Recently I came across a new social media platform that looks promising – Growing Connections, available for download at no cost from your mobile devices App or Play Store.

Growing Connections Smartphone App

Started by the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, it is a tool that allows farmers to post questions that are answered by more experienced farmers.  According to an article on Keloland.com, “I really like the app, you can take it with you in the field, if you see something you can find someone to discuss it with, look them up locally in your area, throughout the state, there’s a variety of people in it, with backgrounds and knowledge,” said Stiefvater.

For young farmers like Adam Eichacker, the app lets him ask more experienced farmers questions and get answers fast.

As more and more technology is added to the online farming community it was inevitable that a social media platform would emerge targeting the farming community with a voice that comes from farmers themselves. Unlike other platforms designed to “sell” solutions, the information on Growing Connections appears to be crowdsourced from the farming community.

Now for the disclaimers, this does not constitute an endorsement of the app, use at your own risk, etc. But it is worth a look!