2019 December Board Book

California Dairy Farmers Facebook Page Recap, Q3 July 1 – September 30, 2019

Membership During Q3, the members of the California Dairy Farmers Facebook page experienced its largest growth of the year, with an 8.6-percent increase from 529 follower to 579. For 2019, the page has seen a 20.4-percent increase in members (461 to 579). Here is a look at the growth over the previous four quarters.

2019 Q2 – 6.4% (495 to 529) 2019 Q1 – 6.9% (461 to 495) 2018 Q4 – 0.4% (459 to 461) 2018 Q3 – 0.7% (456 to 459)

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Growth grew steadily from the beginning of July through the end of August, with 45 people joining during the period.

While 50 people joined the community during the period, this number has the potential to grow with 30 requests for membership that are currently in the vetting process. The vetting process identified 39 individuals who were not appropriate members for the page’s community (26 people declined and 13 blocked).