Where do social-media users get their plant health information? Results from the twittersphere

John Meador; Henry E. Creissen

Where do social-media users get their plant health information? Results from the twittersphere

John Meador^*
, Henry E. Creissen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Social media is widely becoming a platform for farmers and plant health
stakeholders to share and obtain information about plants. This may likely increase
in the future as more and more stakeholders become comfortable with using social
media as a part of their everyday lives. This research uses data collected from plant
stakeholders on Twitter based primarily in Scotland between 1 January 2019 and 1
January 2020. This analysis reveals that many stakeholders are actively engaging
in discussions around plant health, including around new pathogens and best
practices in plant health. However, most discussions occur in tightly clustered
networks. Active engagement with key stakeholders in plant health (farmers,
gardeners and media) may be an effective approach at ensure accurate information
is reaching those who need it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings Crop Production in Northern Britain 2020
Pages	111-116
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Print publication - 25 Feb 2020
Event	Crop Production in Northern Britain - Dundee, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Feb 2020 → 26 Feb 2020

Conference

Conference	Crop Production in Northern Britain
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Dundee
Period	25/02/20 → 26/02/20

Keywords

Social networks
twitter
plant health

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Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk

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1 Media contribution
Press/Media

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Where do social-media users get their plant health information? Results from the twittersphere

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AHDB Monitor Farm meeting: Measuring the unmeasurable – how to quantify IPM

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Integrated Pest Management: You're probably already doing it.

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