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 [...]

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 [...]

I made it safe and sound to Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) Annual Convention and Trade Show.  I will be at Cattlemen’s College today and this tweet-up this evening with these awesome ag tweeps.  Tomorrow afternoon and evening I will be at the Young Producer’s Council (“YPC”) (@YPCBeef)  meeting [...]

Happy Sunday.  I wanted to alert my readers on a deadline that right around the corner.  The American National Cattlewomen, Inc. (“ANCW”) is currently taking applications for the National Beef Speakers Bureau (“NBSB”) through December 15, 2011.  You can find the application here.  Last year was the first year for the program.  With the help [...]