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Stop standing still, for agriculture’s sake

September 10th, 2011

I am not unique. There’s nothing special about me. I am not a well-versed, professionally trained speaker. I am not a speaker at all. Social media guru? Nope. Sly talkin’ slick dressed public relations specialist? Uh-uh. Not even close. I’m a mom, a daughter, an entrepreneur, and a cattle farmer from rural Kentucky. I make

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Step beyond your comfort zone

August 19th, 2011

Just over a year ago I started out on a new journey into the unknown universe called “Social Media”. Through previous employment, I had some experience with traditional media and enjoyed it. However, the whole social media craze was unknown to me. I knew some people who spent a lot of time on a platform

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Must-do activities in Nashville

July 30th, 2011

Are you attending the Agvocacy 2.0 conference next month? Looking for things to do while in the heart of Music City? Well, thanks to @farmwife, Shannon Latham and Pamela Bartholomew, we’ve got some great suggestions!

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The people part of the social media puzzle

June 24th, 2011

After a trip to Paris in 2000, I told my parents, “One day, I will live in France.” True to my word, I moved to the city of love in 2007 for eight months and then moved on to the Netherlands, where I worked until the summer of 2009. Sitting in an office in Amsterdam,

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Agvocacy 2.0 is for everyone – regardless of farm size or kind

June 23rd, 2011

As someone who has been active on Twitter, I have always looked forward to Tuesday night’s #agchat conversations from the very first invitation. When the announcement was made last year that there would be an AgChat Foundation social media conference, I knew I wanted to go – but I had questions.

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