I used to tease Clinton Griffiths that he followed in my footsteps. I graduated from Oklahoma State in 1998, he graduated four years later. We both interned for SUNUP, a television show produced by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension, when we were OSU ag comm students. I worked in local news, Clinton worked in local news. I worked for AgDay, then Clinton went to work for AgDay. That’s when our career paths split and his took on an astronomical trajectory. Clinton reached agricultural superstardom as the anchor of AgDay Television, and now he’s the editor of Farm Journal. He’s an outstanding reporter, all around great agricultural communicator, and a good human.

Clinton is the editor of Farm Journal. It’s the oldest agricultural publication in the United States, first published in 1877 in Philadelphia. Over the years, Farm Journal has expanded into a media group that encompasses several brands that many people in agriculture know: AgDay Television, US Farm Report, AgriTalk, ProFarmer, AgWeb, Drovers, and more. As our old boss, Brian Conrady, put it, Farm Journal is the ESPN of agriculture. And it’s true. Farm Journal owns magazines, television shows, radio shows, websites, and more. It’s truly amazing this company has withstood through all the changes in publishing technology as well as agricultural technology.

In this podcast, Clinton spends a lot of time discussing interviewing, and describes it as one of the skills a communicator should develop to be more effective. Preparation, developing effective questions, and learning to keep the interview short are all things that should always be remembered, but they’re also skills that come with time and practice.

Clinton and Farm Journal are both available online and through social media.

Farm Journal online. The company has a GREAT YouTube channel: @FarmJournal
AgWeb, the parent site for all the Farm Journal companies. AgWeb is also on Facebook, Insta & Twitter: @agwebeditor,
AgDay, where you can find Clinton every morning.

Clinton is searchable on LinkedIn, Twitter: @ClintonReports, and Insta: @clinton_griffiths

Here’s the link to the podcast in Spotify: