It was at Cropweek 2013 in Saskatoon where we asked the question “Are you happy hockey is back?” A deal had been finalized between the players and the owners, Facebook was overflowing with comments like “who cares” or “I’m done with this!” (comments edited in the interest of decency, of course) while the other side… Read More
Category: Humor
On Twitter yesterday Rick Taillieu, Alberta Canola, was having some fun at my expense (which at times is not really difficult). When you post a YouTube video, it grabs a screen shot to display at the front of the video before you press play. Some of the screen grabs are less than ideal in terms… Read More
In my time with RealAgriculture.com I have seen some great ads, okay ads and some real ineffective ones. Traditional agriculture advertising is very conservative and tends to follow the, “we don’t want to offend anyone” mantra. Well the CWB has stepped out and tried to grab your attention. What do you think. Does this fine… Read More
Sometimes during the long winter grind of farm shows you need something to make you smile. we definitely found that smile in the Yara booth at the Crop Production Show in Saskatchewan. SEE MORE CROPWEEK 2013 COVERAGE Showcasing some beauty Norwegian flag pants, the Yara team did a great job of gaining attention to their… Read More
‘Tis the season for not just gifts and celebrations, but also countdowns and Top 10 lists. RealAgriculture.com is not immune to such year-end traditions, and, in the spirit of the holidays (and impending end of the world? Maybe), Shaun Haney and Lyndsey Smith have done an overview of the year’s top ag news and events…. Read More
It is great to to see that the Peterson Bros have struck gain with another great song parody to promote the story of agriculture. In case you missed the original song parody, “I’m Farming and I Grow it” This time the brothers have focused on the hit sensation Gangnam Style by PSY. Enjoy and congrats to… Read More
With the high profile stature of celebrities has produced a world where celebrities provide expert opinion on topics they see as “good causes.” In this case it was political satirist Bill Maher (I watch the show every week) who tackled the cause of GMO food labelling. One of the guests on the panel Reason.com and… Read More
Do you ever feel like you should of just stayed in bed? We have all had these days. It seems though during harvest some things tend to pile up. In the case of @jeff_elder’s tweet, the grain has piled up. No doubt, we have all been here. If you cannot see the below… Read More
I laughed when I saw this tweet today from @jodymac0116 who discovered that sometimes you just get lucky. Wow lucky me! What are the chance of seeing this beside a wheat field! #needsomereadingmaterial #westcdnag twitter.com/JodiMac0116/st… — Jodi Macdonald(@JodiMac0116) June 28, 2012
There are many communications experts that are asking farmers to share their story through the use of social media. Sometimes the best way to get your message across is through humor. Some American farmboys decided to do just that by making a song parody. The song, “I’m sexy and I know it,” has been converted… Read More