About the Brief
The Ag Marketing Brief is your once-a-month roundup of practical strategies, market trends, and audience insights for advertising in agriculture across Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.
Whether you’re a media buyer, marketing manager, or local business trying to reach farmers and ranchers, this brief delivers real-world tools to help you cut through the noise and connect with rural audiences that matter.
We dig into questions like:
• How do farmers consume media today?
• Does digital advertising actually work in ag?
• How do you reach producers in the tractor or feed truck?
• What makes ag marketing different from consumer marketing?
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Each piece is written with ag marketers, advertisers, and rural businesses in mind.

How to Advocate for Agriculture Through Advertising and Marketing
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How to Talk to a Farmer or Rancher (And What Not to Say)
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