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Ag's 40 Under 40 Vance Publishing Corporation announced in September their inaugural 40 Under 40 in Agriculture Awards Finalists. In the pork industry there are several finalists: Jean Paul Cano, DVM, Senior Associate Director of Swine Professional Services, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.; Chris Chinn, Farmer, Chinn Hog Farm; Joel DeRouchey, Extension Specialist, Kansas State University; Emily Meredith, Director of Communications, Animal Agriculture Alliance; Dr. Dale Woerner, Assistant Professor, Center for Meat Safety & Quality, Colorado State University; and Dr. Matt Ritter, Advisor, EKS, Swine Value-Added Services, Elanco Animal Health. Congratulations to everyone [full list].

How to use Google Analytics Intro to Google Analytics by Blerina Sanocki, Sr. Account Manager, Google, from the 2013 BlogPaws Conference. Google Analytics provides valuable information about what people are doing as they visit your web sites. Remember that Google Analytics is a tool with many features. Blerina shares some of the high-level approaches to using the tool to build your site's audience and achieve your goals.


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Audio: How to use Google Analytics.

Angie Skochdopole from AdFarm leads a panel discussion on media mix for marketing professionals. The panelists include Becki Rhodes with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters; Lisa Schneider with Penton Media; and Holly Martin with the High Plains Journal. From the National Agri-Marketing Association Annual Conference, April 17 - 19, 2013, Kansas City, MO, USA.

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Ray Prock and Jeff Fowle, both California farmers and ranchers, provide a perspective on the evolution of digital and social media in agriculture and the need to connect with people not familiar with farming and how food is raised.

"I think we've reached the time where the ability to create an app for some online feature that is useful to people outside of agriculture is going to be the next focus" says Jeff Fowle

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Jenni Purcell, Communications Director for the Milk Promotions Services of Indiana, shares an update about the Fuel Up to Play 60 dairy campaign. From the 2012 MidCountry Media Writers' Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA, October 20, 2012.

Amy Lynch, Bridgeworks, LLC, offers a perspective on the 4 generations of people in agriculture and how these groups of people respond to communication and idea sharing. From the 2012 National eXtension Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, October 2, 2012.

Are farmers and ranchers using social media? If they are how do I find them? This presentation shares some updates on how social media and digital media is being used by people in agriculture. The presentations offers several approaches to discover, learn, and successfully engage people interested and working in agriculture.

From the 2012 eXtension National Conference, Oct 2, 2012, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Agri-Marketing Posts To Help You

Agri-Marketing Posts To Help You

At John Deere, We Do Magic With Words - Barry Nelson, 2012 Ag Media Summit, Albuquerque, NM, USA, August 6, 2012.

The 2012 World Pork Expo brought nearly 20,000 pork producers and industry leaders from 38 countries to Des Moines, Iowa, for the world's largest pork-specific trade show. For the producer, some of the highlights included the trade show floor with about 500 exhibitors, the Pork Academy, and the updates on the industry by the National Pork Producers Council.

Authentically Agriculture - Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters Corp., from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.