Social Media Possibilities for Farmers

Get Farming Australia looks at the future of farming and sees social media as major tool that can be used by all famers to grow their business and learn. The article states that “in the United States, 76 percent of farmers between the ages of 18 and 35 use social media to share knowledge, connect with consumers and promote their business”. Still in many countries the possibilities that social media has for farmers is still not fully realized, but with over 1 billion people on Facebook and 554 million people using Twitter worldwide the trend is certainly engagement, knowledge sharing, and customer outreach.
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Learning a Language Through YouTube

Using social media networks to communicate is continually offering more ways to connect. This Mashable article explains that using social media networks not only to expand your virtual social networks, but also to learn a language as well.

Using YouTube can be a great way to gain the benefits of learning another language and being introduced to another culture through communication. YouTube allows for the casual viewer to gain a basic introduction or for the focused student to engage and begin to learn word and phrases.

The possibility of YouTube for learning is rooted in its ability to be accessible and flexible- it is free too!

New Online Tool to Track Agroclimate

As reported in Ag Annex, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has developed an online app for tracking agroclimate. The Agroclimate Impact Reporter (AIR) collects data from a network of people and media across Canada. The participatory model provides active updates that are timely and regionally specific. This data will be valuable in the ongoing monitoring and assessment activities by the AAFC.