Do you, or the organisations that you are passionate about, use Youtube??? A quick search for ‘rural australia’ on Youtube brings up only one regular user….why aren’t we harnassing the power of this free service better???!!!
When someone starts to complain at your next industry group meeting that people in the city just don’t listen and have the wrong idea about rural people and their industries (which I think is generally accepted as a fact), ask them when they last posted on Youtube.
Now, I know that you would probably be thrown out of the meeting for suggesting such a crazy idea, or at least have everyone look at you with a great deal of concern, but it would be worth planting the seed of the idea (and admittedly, most organisations have one or two quick clips posted eg. the Agforce, Every Family Needs a Farmer campaign ads are there – but it doesn’t come up when I search ‘rural australia’)………………. BUT, my point is, the people who feed the urban population the misinformed, outdated or stereotypical views use this internet tool regularly and with finesse.
Grab a beverage and watch/participate with this clip. I am not in any way saying that this clip relates to rural issues or that these guys are misinformed (so please don’t sue me!!), but as you watch it imagine what we could be doing to get the real story about agriculture out there………………………..
The Green Police interactive quiz
Tags: agriculture, Outback Growth Club, rural image, wednesday with wendy, Wendy Agar, youtube clip
