Ag 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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April 3rd, 2012 – AgChat on Social Media and Agriculture
Social Media and Agriculture This is the third anniversary of the #AgChat twitter conversation and to celebrate, the AgChat Foundation (@AgChatFound, celebrating it’s second anniversary!) gave away a cheese cake from Muddy Paws Cheesecakes (@MPCheesecake) to an #AgChat convo participant. The winner was Scott Smith (@d_scott) in Corvallis, Oregon.
Meanwhile, the topic for this #AgChat was social media and agriculture. It has been three years since #AgChat started and things have changed. What are the tools to use today? How about attitude of those in agriculture to social media? And what the challenges to farmers and ranchers to using social media today?
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January 3rd, 2012 – #AgChat on Staying Connected
Staying Connected? The New Year has started and we all reflect on how to do things differently in the coming year. This AgChat convo brings out how people will take on the new year, look at existing connections, and build connections to new people and ideas.
- What is your best New Year’s Eve Farm story?
- Is McDonalds new ad campaign ‘creating new connections’ or ‘farmwashing’ (+’tive image of farmers for $$ gain)?
- How can we connect to farmers who are not SM savvy, on remote farms, or farms off the grid?
- Do you keep your personal & business connections separate or do they mix?
- How are you going to connect with your target audience in 2012? (& who is your target audience)
- What Social Media platform has been most successful in making connections for you?
- What new platform will you try in 2012 to connect with your target audience? (already saw some G+ mentions…)
- What tips do you have for Farmers and Consumers who want to Connect in 2012?
- Most ppl can maintain stable relationships w/~150 ppl. How do you keep up w/ your friends & associates?
- What will you add/change in your #agvocacy role in 2012?
- Last Q: What is the one executable idea you’ll be working on from tonight’s #agchat?
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