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2. Exploration of dairy calf management practices and educational needs in vermont
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cosentino, Mia (author) and Smith, Julia M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12329
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 57, n. 5
- Notes:
- 26 pages, Proper calf care is important on dairy farms as management practices affect animal well-being and productivity as well as farm profitability. This article highlights areas of calf management needing improvement according to the results of a mixed-mode survey intended to provide a snapshot of calf management practices in Vermont. Areas for which improvement is needed aligned with farmers' identification of topics of interest and included calving management, nutrition (particularly neonatal feeding practices), and biosecurity (including vaccination). Extension professionals can draw on information about practices needing improvement and topics of interest to farmers to better position themselves to provide outreach tailored to the real and perceived needs of their clients.
3. Landowner and natural resources professional perceptions of silvopasture in central and north-central minnesota
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ford, Madeline M. (author), Zamora, Diomy S. (author), Blinn, Charles R. (author), Vaughan, Sophia (author), and Burkett, Eleanor (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12-01
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12321
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 57, n. 6
- Notes:
- 13 pages, Silvopasture is an agroforestry practice that combines trees, forage, and livestock in an intensively managed system. We surveyed landowners and natural resources professionals in Minnesota to determine their perceptions of silvopasture. Although most respondents had heard of silvopasture, few knew a lot about it. We concluded that there is a need for more educational programming that expands the knowledge of and provides technical assistance to landowners and natural resources professionals who want to add silvopasture to their management toolboxes.
4. Nebraska school gardens and the potential for science, technology, engineering, and math learning
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ingram, Erin (author) and Keshwani, Jenny (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12
- Published:
- United States: Journal of Extension
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12278
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 8, n. 6
- Notes:
- 23 pages, School-based growing spaces support student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning through authentic agricultural pursuits. We conducted a survey of Nebraska schools to characterize existing school-based growing spaces and to identify challenges limiting garden-based STEM learning. Our findings confirm the use of school-based growing spaces for kindergarten through 12th-grade STEM instruction, especially in the sciences. Opportunities for technology and engineering experiences are currently limited, and additional professional development support is needed to broaden garden-based STEM learning efforts. Our findings are relevant to current and future Extension efforts supporting school gardens, especially in rural agricultural communities.
5. Small farmers’ use of social media and other channels for marketing their agricultural products
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Moreno-Ortiz, Carlos Alberto (author), Peterson, Dr. Donna J. (author), Collart, Alba J. (author), Downey, Laura (author), Seal, Susan (author), and Gallardo, Roberto (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-10
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12409
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 59, Iss. 4
- Notes:
- 8 pages, We examined small farmers’ use of and preference for different channels for marketing agricultural products and explored differences by gender, age group, and education level. Farmers markets and social media were preferred channels, with participants under age 55 being more likely than those 55 and over to prefer and use social media and agree that social media would be useful for promoting products and increasing sales. While selling via social media could provide a larger market, one challenge is that the average age of Mississippi farm operators is 59. Therefore, Extension must consider multiple approaches for delivering training on marketing.
6. Social-ethical issues concerning the control strategy of animal diseases in the European Union
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- van Asseldonk, M.A. (author), Cohen, Nina E. (author), and Stassen, Elsbeth N. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26161
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- DOI 10.1007/s10460-007-9086-9
- Notes:
- OnlineEarly
7. Survey of farmers market managers in california: food safety perspectives
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Pires, Alda F. A. (author), Kukielka, Esther A. (author), Haghani, Viktoria (author), Stover, James K. (author), de Melo Ramos, Thais (author), Van Soelen Kim, Julia (author), and Jay-Russell, Michelle T. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12287
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 5
- Notes:
- 14 pages, We conducted a survey to characterize certified California farmers markets (FMs) regarding location, seasonality, size, product, product labeling, advertising methods, postharvest practices, regulations governing vendors, training offered, and training interests. Data obtained from the survey highlight the need for improvement regarding food safety and can serve as a basis for development of collaborative education by Extension educators, regulatory agencies, and FMs. Extension professionals can play a proactive role in such training opportunities, focusing outreach efforts for training according to applicable findings and including online training venues to maximize reach to stakeholders.