Dairy Contest is All in the Agvocacy

News EditorBASF Plant Science

Here’s a contest with a great prize: BASF Plant Science is offering a grand prize winner a spot at the new AgChat Foundation‘s Agvocacy 2.0 Conference! Just enter their NutriDense® Silage Web Moo.0 contest! Between the #dairy Twitter hashtag, straight-from-the-milking parlor blog posts, and planting season Facebook updates, social media has revolutionized how the dairy industry tells its story. Now, … Read More

Free Social Media Webinar Offered to Dairy Producers

News EditorDairy Checkoff, Technology

Are you active on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube as a way to stay connected with family and friends? Did you know that these websites can also be an effective way for dairy producers to become advocates for their industry? To learn more, sign-up for a free free 90-minute webinar on Thursday, April 15. Sponsored by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), which … Read More

Dairy Producers Communicate Through Social Media

News EditorDairy Checkoff, Education, Industry News, Media, Promotion

Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff program, has launched a new program to help dairy producers communicate with the public about modern dairy farming practices. The new program, called myDairy, encourages dairy producers and industry leaders who are engaged in social media efforts to help tell the positive on-farm story of milk production through this growing … Read More

Social Media Catching Attention of Industry

News EditorEducation, Industry News, Media

There’s been a real explosion in the media lately about social media, and the dairy industry is no exception. Many agriculture-based companies are starting to take online blogs, networking sites and video sharing seriously. This article was recently published in Progressive Dairy, and is well worth your time to read, as well as this video that is featured in the … Read More