Advocacy
Is agriculture week relevant to others?
Michele challenges those in agriculture to go beyond National Ag Week’s celebration by talking to five people outside of the food & farming business. Relate to people on their playing field – not your corn field – if you really want to go beyond the choir.
Read MoreDoes the public trust engineers more than farmers?
A structural engineer contrasts the trust placed in engineering with that which is given to farming. Why do people question the way that farmers grow their food but not the way the engineers design their buildings or other infrastructure? Interesting thoughts resulting from the study showing that people trust farmers, but not farming.
Read MoreIs true leadership about me or we?
Sarah Bedgar Wilson and Marie Bowers are leaders for agriculture that focus on the “we” factor instead of getting hung up on ego, politics and bright shiny objects. Michele writes about how they made the leap to “we” and the resulting impact they’ve had in bringing others to the cause of agriculture.
Read MoreHow is agriculture’s customer service?
Does agriculture make sure people have someone to turn to when they have questions? Michele uses her recent experience with tractors, TVs and satellite providers to illustrate frustrations people may find with food and farm. How can we more proactively manage concerns and be sure we’re translating our world to their language?
Read MoreI’ve got questions. So do 70 million others.
Jodi Oleen is a Generation Yer who relies on an online network of people she’s built to provide trustworthy information. She seeks out blogs that she trusts, people on Twitter she’s had meaningful conversations with and webpages or Facebook pages that give her a glimpse into things she needs to learn more about. This guest post challenges readers to answer some of the questions asked by Gen Yers.
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