Click icon to play audio from AgWired with Mike Haley speaking about social media
With the emergence of social media’s ability to communicate to a wider audience base, it has become imperative that the providers of our food, farmers, learn the ropes of this new technology. The AgChat Foundation is addressing just that. Its primary purpose is to help empower farmers by teaching them how to connect to communities using social media tools, such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs, or YouTube. The foundations goal is to help equip farmers with the necessary tools to be able to advocate for their industry using these web-based technologies. The following is a few of the programs areas that the foundation will be focussing on:
- Basic SM webinars designed for farmers
- Mid-Level training workshops
- Advanced Ag & SM mastermind group
- Data analysis
- Technology scholarships
- Strategic campaign coordination
The AgChat Foundation is governed by a board of directors and an advisory board. They are leaders in the industry and are currently experts in the field of social media.
