I’m thinking that Future Farmers for America had their expectations set a bit too low when they launched their social networking site last October.
The goal, as the founders would have us believe, was to have 100 members by year’s end. I got an email recently and saw this piece from Medill Reports that the membership has grown to more than 1,100.
The site – www.farmersforthefuture.com – has members in all 50 states and 74 countries. I’m still trying to figure out if the site works for me, but since I’m not a real farmgirl yet, I’m not as desperate to connect.
I’m pulling for the network’s success though because it’s so important for young farmers to not only connect with one another, but to also make connections with veterans. That’s why it’s been particularly heartening to see old timers plugging in too.
Virtual Farmgirl 
I am a member of Farmers for the Future, and it really is growing by leaps and bounds. Another new social networking site for farmers/ranchers is CattleGrower. Though its name implies that it is for Cattle Ranchers, it is for people who raise all sorts of livestock: horses, alpacas, llamas, swine, sheep, etc.As an alpaca grower it’s great for me to connect with other people who have livestock experience but who may be unfamiliar with alpacas. If you’d like to check it out the address is http://www.cattlegrower.comI spend way more time on these networks than on Facebook.
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Thanks very much for the tip. I’ll check it out…even though we haven’t started a livestock operation…yet. I’m thinking we’re getting closer to bringing in some goats.
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I am a member of Farmers for the Future, and it really is growing by leaps and bounds. Another new social networking site for farmers/ranchers is CattleGrower. Though its name implies that it is for Cattle Ranchers, it is for people who raise all sorts of livestock: horses, alpacas, llamas, swine, sheep, etc.As an alpaca grower it’s great for me to connect with other people who have livestock experience but who may be unfamiliar with alpacas. If you’d like to check it out the address is http://www.cattlegrower.comI spend way more time on these networks than on Facebook.
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Thanks very much for the tip. I’ll check it out…even though we haven’t started a livestock operation…yet. I’m thinking we’re getting closer to bringing in some goats.
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