Ditch the Rule Grassroots Communications Effort

That is a Missouri Farm Bureau’s Klay family’s YouTube Video to Frozen’s tune Let it Go — one of the many things available when you explore #ditchtherule. The American Farm Bureau has taken the grass roots participation up a notch through their social media campaign — hashtag DitchTheRule.
In our continuing conversation about EPA’s proposed expansion of the Clean Water Act. Oregon’s Farm Bureau Anne Marie Moss shares more contemporary campaign — mainly through social media
Moss: “They’ve just really put it all out in a timely manner and had a lot of options. So from my perspective, this is one of the first and I think the most expansive social media campaigns that the American Farm Bureau has spearheaded. And I think it has been really effective. I think a lot farmers and ranchers have made comments to the EPA — which at the end of the day is what we are trying to accomplish here.”
So have you taken the time to comment on the EPA’s proposed expansion of the Clean Water Act and the narrowing of interpretation of what defines farming and ranching activities? Not sure where to start? Learn more at your state’s Farm Bureau website or google ditch the rule.