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Going beyond the choir in the city of country music!
August 29th, 2011
Last week, more than 100 farmers, ranchers and other agriculturalists gathered in Nashville for the second annual Agvocacy 2.0 Conference. Some were seasoned bloggers and tweeps, while others were stepping into the online realm for the first time. All had one thing in common — they came to learn about using social media to advocate
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Step beyond your comfort zone
August 19th, 2011
Just over a year ago I started out on a new journey into the unknown universe called “Social Media”. Through previous employment, I had some experience with traditional media and enjoyed it. However, the whole social media craze was unknown to me. I knew some people who spent a lot of time on a platform
Tags: #ACFC10, #ACFC11, advocacy, agchat foundation, agriculture, agvocacy, Agvocacy 2.0, Canada, farm, farmers, social media, social media training, training
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I’ve got a bone to pick with “agvocacy”
August 1st, 2011
Lately, I’ve felt like I’ve had a burr under my saddle, in regards to agvocacy. I’ve been probably a little grouchier than warranted. Part of that is because I feel like our efforts to engage in agricultural dialogue, has plateaued. Part of it is because many people in the agriculture community operate on the same
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An engaged community. A collective voice. A chance for agriculture to work together on a common issue-led by farmers. The ability to touch millions with agricultural messages. Agvocacy at its best goes beyond a single person or tool-it connects people on both sides of the food plate.