Twitter for Farmers - Great Ontario Twitter Accounts to Follow and Getting Started and How Twitter Can Help You on Your Farm

In this webinar from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (@AlbertaCanola) , Rick Taillieu (@ricktlu) discusses why and how farmers are now using twitter as an important part of their business. This webinar covers the basics of twitter and includes a step by step demonstration of how to sign up on twitter and get started.

In Ontario the popular hashtag # to use are:

• #ontag - for twitter posted relating to Ontario agriculture
• #SWAC14 - SouthWest Ag Conference 2014
• #IFAOConference - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Conference
• #PAG14 - Precision Agriculture Conference 2014
• #LDNFarmShow - the London Farm Show at Western Fair in March
• #IPM14 - International Plowing Match 2014
• #COFS14 - The Canadian Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock for September 2014

Here is a list of people you may want to follow:

 Farms.com Twitter accounts:

• @FarmsNews Farms.com Ag News Agriculture news & information for farmers, ranchers and agri-businesses.
• @FarmsSwine Swine News Tweets from Swine.Farms.com. 
• @FarmsBeef  Farms.com Tweeks from Beef.Farms.com.
• @OntAg  OntAg - Ontario Agriculture's community website www.OntAg.Farms.com
• @AgriVille  AgriVille.com - Western Canada's Agriculture Community Website since 1997.  
• @FarmsMedia Connect with Andrew Bawden and the media team at Farms.com. Website: www.AgPromote.com 
• @AgCareers  AgCareers.com is the leading online job board for agriculture and food. Follow us for career opportunities, HR trends and advice 
• @FarmsMarketing  Risk Management  Crop Market info Website: RiskManagement.Farms.com@FarmsRealEstate   Farms Real Estate  Farms for Sale Website: RealEstate.Farms.com

Ontairo farmers on Twitter:

• Great list created by @OntAg - Ontario Farmers and Ag    http://twitter.com/OntAg/ontario-farmers-and-ag

OMAFRA on Twitter:

Name                          Specialty                                            Twitter Handle

OMAF and MRA         Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs          @atOMAFRA

Foodland Ontario         Local Food                                          @FoodlandOnt

OMAF Field Crops      Crops                                                  @onfieldcrops

OMAF Hort Update     Horticulture                                         @onhortcrops

OMAF Swine Team    Swine                                                  @ONswineinfo

Joel Bagg                    Forage                                                 @JoelBagg

Tracey Baute              Entomology                                         @TraceyBaute

Christine Brown          Nutrient Management                         @manuregirl

Mike Cowbrough        Weeds                                                 @Cowbrough

Brian Hall                    Edible Beans                                       @Brian_Hall_Ont

Peter Johnson            Cereals                                                @WheatPete

Jack Kyle                   Pasture                                                @JackKyle5

Gilles Quesnel            Pest Management                              @GillesQuesnel

Ian McDonald             Applied Research                               @ian_d_mcdonald

Barry Potter                Beef, Dairy, Sheep                             @LivestockPotter

Christoph Wand          Beef and Sheep Nutritionist               @CtophWand

Tom Wright                 Dairy Cattle Nutritionist                      @feedlandontario

Organizations:

• @OntarioFarms  Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• @GrainFarmers  Grain Farmers of Ontario
• @OntarioPork  Ontario Pork
• @OntarioBeef  Ontario Cattlemen's Association
• @GHSCIA  GoldenHorseshoe SCIA
• @FarmFoodCare  Farm and Food Care - The voice for agriculture in Ontario
• @ElginJuniorFarmers  A young local farming group wanting to make a difference
• @FarmsFeedCities  Farmers Feed Cities
• @AALP  Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program
• @HuronSoilCrop  Huron Soil and Crop Association
• @OntarioSheep  Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency

Educaton:

• @UofGuelphOAC University of Guelph Ontario Agriculture College

Agriculture Agvocacy:

• @AgMoreThanEver - Agriculture More Than Ever

Companies:

• @FMC_GAC  Farm Credit Canada
• @PRIDESEEDS Pride Seeds
• @BASFAgSolutions BASF Canada
• @HylandSeeds1  Hyland Seeds
• @SyngentaCanada  Syngenta Canada

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