Live Stream Farm Tour June 12 at Wayne County Farm

A dairy farm in Newark, Wayne County, is having a live stream farm tour on its Facebook page June 12.

The El-Vi Farms LLC on Pelis Road is having the event from 5 to 6 p.m. June 12. On its Facebook page, it invites folks to "Join us for a live stream farm tour via our Facebook page. On June 12th at 5pm in promotion of dairy month, see how we care for our cows on a daily basis."

Go to the farm's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/El-VI-Farms-LLC-114974595209911/

Social Media is Changing the Holstein World

A great read.

Check it out at http://www.thebullvine.com/dairy-cattle-marketing/social-media-changing-holstein-world/

Twitter Still on Fire with Anti-Panera Bread Controversy

OMG! 

Got on Twitter Sunday afternoon after being away for a day and 19 of 50 of the first tweets I see are on the Panera Bread controversy.

Here are some of the tweets:

Ashley Knapton: Anyone else wish they could see the look on the @panerabread's PR's face when they get to work on Monday? #pluckezchicken

Andrew Goodrich: @panerabread 6 am on a Sunday morning and I'm checking withdrawals on fat cattle. Man I feel lazy. #pluckezchicken

Shannon: #PluckEZChicken At the farmers market this morning and those lazy farmers were there and set up by 8am. The nerve!

Dianne Bettin: Panera Bread - don't use fear to sell food! #pluckezchicken

Here is a response from Panera Bread as posted by AgWired:

Go to http://agwired.com/2013/07/26/panera-breads-lazy-response-to-offensive-promotional-campaign/ to check it out. 

And here are some of Panera Bread's tweets:

@VLynnVLV Sorry if you were offended by our EZ Chicken posts, Valerie. We truly appreciate entire farming community & all their hard work.

@MrsZookeeper We never intended to insult anyone with our EZ Chicken posts, especially farmers. We truly appreciate all their hard work.

Go to http://dairycarrie.com/2013/07/23/dear-panera-bread-company/ on Dairy Carrie's blog to see how the whole controversy began.

Read more about the issue by going to Twitter and searching @EZChicken or #pluckEZchicken.