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The Agriculture Industry’s Challenge: Marketing Meat to Millennials

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Starting Early Although millennials remain something of a challenge for the meat industry, it is not a new challenge; agricultural marketers have been working on it since members of generation Y were in grade school. “There are over 80 million folks that are considered millennials. Could it work?

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Tuesday Buzz: Say No to Wine and Cheese, Nonprofits

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Speaking to Alexis Lux of the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, Ragland highlights what’s needed to create meaningful experiences for donors. Sladek, by the way, will be leading a learning lab on the topic of millennials at ASAE’s 2014 Annual Meeting & Exposition next month. Other good reads.

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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

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Rockford, the smallest city on the list, topped the charts on the speed front; Oklahoma City had the most reliable connections. Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10.