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Help name the baby! Or a book.
6 senses for the food side to engage in meaningful…
Social tools not making sense? Don’t be embarrassed.
Know a latecomer to the social world who might be …
Does a learning garden teach more than food and farming?
How do we teach our children where their food come…
Back to school: teen’s guide to sharing the farm story
Confident, communication skills, the cool factor, …
Farming the human value of Pinterest
What does a site filled with wedding dresses, reci…
Disruption, Fascination and the Future of Farm & Food
What forces that will drive disruptive change in o…
Stubborn farmers, open barn doors & animal care
Learn from a stubborn, business-minded dairy farme…
Is social media dead in the food & farming discussion?
Center pivots of information are directed right at…
Cow Spa Day: An Inside Look at Farming
Cow couture and hair styling are how Michele descr…
Is agriculture week relevant to others?
Michele challenges those in agriculture to go beyo…
Does the public trust engineers more than farmers?
A structural engineer contrasts the trust placed i…
How is agriculture’s customer service?
Does agriculture make sure people have someone to …
Giving thanks for a cornerstone
More than 100 jobs listed in a unique spin on Food…
Should we focus on food apathy or grandstanders?
95% of the world’s food buyers worry about taste, …
Going Beyond the Choir: Blog Action & Food Day
Going beyond the agriculture choir is easy to talk…
Gardening as a Family Tradition
Did you grow up with a garden? Guest mom blogger M…
Leveraging the spirit of agvocacy; it’s bigger than you!
1 voice or 115,000? And how do you leverage your w…
Wordless Wednesday: City Kids with Country Values
Celebrating what’s right with rural America – and …
When I Grow Up…
A college agvocate gives her perspective on the fu…
Hello farmer, meet city slicker
Suburban kid turned city slicker questions the ste…
Agvocating II: Overcoming objections with a smile
A quality product provides opportunity to change o…
Captivating our already captive food audience
Wyoming farm girl Laura Nelson shares her experien…
Insider’s Scoop on John Deere & Social Media
Self-proclaimed ag nerd Tara Saylor Litzenberger g…
Agvocating: Quick, Short & to the Point
Wayne Black is an Ontario farmer who shied away fr…
Planting Corn with Farmer Blue
Blue loves riding in the tractor and has been quit…
Leveraging 10,000 Farm & Food Voices
How are you leveraging connections across the food…
Innocent Questions or Skepticism about the Farm?
Farmer Liz Nieman believes it’s her job to provide…
Farm Culture in Suburbia?
Moving away to college taught farmer’s daughter Bo…
Is Talk Cheap in Farm Animal Welfare?
Finding the best possible farm animal welfare solu…
Farming in the Rain
April showers bring May flowers, right? Mom blogge…
Candid Cameras on Factory Farms
Property rights or freedom of speech? The nasty vi…
Is Ag Snarky? Rancher Frustrated by Bickering
A rancher in the Sandhills of Nebraska gets tired …
Farmers: you don’t need me to tell your story
Editor and farm journalist Susan Crowell writes in…
The Tears I’ve Shed… Animal Abuse
Michele pens an emotional response to another anim…
Farmer Grows Agritourism & Winery Through Social Media
Ohio farmer Bill Bakan highlights how communicatin…
Food + Nutrition + Agriculture = Powerful Results
Nutrition professionals want to tackle hunger, foo…
Science Fair, Agriculture’s Story & Human Connections
Are farmers and ranchers the only ones who should …
Perspective: Invest Your Energy Where it Matters
Michele shares a personal look at her perspective …
Communicating with Impact & Influence
Attention spans are decreasing. Agriculture’s need…
Searching for Signs of Spring
Guest mom blogger, MRS writes of her longing for w…
The Human Element of Farmers: Sports Obsession & Oscar Dresses
Speaking up for agriculture is not just about conn…
4-H Members of the Future, Extension & Federal Funding
4-H gave Michele lessons in leadership, citizenshi…
Increase Impactivity™ in 15 Minutes a Day
Have you ever said ‘there are never enough hours…
Parenting, Farming & Raising a Farm Kid
Guest mom blogger MRS writes of her husband’s desi…
Growing Educated Opinions in FFA Leaders
Did you know Facebook, Twitter, Skype and YouTube …
Agvocating from a FFA Advisor’s Perspective
An agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor w…
Serving in Authenticity
Sharing agriculture’s messages I was...
Colliding Worlds: Cows, Microphones & Cute Shoes
What is a professional speaker, anyhow? And why do…
Can Social Media Protect Your Farm’s License to Operate?
DeEtta Bohling, guest blogger, didn’t grow up on a…