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So, You Talk to Cows? A Podcast for Agricultural Communicators

This is a podcast for people learning about or working in agricultural communications. In each episode, we talk to a communications professional that specialized in the agricultural field and learn from them. We discuss tips to improve our craft, future projections for our industry, and potential challenges. The podcast is hosted by Erica Irlbeck, a professor of agricultural communications at Texas Tech University.

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So, You Talk to Cows? A Podcast for Agricultural Communicators

Social Media Advocacy - Tara VanderDussen

July 07, 2023 • Erica Irlbeck • Season 2 • Episode 5

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Tara VanderDussen is one of the most influential leaders in social media advocacy for the agricultural industry. She is a courageous myth buster and does a fabulous job of promoting dairy and ag in general.
In this episode she shares some of her strategies and plans for creating a good platform. I met Tara for the first time when I interviewed her after a devastating blizzard took a toll on New Mexico and Texas dairies several years ago. She was a great speaker then and has gotten even better through the years.

She's on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. She also has her own podcast with her business partner, Natalie Kovarik: Discover Ag. Be sure to listen, it's really good.

Also, she referenced a quote from the movie, Coach Carter. I found it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_fDhqRk_Ro&t=8s

Finally, the book she mentioned is A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah Maas.