eXtension Social Media webinar
Max Malloy
In today's Social Media session at the AgriLife conference, a
recommendation was made by Susanna Coppernoll that for those
interested in actual application of social media in Extension work to
"attend" next weeks' eXtenion (e-Extension) webinar on social media.
Following are the details for that webinar for all those interested.
It's free and open to the public.
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As communicators, you may want to attend this web conference, Social
Media and Agriculture on January 21, 2010 3:30 (EASTERN) to learn how
social networks are being used in the ag industry.
Because this web conference is aimed at agriculture educators, would
you please forward this announcement to agriculture Extension
specialists and agents in your state?
The purpose of this conference is to provide examples of how social
media is being used in agriculture. Ag Extension agents, specialists
and
others who attend will become familiar and begin to understand how
social media is being used in agriculture and begin to use the tools
themselves.
Presenters are:
Arlan Suderman, Market Analyst, www.twitter.com/arlanff101, will
discuss the use of Twitter and mobile applications in sharing
information that affects commodity markets.
Will Gilmer, Alabama dairy farmer, www.twitter.com/gilmerdairy, will
discuss his use of blogging, Twitter, and video to educate others and
serve as an ag advocate, by using contests, videos, blogging and
Twitter.
Carrie Oliver, Oliver Ranch Company, www.twitter.com/carrieoliver &
www.twitter.com/meatcamp, will discuss her use of Twitter and
blogging in support of her business and in educating other about the
specialty meat industry, Artisan Meat. She will also discuss an open
Twitter forum called #meatcamp that focuses on issues pertaining to
producing and consumer use of meat. This forum is a collaborative
effort
among Carrie, www.twitter.com/KYFarmersMatter (cattle producer and
livestock processor), and Penn State meat scientist, Chris Raines,
www.twitter.com/iTweetMeat.
Dan Toland, Ohio Farm Bureau www.twitter.com/OhioFarmBureau and
www.twitter.com/d_toland, will discuss how Farm Bureau's success in
using social media as way to educate and communicate about issues of
agriculture. He will also discuss briefly Ohio Farm Bureau's social
media policies.
Andy Kleinschmidt, Ohio State Ag Extension educator,
www.twitter.com/akleinschmidt, will describe his success in blogging
and Twitter as an Extension educator.
This web conference is on January 21 at 3:30 Eastern and will probably
last an hour or an hour and a half. About five minutes before 3:30
Eastern, go here: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn type in
your name and you are in!