“Agriculture is a part of you, but it’s not all of you”. In today world, information is everywhere and not to mention easily accessible. We are going to talk about some very profitable years in agriculture, probably some of the best years. Demand for our products is good. Unfortunately, one of the most important tasks – advocating for their agricultural education program. An advocate for agriculture – sometimes it referred to as an advocate, but it can be anyone who works to tell the intent story of agriculture. Whether that is a farmer or someone else altogether, then someone can do their part to support today’s farmers. Everyone deserves to understand where their food comes from.
Pick a platform for your advocacy:
There are many consumers out from there who want to learn more about how food is produced but couldn’t really know where to turn. It can be exciting to get to share your passion. You want to start strong, but burn-off is a real thing. Try choosing one platform to focus on at first for your concern.
Stick to an advocacy schedule:
You’ll gain a community by interacting with the website, and that means posting. To keep yourself accountable, set a schedule of when you’ll always post. This can be every day or a couple a week. You can share about farming (advocacy) practices or even just a quick picture of what you did that day. Real, informational captions are worth their weight in gold.
Engage actively:
When markets get tough and the family farmer struggles or is forced to shut down his business due to difficult times, well, no one can think to see that. There are many agricultural bloggers and speakers out there who have generated enough interest to build brands, strengthen the message, and monetarize as a small business through social media influence or conference partnerships.
Don’t get discouraged:
To motivate the farmers in your area to speak about beneficial practices that help everyone just don’t be discouraged by anyone. Explaining your way of life on social media makes you very vulnerable, and it can be scary and get worse. You should be sure that some folks will disagree with what you share, and that’s okay. Remember that the point of sharing what you do is to create (respectful) conversation that both parties can grow from. We’ve heard time and time again that farmers need to share their story–it’s true, in order to put out reliable, real food information to everyone looking for it.
