Over the past few months, I've done several posts about some of my social media heroes. I have a lot more to go. But recently I sat down to write a post for the AgChat Foundation's website and realized I was writing a lot of the things I should put together explaining why Ryan Goodman, a Arkansas … [Read more...]
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Travel Can Be the Best Teacher
I became an aunt really early... first niece was born when I was 15 years old. So I learned to drive a four-speed with a babyseat in the back. Still remember what it felt like when I took a corner a bit too fast and didn't have power brakes to help a girl out. Sure was nice for a farmer to tow me … [Read more...]
Help Five Kids From Kansas Honor Their Fantastic Mom
This Sunday is Mother Day and all across America, kids are looking for that perfect way to say thanks to moms for all the work they do at home and away from the house. The America's Farmers Farm Mom of the Year program began in 2010 to honor some of the women who make agriculture so fantastic. The … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the #AgNerd Movement & So Many Benefits
When milestones hit, sometimes you want to stop and reflect a bit.... that's what this post is.... me taking time to look at the #agnerd movement on Twitter. It started for me about 40 months ago, but it began to come together a bit more three years ago this week. See, this week, #agchat celebrated … [Read more...]
The Farmer Who Broke My Twitter Sound Barrier @FarmerHaley
I've talked about how I came to be on Twitter before but what happened after I got on.... not sure I could have anticipated that. Within a few months of being on Twitter, the tweeting agricultural community was clearly as a great source of information for me. I can still remember when I broke the … [Read more...]
Who Convinced Me To Sign Up For Twitter? @Kath_Manning That’s Who
In doing this series highlighting some of my social media heroes, its hard to decide what helps someone reach true hero status. But its clear to me, that one of my colleagues, Kathleen Manning aka @Kath_Manning has to be on the list. Its really pretty funny to think about that first day so long … [Read more...]