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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:
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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
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@FarmsFeedCities Farmers Feed Cities
- @AALP Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program
- @HuronSoilCrop Huron Soil and Crop Association
- @OntarioSheep Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
Educaton:
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@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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Comment by Ted Oke on April 18, 2014 at 3:01am
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Happy Easter to all the Agriculture Community #ontag
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