The Corn Feed

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 – Families: This week’s ag chat was centered around dealing with farm and ranch family relationships. Discussion ranged from handling difficult family conversations, managing the next generation, making working together as a family fun, and successful planning tools.

Watch Us Grow: To help consumers better understand family farms, Illinois Farm Families is providing an opportunity for moms to participate in their Family-to-Family Farm Tours. These tours will help the moms learn more about farming operations and how safe and healthy food is produced for their families. Check out their fully interactive website to sign up for the tours or to learn more about family farming.

Discover Your Social Web: The Ohio Farm Bureau has updated their social media guide, providing both beginners and advanced agvocates with the necessary tools to utilize social media to its full potential. Their short and user-friendly tutorials cover Facebook, Twitter and location-based social media.

Produce More, Conserve More: In their most recent blog post, Monsanto discussed the Gothenburg Learning Center – their 324-acre research farm located in Gothenburg, Neb. The learning center showcases how systems-based agriculture practices can work to improve conservation in all aspects of farming operations – including how farmers can improve their yields and reduce inputs while managing drought.

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  – Moms Know Best: Led by four social media marketing moms, the latest ag chat included a diverse range of discussion regarding farmers markets, food labels, modern ag practices, animal welfare and more.

“Ag”tually…: NBC 12 news in Virginia interviewed Chris and Jennie Simms on how they and other agriculture agvocates are using social media to spread the positive message of agriculture. Their family blog contains ag news, pictures, recipes and videos.

Agriculture’s Future Starts Today: The CropLife Ambassador Network works to educate and excite the next generation about agriculture by bringing free speakers to 4th through 6th grade classrooms to talk about modern American farming. Their website is loaded with great educational resources for moms, teachers and industry professionals.

Farm-N-Wife: This Midwestern farm wife is not only using social media to be the voice for agriculture, she is also using her blog to help other ag professionals use social media. Her blog includes a “featured farmer,” tips for taking flattering farm photos, video editing and uploading tools, farm stories, fun contests and more.