Syracuse, N.Y. – Online conversations and content is a leading source of information for the public about how their food is produced. If you are a dairy farmer or are engaged in the dairy industry, DairyFAN is looking for you.
The Dairy Food Advocacy Network (DairyFAN) is sponsored by American Dairy Association North East, the local dairy checkoff organization, and is designed for dairy farmers and young dairy professionals in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Northern Virginia who enjoy participating in online conversations about where our food comes from and how it’s produced. The program helps hone social media AGvocacy skills to better-engage in digital discussions about food and agriculture. DairyFAN will help participant’s by providing guidance on how to beef up social media accounts both personally and professionally; opportunities to build networks within the agriculture industry; access to exclusive industry initiatives and events.
According to DairyFAN member, Jennifer Banker, Pottsdam, N.Y., "The population today is becoming more social media savvy. They get all their information from Facebook and other social platforms. DairyFAN has been one of the best training platforms I have had that helps you with social media. It is important for farmers to be able to communicate with the general public, so that the general public won't be afraid to ask where their food comes from.”
Interested in applying for DairyFAN? Join us on March 7 at 12 noon or March 9 at 7 p.m. for a webinar on “How to Be a Social Media AGvocate.” visit www.Dairyspot.com > For Dairy Farmers > Dairy FAN (http://www.dairyspot.com/dairy-farming/for-dairy-farmers/dairyfan-2/ ) to register for the webinar and to apply for DairyFAN.
The Dairy Food Advocacy Network (DairyFAN) is a sponsored by American Dairy Association North East. For more information, please contact Emma Andrew at eandrew@milk4u.org.
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About American Dairy Association North East
American Dairy Association North East (ADA North East) is the local management organization funded by participating dairy farmer’s checkoff investment to build demand and sales for milk and dairy foods throughout the local region. Representing more than 12,000 dairy farm families in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and northern Virginia, ADANE develops and implements local programs to drive milk and dairy sales at retail outlets and in schools. The organization also conducts consumer education about dairy through events, traditional and social media, and in collaboration with health professionals through National Dairy Council®. ADA North East works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™, the national dairy checkoff organization, to support nutrition research, national partnerships and developing export markets for dairy to bring a fully integrated promotion program to the region. For more information, visit www.dairyspot.com.
Source: American Dairy Association North East
