Social Networking for Agricultural Businesses

Are you interested in learning how social networking tools can benefit your agricultural business?  Curious how Twitter and Facebook can allow you to stay connected to your customers?  Learn how blogs, YouTube, and podcasts can help you share your farm story and market your business and products.

Join us for a series of four webinars (each held twice) over the course of seven weeks.  Each webinar will address at least one social networking tool and how it can be used by farms and other ag businesses.  The final webinar will highlight how an actual farm has successfully integrated the use of several social networking tools. 

Social Networking For Agricultural Businesses Schedule:

1. Introduction to Social Networking & Twitter - October 6th at 10:00 a.m. or October 12th at 2:00 p.m.
2. Facebook - October 14th at 10:00 a.m. or October 21st at 2:00 p.m.
3. YouTube, foursquare, blogs & podcasts - October 26th at 10:00 a.m. or November 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
4. Putting it All Together - November 8th at 2:00 p.m. or November 18th at 10:00 a.m.

The URL for all webinars is https://breeze.psu.edu/socialmedia/.

Please note, to participate in any webinar you will need to use must have a "Friends of Penn State" account.  Sign up for a "Friends of Penn State" account at https://fps.psu.edu/.  Signing up takes less than five minutes!

9th Annual "Day on a Dairy Farm" Event




Evergreen Lane Farm - The Tompkins' Family

     The 9th annual Day on a Dairy Farm will be held Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Evergreen Lane Farm located on Mitchell Road near Montrose, Pa.  Evergreen Lane Farm is owned and operated by the Tompkins family - Mark, Cindy, Trevor, and Mariah. 

     The event, Day on a Dairy Farm, is organized in part by the Susquehanna County Dairy Promotions Court.  The court consists of the 2010-11 Susquehanna County Dairy Princess Olivia Mitchell, 2010-11 Susquehanna County Alternate Dairy Princess Allison Kiefer, Dairy Ambassadors Mariah Tompkins, Callie Curley, Lydia Watkins, Dairy Maids Madeline Mitchell, Cassidy Greenwood, and Ali Teel.   



Susquehanna County Dairy Promotion Court

     Day on a Dairy Farm is an educational and fun event full of activities for all ages and it's FREE!

     Come on out and enjoy a tour of the dairy facilities, learn how MILK gets from the cow to your dinner table, find out why you need "3 Every Day," play dairy trivia, visit the petting zoo, take a horse drawn wagon ride, enjoy delicious dairy foods including milk, cheese, and much more!

     For more information contact the Dairy Promotion Committee members Evie Goff, ecg4@psu.edu or 570-278-1212 or Mary Puzo, puzofamily@yahoo.com or 570-278-4704.

     Directions to Evergreen Lane Farm: From Montrose take State Route 29 North approximately three miles, turn right onto Mitchell Road.  The farm is located on the approximately one mile on the right.  From the New York State line, Mitchell Road is located approximately 10 miles south on Route 29. 

     Farm Address: 650 Mitchell Road, Montrose, PA  18801