#Februdairy is only the latest hashtagging for agriculture movement, which are often jumped on by anti-agriculture activists.
Whether a farmer, scientist, veterinarian, someone else, anyone can support today’s farmers. Here are 5 reasons why you should be an agriculture advocate.
You need to spend time doing farm outreach to distribute the content to places where your urban consumers might see it.
Since his eighth-grade year at Silex School, Nicholas Kientzy was obsessed with starting a real FFA Drive Your Tractor to School Day.
Calling all young advocates for agriculture — American Agri-Women (AAW) and and Bayer Crop Science want to recognize you for your efforts with the Gen Z Speaks Ag advocacy contest. The Gen Z Speaks Ag contest includes four options: photo, video, special event, or pollinator education. Prizes range from $100 to $500. The entrants can […]
An educator at heart, Faces of Farming’s Emily Buck is eager to agvocate across the nation. In fact, it’s something she has already excelled at in Ohio.
So you’re thinking about starting your own AgVocacy blog? Have you thought of a pen name yet? The Chick Wire, formerly known as Farm Barbie, advises getting your name trademarked and protecting your intellectual property. Barbara Siemen, aka The Chick Wire, shared her insight at the AgChat Foundation’s 2016 Cultivate & Connect conference in Kansas […]
Whether you like the word AgVocate, or prefer Farmer’s Wife or FarmHer, every AgChat communicator has a unique farm story, and each one needs to be promoted, not demeaned. “The table of AgVocacy- it’s big and it’s broad. Everyone does everything differently and I don’t want to sit by everybody. The table of advocacy is […]
If you get a chance to road trip this Labor Day weekend (a day off from farming, yeah right?), you might want to keep an eye out for these specialized state license plates that salute agriculture. From New York to Idaho, Michigan to Georgia, agvocates are adding this nice accessory to their motor vehicles. Next […]
The 63rd annual Farm Progress Show is buzzing with excitement this morning in Boone, Iowa, as more than 500 exhibitors opened their tents for business at the world’s largest outdoor farm show. But sometimes it’s the little moments that count. Check out these images trending on Twitter so far … Daddy daughter day out at […]