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One of the positives of Twitter folks in agriculture is that often other people in ag intervene when an attack is aimed at a specific person.

Reporter’s Notebook: Fear and anger on the internet

Social media is great for sharing information, but there is a downside

By Lisa Guenther October 2, 2018

In my last column, I wrote about how rapid change in how we communicate is changing society and encouraging fear. Fear easily morphs into anger and hatred and there’s no shortage of either on the internet. I’d love to write that the online ag community is free from such nastiness. But the ag community is […] Read more

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Reporter’s Notebook: Moving from Twitter to real life

Twitter is bringing the ag community closer together, in many different ways

By Lisa Guenther December 18, 2017

It’s a scenario familiar to anyone on Twitter who attends farm shows— the attempt to figure out if that stranger you’ve just met is actually someone you know through Twitter. But farmers and ag industry launched a simple solution this summer. It’s a black lanyard, with #agtwittercommunity printed on the fabric. The name tag includes […] Read more

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Bayer crop unit apologizes to farmers after Twitter gaffe

By GFM Network News June 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Bayer AG’s crop science division apologized on Monday for a tweet that suggested reduced meat demand could benefit the environment, in a bid to appease outraged farmers who buy the company’s seeds and chemicals. The tweet, published on the official Bayer CropScience (@Bayer4crops) account on Sunday, linked to a Vox.com article […] Read more

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Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 10, 2015

Agriculture students may be eligible for financial encouragement to improve their communication, critical thinking and leadership skills through Farm Management Canada’s national awards program. FMC and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) recently opened the 2015-16 edition of their Excellence Award for Agricultural Students, with a top prize of $1,500. The awards […] Read more

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To tweet or not to tweet

Twitter can be overwhelming for new users. Find out whose tweets you  should be following, what to tweet about and the etiquette rules to live by 

By Lisa Guenther March 10, 2015

To tweet or not to tweet? That is a question some of you may be pondering. On the one hand, there are more farmers on Twitter than gophers in Saskatchewan. And scientists and researchers. And specialists with chemical, seed and fertilizer companies. And government officials, grain traders, media. The whole ag sector is there. Twitter […] Read more

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Bayer crop unit apologizes to farmers after Twitter gaffe

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