"Agriculture, science …. And stuff like that"… A New Blog

"Agriculture, science …. And stuff like that"

Hello I’m Jill Walcroft from AgResearch NZ. I’ve been invited to write this blog.

“Agriculture,science and stuff like that”  is a new blog created by AgResearch scientist Jill Walcroft as part of an action research project investigating the ins and outs of science communication with social media.

I believe that science ideas are worth exploring and discussing, especially science to do with land. I feel that sometimes science is not very accessible.  So I’ve given myself a challenge, “can I present the stories in such a way that people’s eyes don’t glaze over after the first sentence”.  I am also keen to understand the reasons scientists may or may not see social media as a good avenue for communicating their scientific findings, and to hopefully find ways of enabling scientists to uptake up these technologies with some confidence.

Check out the first three stories I have posted.

1.       Cows with shade trees graze for longer

2.      What are novel endophytes and why are they so helpful?

3.      Clover and CO2 both onthe increase, find out about the clover here

Explore the blog in general at http://andstufflikethat.org/

Help with the study by giving me your opinion.  Please answer the 10 question survey after you read any of the stories.  Also - Comment on the blog if you’d like to share your ideas with other readers.

Thanks Jill