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AgChat Convo on March 1 Focuses on Planning a Successful Growing Season in Social Media!
February 28th, 2011
With soaring commodity prices and spring just around the bend, planting decisions are officially on the front burner. Profits are at stake as crop farmers decide which crop(s) they will “gamble” on this year. A growing group of farmers and ranchers representing a broad swath of agriculture recognize there’s one type of seed they can’t
Tags: Agvocacy 2.0, Chicago, class reunion, Twitter chat
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Farmer Stereotypes — True or False?
February 15th, 2011
Growing up I have noticed that there are several stereotypes about farms and the farmers that live on them. Some of these stereotypes revolve around the idealistic view of a farm, others are formed by interactions that people have had with farmers. The problem with stereotypes is that they lump an entire group of individuals
Tags: Mike Haley
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Less Salt, More Fruit, Veggies: New Dietary Guidelines From USDA and HHS
February 12th, 2011
By: Elizabeth Rahavi, RD (Join us to discuss the guidelines with special guest @FoodInsight: #FoodChat, Tuesday evening on Twitter from 8-10 EST.) On Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Policy Report. These new federal guidelines, which are updated every five years,
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#NeATA11 to Demo Twitter for Fellow Techies – Can you help?
February 7th, 2011
On Wednesday, I head up to the 2011 NeATA conference (this conference is one friends say is filled with #agnerds). What is NeATA? NeATA is a innovative group of Nebraska producers who share a common desire to stay abreast of emerging agriculture technologies. I attended my first NeATA conference over 10 years go. They always
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