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AgVocacy shared at South by Southwest

March 20th, 2011

At SXSW, Emily Zweber (twitter, blog), Jeff Fowle (twitter, blog), Chris Chinn (twitter, blog), and Zach Hunnicutt (twitter) share how farmers are using social and new media to bridge the gap between the 2% of the population who are farmers, and the remaining 98% of people who are not. The panel, moderated by Marla Schulman, are all family

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Everyone Loves Popcorn!

March 11th, 2011

Zach Hunnicutt helps produce a kind of food that many people love: popcorn! At the Agvocacy 2.0 South by Southwest panel he will share how that connection to people helps him tell his story about producing food. You can learn more about Zach’s technology interests through his tweets at @zjhunn. Click Play button below to

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Want the latest on interactive? Talk to farmers!

March 11th, 2011

There are lots of learning opportunities out there to hear about interactive media. In fact, social media seems to be a buzzword that spawns lots of sessions at lots of conferences every week. But where would someone go if they wanted to get the absolute latest social media and interactive information? If they wanted to

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Farmers Do Care

March 9th, 2011

Chris Chinn is deeply committed to sharing with consumers about how modern pork production works. She hopes that her participation on the Agvocacy 2.0 South by Southwest panel will help highlight that farmers do care and they have a single goal in mind; producing healthy food for their family and for other families as well.

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California Rancher Agvocates Are Approachable

March 8th, 2011

Jeff Fowle, a tall California rancher, makes an impression on people. By being on the Agvocacy 2.0 South by Southwest panel he hopes to show folks that farmers and ranchers are out there, can be contacted, and are open / willing to having discussions about food, farming, fuel, and fiber. Jeff Fowle can be found

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