AgChat session 6/29/2010 Question 1: What types of stresses are there for animal agriculture in the summer? Question 2: How do summer stresses vary regionally? Question 3: How do you use A/C and non A/C equipment on your farm? Is it essential for your well being? Question 4: How do you attract summer farm help…
Read More about Summer Farming StressFoodchat session 6/15/2010 Question 1: What are some of the best topics to connect with #food consumers to develop relationships? Question 2: What are your favorite social media sources for #nutrition and/or #foodsafety info? Or just food info? Question 3: What online tools will make buying easy & convenient for consumers? Paypal, calendars of food…
Read More about Social Media Research Needs for Food Issues and DecisionsAgChat session 6/08/2010 Question 1: How would you describe your farm’s financial outlook? If not farming, what’s your forecast? Question 2: What should Ag finance look like to make farming more affordable for beginning ranchers/farmers? Question 3: What areas would you like to learn more about with respect to farm finances? Question 4: What are…
Read More about Farm FinanceAgChat session 6/08/2010 Question 1: What info do people most want to get via SM? What frustrates them? Question 2: How can researchers most effectively share their findings with #farmers and other #ag professionals? Question 3: What social media methods (SM) are being used in agriculture? How prevalent is SM in #agriculture vs. other industries?…
Read More about Social Media Research in AgricultureAgChat session 6/01/2010 Question 1: What is your favorite farm festival/ag event? Why? Question 2: What have been some really great consumer engaging agriculture exhibits at state/county fairs? Question 3: How can we attract non-farm folks to ag events without being too ‘hokey’ or ‘folksy’? Question 4: What should the No. 1 message (or takeaway)…
Read More about Fairs and Ag FestivalsPlease allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kathy Swift and I grew up on a dairy farm in northern Virginia. My parents milked 100 Holstein and Jersey cows and I spent many years in 4-H traveling around to county, state and national shows exhibiting my dairy cattle…
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