What’s new in social media? In this blog feature, we’re rounding up the latest social media news that’s impacting the agriculture industry.
#AgChat – Farm Policy and 2012 Farm Bill: Topics in this week’s #AgChat included how to revamp/replace existing programs that don’t work without risking loss of funding altogether, the role of Extension in ag research, core ag policies that need to change, and direct payments/price supports vs. margin insurance in today’s environment.
Atwitter With Twitter: Trevor Herrle-Braun, a farmer in Canada, shares why he uses Twitter to connect with his customers directly – bridging the gap between rural and urban.
United We Eat: Miss the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Stakeholder Summit last week? Catch up by reading the Tweets as recorded by Truffle Media on the summit’s theme “United We Eat: Securing Animal Agriculture’s Future.”
Food Demand Rises: According to Monsanto, an increasing demand for food means that farmers worldwide will need to use a variety of agricultural practices – including agronomics, breeding and biotechnology – to reach that goal.
