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Emily Zweber will become the AgChat Foundation's first executive director

Truffle Media Networks — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:33:49 +0000

Emily Zweber (@ezweber ) will become the AgChat Foundation's first executive director. The nonprofit AgChat Foundation (ACF) educates and equips farmers with the skills needed to effectively tell their story on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube, LinkedIn and other social media services.

Zweber, an organic dairy farmer from Elko, Minn., will focus on furthering ACF's mission of connecting farmers to diverse audiences via social media platforms. She also will provide day-to-day management oversight and fundraising support.

"Emily uses social media every day on the family farming operation, so she’s a great choice for this position," says Darin Grimm (@kansfarmer), ACF president. "What began as an all-volunteer outcropping of an agricultural social media movement is growing into a professionally managed organization. Having Emily on board is a real boost."

Grimm added that ACF's highly-successful summer thought-leadership and social media training conference is slated to provide more content than ever in its third year, and that additional training programs are planned.

Emily received her bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics and international studies from South Dakota State University and is a University of Minnesota Center for the Study of Policy and Governance Humphrey Policy Fellow. Previously, she has served as the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation’s executive director and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation’s special programs coordinator. Emily and her husband, Tim (@ zweberfarms) , co-own and operate Zweber Farms with Tim’s parents.

AgChat and FoodChat topics by date and their participation count

Truffle Media Networks — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:45:39 +0000

AgChat and FoodChat topics by date, with a ranking count related to the number of participants and their tweets. This is mainly to show how conversations rate in terms of participation and compare them to other conversations in the series.

Ag and Food To Consumers

Truffle Media Networks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:40:36 +0000

Ag and Food To Consumers? How can we best move from preaching to the choir (ag) to preaching to the Masses? Who (non ag) do you follow, related to food & its connection to agriculture? This AgChat conversation gets to the core of the gap between the 2% that grow the food and the 98% who don't. How can those in agriculture make a connection to share their story?

AgChat Open Topics

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:35:18 +0000

AgChat Open Topics How can you turn a negative ag news story into a positive conversation with others? Is portable, electric, tether, or hardwire best for grazing? For which situation/acreage is which most natural? These and other open topics wer part of this Agchat convo.

AgChat discussion with moms on food and agriculture.

Truffle Media Networks — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:19:08 +0000

Moms on Food & Ag What are the thoughts of food buyers about agriculture and production practices? This special AgChat discussion brought in a panel of Moms to share their thoughts (@frenchfoodiemom, @selfmademom, @westoftheloop, @honestandtruly).

AgChat discussion on Farm Risk Management

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:23:13 +0000

Farm Risk What are the risks in farming? How do you plan for a transition of family farm assets? These and other questions about the risks in farming operations are discussed in this AgChat conversation.

AgChat discussion on Ag Safety

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:25:25 +0000

Ag Safety was the topic of a recent AgChat conversation. Two big threads were ammonia handling and farm equipment moving safety.

World Water Day from AgChat and BioChat

Truffle Media Networks — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:11:43 +0000

World Water Day AgChat and BioChat combined on the topic of water. Life cannot survive without water. The issues of access to clean, safe, affordable water will continue to be a leading topic for a long time. Learn more about the issues and possible approaches to solutions from these two World Water Day conversations: AgChat and BioChat.

AgChat discussion on Rural Crime

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:06:09 +0000

Impacts of Rural Crime? Crime does occur on the farm. How does this impact operations? What are the efforts to reduce rural crime? This Agchat discussion shares the issues and ideas on reducing this type of crime.

AgChat discussion on Ag and Social Media

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:41:26 +0000

Are You Sowing Social Media Seeds? Those in agriculture are using social media to help share their story about food, fuel, fiber, and farms. What are some of the experiences and lessons being discovered? How can you improve your social media workflow?