April 30th, 2013 – AgChat on Regulations in Agriculture?

AgChat on Regulations in Agriculture?Regulations? Help or Hinder? Regulations are a part of farm and ranch life. Many regulations are put in place to help save lives and protect consumers. Some of them cost farmers and rancher money to stay compliant. Some regulations become cumbersome because their original intent is no longer valid but one must still comply. This #AgChat conversation looks into how regulations affect farms and ranches and offers one thoughts on changes.
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April 23rd, 2013 – AgChat on Farm and Ranch Smorgasbord

AgChat on Farm and Ranch SmorgasbordSmorgasbord of Questions #AgChat this week looked a range of questions from policy issues to social media. Dive in!
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April 16th, 2013 – FoodChat on Gardening and Homegrown Food

FoodChat on Gardening and Homegrown FoodPlant, Grow, Eat! What does it take to grow a garden? And what are some of the types of easy plants to grow that taste good? This #FoodChat conversation covers various questions around gardening and homegrown food.
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April 9th, 2013 – AgChat on Transparency and Agriculture

Agriculture TransparencyFarm King Transparency Special guests Farm Kings (@FarmKings) join the #AgChat conversation about transparency in agriculture and how they approach their show on GAC. How should farmers and ranchers approach telling their story? How can one handle the trolls? And what actually is involved in making a TV show?
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April 2nd, 2013 – AgChat on Social+Media+Ag

Social Media for Farmers and RanchersAg Advancing Social Media #AgChat is four years old. When the Twitter conversations started there were many people that did not believe farmers or ranchers would use (or want to use) social media. Four years later farmers and ranchers are using Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and many other methods to share their story about agriculture. This #AgChat brings in some of the experiences farmers and ranchers are having, what tools they prefer, and where the future might be.
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