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Mastering social media on the ranch
May 8, 2013
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If the idea of using social media to promote a farm or ranch enterprise is intimidating, Zoetis and SDSU Extension hosted a webinar on May 1, featuring comments from Anna-Lisa Gianni, owner of A-L Outreach, on Social Media 101. Gianni is a social media consultant based in California. She offered tips for small businesses to develop strategy and management plans in her presentation, Social Media 101. “Telling your story simply means sharing what’s going on at your ranch,” opened Gianni. “It can be as simple as a photo with a caption.” An example is a photo of cattle in a blizzard, with the caption, “Texas White Out.” Gianni listed a few do’s and don’ts for online posting. “Be consistent – whether that means posting once a day on your Facebook day, or three times a day; either option is great, but be consistent. Also, remember to post factual. This is
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SD’s Team BEEF promotes to consumers
Athletes are constantly working to break personal records, whether it be a race time or a bench press. Being active goes hand-in-hand with being healthy, and for many athletes, they
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UW sets market hog, lamb sale
4-H’ers and FFA members have opportunities to buy market hogs and market lambs at the UW Pig and Lamb Sale Saturday, April 20. The sale, through the Laramie Research and
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Keystone Pipeline: How it stands to affect NE ag, landowners
It isn’t just the idea of allowing a company to obtain easement for a pipeline that’s stirring up some Nebraska land owners and non-profit organizations. Farmers and ranchers like Abbi
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US Department of Agriculture proposes rule to modify COOL
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a proposed rule to modify the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
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SD landowners question property tax assessments
Meade County cattle and sheep rancher Bill Kluck contacted the governor’s office earlier this spring after reviewing the 2013 property tax assessment sent to him. He requested that the statewide
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Energy beet juice can be stored for ethanol production
The need for producing environmentally friendly fuel alternatives to displace the use of petroleum in the U.S. has scientists at many research universities studying the feasibility of potential biofuel feedstocks.
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Specialty crop grant proposals
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is currently accepting specialty crop grant proposals. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery
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Looking ahead: South Dakota Rural Women in Ag
Save the date for the 2013 South Dakota Rural Women in Agriculture conference Oct. 3-4 in Keystone, SD. This is a conference that women who live and work in rural
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Conservation Stewardship Program back on track with passage of government funding bill
Washington, D.C. – A bill to fund the federal government for the remaining six months of fiscal year 2013 is now awaiting the President’s signature. The House of Representatives passed
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2012 Honey production up
Honey production in 2012 from South Dakota producers with five or more colonies totaled 17.0 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2011, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service,
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