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Farmers and Facebook

By Dan Klefstad

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DeKalb – Many farmers use Facebook and Twitter to promote their farms and their produce. But Illinois corn farmers are less likely to do so. Now, the Corn Marketing Board is offering free workshops to get more farmers to talk to consumers about their product. The Board's Tricia Braid talks with WNIJ's Dan Klefstad.