February 23, 2012

AgNerds – What is a QR Code? – Episode 7

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Do you have any idea what this funky white and black cube is above? You will probably see it in a lot of advertising this fall. What do you do with it? How do you scan it? Why would you scan it? It is an arguably under-utilized tool that has a lot of untapped potential. [...]

AgNerds – How to Know What’s Going on in Canadian Agriculture on Twitter

Twitter is an incredibly useful tool. One of the things that make it so useful is its power to connect you to people outside of your traditional network. Twitter is also one of the most under-utilized tools in agriculture. Part of this could be the misconception of it as a strictly entertainment focused application where [...]

What Impacted Me At the AgChat Foundation Agvocacy 2.0 Conference

This week I was one of the fortunate people to be able to attend the AgChat Foundation Agvocacy 2.0 Training Conference in Chicago. This was a collection of the top agriculture social media people in North America. The results were amazing.  This was a conference that was about more than just “how to use twitter [...]

Engaging Farmers in Social Media Shapes the Agriculture Story

I was somewhat surprised a month ago when I spoke about social media at the North American  Consulting School (NACS).  The room was full of agriculture consultants whom were all very passionate about the industry.  I was expecting a very like warm sort of response to my presentation with a maybe a few fellow self-described [...]

The AgChat Foundation is Created

Many of you have heard me talk about the weekly agriculture get together on Twitter called #Agchat.  This is where agriculturalists gather to discuss a weekly topic.  The session is usually hosted by Michele Payn-Knoper and provides a great outlet for people to debate, collaborate and possibly even solve some agriculture issues and topics. The [...]

Lets Talk Agriculture on #agchat Every Tuesday

Michele Payn Knoper has started a Twitter chat (tweetchat) for people in agriculture. The chat will take place every Tuesday 8-10PM Eastern and it will allow people in the industry to chat about issues and ideas in real time on Twitter. Have I mentioned to everyone that I love twitter. This is a great way [...]