Posts Tagged ‘agrifood’
Harvesting the Benefits of Facebook & Twitter
An estimated 1.9 million tweets are sent daily. There are more than 225 million people on Facebook and it reached 150 million users nearly three times faster than cell phones. Do the math about how many opportunities you have to connect agriculture if 98.5% of those people aren’t actively engaged in farming. Call social media a fad if you wish, but know that agriculture is missing an opportunity to be proactive if you don’t take the time to harvest the benefits of at least one of the tools. What’s holding you back?
Read MoreTransparency
In the interest of transparency and setting an example for others in agriculture, Certified Speaking Professional Michele Payn shares her story. Learn more about the effects of animal rights acivists, why she speaks in agriculture and viewpoints on technology to feed the world. Michele also fully discloses who she works with and her own farm background.
Read MoreIdea Proliferation
Last night was one of those moments to learn from others; we had our first #agchat on Twitter. It was energizing, thought-provoking, eye-opening and tough to keep up with speed of conversation. Agchat is similar to #journchat on Twitter, which brings together writers and public relations people. Believe it or not, there’s even #GNO as a chat. As I participated in these chats and saw hundreds of people coming together to discuss a common topic, a chat session for agriculture seemed logical – so #agchat started on Tuesday nights, 8-10 p.m. EDT.
Read MoreWhy does the cause of agriculture matter?
In a generic sense, that’s an easy question to answer – we all need food, clothes, energy, and a myriad of other products agriculture provides. It becomes more complicated in today’s sensationalized society driven by the misinformed. The “cause” of agriculture matters not only because of the products provided for society, but because of the people involved from…
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