TWILA Team
Michael Danna is director of public relations and host of the Farm Bureau’s long-running farm news program “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture.” Prior to joining Farm Bureau he was a governmental reporter and political writer for the News Star newspaper in Monroe, La. Mike began his Farm Bureau career in 1985 when he was named editor of the Louisiana Farm Bureau News.
In bringing his viewers timely agricultural news, Mike has reported on ag issues from around the country and around the world. From China to South America, from the Midwest to the Middle East, Mike has been telling agriculture's story for more than a quarter of a century.
In addition to his television reporting Mike is a contributing writer to numerous news and farm publications, including the Baton Rouge Advocate, Mid-South Farmer and Progressive Farmer magazines. In 2001 the Baton Rouge Advertising Federation named Mike communications manager of the year. In 2008 he was named marketer of the year by the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Sales and Marketing Executives International.
Mike holds a BA in journalism from Louisiana State University and is a 2004 graduate of the LSU AgCenter’s Agricultural Leadership Development Program. “There is nothing more important than the production of food and fiber,” he says. “Working with farmers to bring that message to our viewers is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.”
Mike is an avid photographer, bird hunter and golfer. He lives in Wakefield, La., in West Feliciana Parish, with his two children, Chase and Taylor.
