Is social media a strong opportunity to broaden and enhance its reach?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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agchick:
Q11 is up and is about social media! Guess what, we're using it #agchat
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CastAgScience:
Q11 social media is key to grasping the attention of the youth now entering the industry specifically #agchat
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DebbieLB:
Q11: SM opens convos...follow up with more info in other ways. Also SM allows for connections & sharing ideas. #agchat
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JMJLaurent:
Q11 SM is a must for EXT to remain in the thick of things and in touch-especially with youth #agchat
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NECornBoard:
Q11 SM is a great way for farmers and ext educators to reach consumers on how #food is really produced.
#agchat
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CastAgScience:
Q11 we right now are living proof of the value of technology, specifically social media #agchat
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WestfieldAg:
Q11 social media is only useful when producers are engaged in the technology #agchat
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vmdavis:
Q11: Social Media is just one of many tools, but it is useful to be engaged with the end users. #agchat
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JMJLaurent:
Q11 An 4-H Tweep up among different State 4-H Council members would be so cool and a great way to network and share #agchat
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jxs138:
Q11 - yes since I think we are all learning right now and we have many new ppl new to #agchat
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llippke:
Q11 SM for engagement purposes=good; SM for one-way info dissemination=not so good #agchat
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PeteAlexion:
Q11 Too early to tell, but few in any profession heavily rely on social media. Shouldn't be the primary means, but helps #agchat
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Farm3rsDaught3r:
Q11: I think SM will play an important role in extension but you can't discount the value of face to face and in the field training #agchat
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Women4Ag:
Q11 SM helps agents stay in touch with ag community using SM, alert people to upcoming events, good information. #agchat
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aafromaa:
Q11 To be relevant we must go where the people are. Well that is where people are and will be, Extension should too. #agchat
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4hfarmer:
Q11: Absolutely. Just look around and see how far #ag has come due 2 SM. This is just the beginning. #agchat
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purduephil:
Q11 Social media will change and evolve. . . Extension always needs to keep current with the latest advances, 2nite is an example #agchat
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esagor:
Q11 Of course #SM needs to be part of the toolkit, but more useful for some Ext programs & audiences than others. #agchat
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BethStuever:
Q11 SM needs to be part of a bigger plan. Never meant to be a stand alone method of education or communication. #agchat
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BethStuever:
RT @esagor: Q11 Of course #SM needs to be part of the toolkit, but more useful for some Ext programs & audiences than others. #agchat
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ricbradbury:
Q11 After follow this forum over the last months-I feel SM is a key compontent in the education of the modren agrarian #agchat
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LPELC:
Q11 Only if it makes sense for reaching your audience #agchat
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DebbieLB:
Q11: SM esp FB is becoming the way kids connect! We must be there too! #agchat
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ssteever:
Q11 Social Media is a great tool - trick is to broaden your audience outside of ag #agchat
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esagor:
RT @aafromaa Q11 To be relevant we must go where the people are. True, but depends who trying to reach, for what purpose & outcomes. #agchat
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JMJLaurent:
RT @purduephil: Q11 Social media will change and evolvExt always needs to keep current with the latest advances, 2nite is an example #agchat
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TruffleMedia:
Way information is shared/exchanged always evolves, got to keep up! P RT @purduephil Q11 Social media will change and evolve. . . #agchat
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aafromaa:
@esagor When fewer than 27% of US population has heard (only heard of) Ext, then we don't seem relevant to them. We missing it. Q11 #agchat
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yourlocalfoods:
Q11, many industry assoc struggle to engage the next generation, incumbents comfortable in their habits, have to go SM #agchat
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esagor:
Q11 Sometimes we focus too much on information. Effective engagement & extension is far more than info exchange (as is SM). #agchat
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Porkchop1950:
SM today---> Q11 is like attending 10 to 15 meetings a day and never having to spend a dime learning how to do better things. #agchat
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aafromaa:
Using social media is used to engage and build relationships, then our outreach and programs become stronger. Q11 #agchat
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diginomics:
RT @aafromaa Using social media is used to engage and build relationships, then our outreach and programs become stronger. Q11 #agchat
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esagor:
Yes! RT @aafromaa Using social media is used to engage and build relationships, then our outreach and programs become stronger. Q11 #agchat
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Porkchop1950:
Q11a lot are just looking for answers RT @connieh Our parents prepared us for life - so again are we talking to the wrong audience #agchat
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