I developed the below presentation for the Oneida County, New York 4-H program a few weeks ago.  The below presentation includes primarily screenshots illustrating use of social media to “tell the story” of agriculture to the American consumer.  It’s been a few years since I have had a “Blogroll” – the presentation notes several nice [...]

I will be speaking on agriculture advocacy (“advocacy”), social media (including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, Pinterist, Google+,  Tumblr, Quora, YouTube, Instagram, FourSquare and About.Me), marketing online, and livestock judging at the Oneida County Cooperative Extension Office in Oriskany, New York on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  The cost for 4-H members is [...]

I make no secret on this blog about my passion for farm estate and succession planning.  It is oftentimes pushed aside to be dealt with later.  I wanted to note that I was interviewed by Farm Journal in this article regarding the improvement of the “default” estate planning for the family farm.  I suggest that [...]

With efforts spearheaded by Jena Swanson, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (“NCBA”) Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”) has authored another social media guide for young beef producers concentrating on LinkedIn.  Other authors of the guide include myself, Jesse Bussard, Brandi Buzzard and Katy Starr.  This particular guide can be helpful for folks in other segments in [...]