In the agriculture community, we pull together in times of disaster.
In this situation, however, most of us are too far away to physically help with the recovery efforts. It’s going to take more than distance to stop the caring and generous spirit of family farmers across the country. We can help our neighbors recover from Winter Storm Atlas, one tweet at a time.
For each tweet using the #RancherRelief hashtag during the hour-long tweetcast, Tyson Foods (@TysonFoods) will donate $10 to the Rancher Relief Fund up to $50,000!
Tag Archives: agchat
Next week I’ll be headed to the 2011 AgChat Foundation Conference! I can’t wait to meet all my twitter friends in person and network with some of the country’s most dedicated agriculture advocates. Yesterday, I realized that I had missed … Continue reading
When I was in college at WKU, my friends and I were active in the animal science club Block and Bridle. Block and Bridle’s biggest event of the year was the Little North American livestock show. Basically, members were assigned … Continue reading
Sometimes farming sucks. Farming is hard, heartbreaking, exhausting and expensive. I’ve had the privilege over the past couple of years to “meet” some amazing farmers and ranchers through social media. It’s wonderful to have a network of people who understand … Continue reading