As misconceptions spread, agriculture's best PR approach is education

As the number of people involved with agriculture is decreasing and as social media allows for misconceptions to spread like wildfire, we now have the responsibility of providing education as well as food. The USDA states that more than 90 percent of the population is not involved with ag production. This disconnect leads to misconceptions that can spread easily throughout social outlets and even the news. In response, events where the non-ag public visits farms or farmers visit with consumers at public locations such as grocery stores are growing in popularity. –AgDaily.com Read more…