Rebecca Colnar, ARC President The ARC Conference Committee recently brainstormed ideas for workshops and tour stops. There are some definite “knowns,” including the dates – June 18-20. The historic Phillips Hotel in downtown Kansas City will serve as the conference venue. The board meeting is slated for Tuesday, with […]
2018 Fall ARCLight

ARC President’s Message By Rebecca Colnar, ARC President The survey is in from our 2018 ARC Conference in Lexington, KY, June 19-21 and I’m pleased to say it received high marks. Everything ranked high, with the Kentucky Ag Panel, the reception at the red7e ad/marketing agency and Janice Person’s talk receiving rave reviews. We appreciate […]
2018 Summer ARCLight

ARC President’s Message By Rebecca Colnar, ARC President I’m sure I speak for all of the ARC members who rated our ARC Annual Conference in June in Kentucky with a big “10.” We had fantastic, timely speakers (see John Blue’s column, below) and an amazing and educational (and fun) ag tour. How often […]
2018 Spring ARCLight Newsletter

President’s Message Out of winter, into spring and galloping towards the ARC Conference in Kentucky By Rebecca Colnar, ARC Board Chair I hope everyone has survived this winter. It seems if you were in the northern half of the country, you were bombarded with excessive snow and bitter cold; if you were in the lower […]
2017 Fall ARCLight Newsletter

Marketing Communications Strategies, Webinars and Angel Envy By Rebecca Colnar, ARC Board Chair I recently visited the Bluegrass State, and more specifically, Louisville, site of our upcoming 2018 ARC Annual Conference in June. It is going to be a great place for our meeting. I checked out The Brown Hotel, a Louisville landmark since 1923. […]
2017 Summer ARCLight Newsletter

Keeping the Organization Growing By Rebecca Colnar, ARC Board Chair Hello. I am honored to serve as the next Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) president, following Daren Williams’ (NCBA) excellent work as past president of this remarkable organization. I have been involved in ARC since a meeting in New Orleans in 2007 when a small group […]
2017 Spring ARCLight Newsletter

Setting the Gold Standard By Daren Williams, ARC Board Chair It’s hard to believe my term as your President is nearing its end. It has been an honor to give back to the organization that has given me so much. We have accomplished a lot over the past 20 months: *We reached a new high in […]