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2. Adoption of biogas: a story from rural Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Akram, Waqar (author), Lohano, Heman (author), and Jan, Malik Inayatullah (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2017-07-30
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: D09421
- Notes:
- Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 1, 2017. 13 pages.
3. Assessing the radio programming and potential role of preferred by farmers radio stations to disseminate agricultural technologies in eastern Uganda
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hailu, Girma (author), Khan, Zeyaur R. (author), Pittchar, Jimmy O. (author), and Ochatum, Nathan (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-01-01
- Published:
- ESci Journals Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11159
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 5(2)
- Notes:
- 14 pages., via online journal, The study evaluated the potential of 19 radio stations to promote new or improved agricultural technologies to strengthen agricultural extension services. Key informant interviews were conducted with the station and/or program managers of the selected radio stations. Two female respondents i.e. from UBC Radio, and Impact FM and 17 male respondents from the remaining radio stations were interviewed. The survey used semi structured questionnaire to determine broadcasting languages, radio transmitter capacity, geographical coverage and audience, major programs and scheduling, use of modern ICT, staff capacity and feedback mechanism from the audience as well as experience in agricultural programming using participatory radio campaign. The collected data was analyzed using content analysis. 16 of the radio stations are commercial while the remaining three belong to public, community and religious radio stations. The potential audience of the surveyed radio stations varied from one to ten million. Seven broadcasting languages (English, Luganda, Lugisu, Lusoga, Japadhola, Ateso and Samia) were predominant, while English and Luganda cut across all communities. The estimated number of audience for each radio station varies from one to ten million listeners. The results also indicate that agricultural programs are not a major component of radio program with time allocation for agrictural programs comprising only 15 percent of total time allocation. However, ten radio stations had previous collaboration with international, regional or national NGOs to promote specific agricultural technology. Radio broadcasters of these radio stations had some form of agricultural programming including participatory radio campaign. Building on this experience, it is possible to reach more farmers through radio to strengthen adoption of recommended agricultural technologies.
4. Community-based grazing marketing: barriers and benefits related to the adoption of best management practices in grazing systems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- King, Audrey E.H. (author), Baker, Lauri M. (author), and Tomlinson, Peter J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- USA: Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: D08657
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 101(1) : 44-55
5. Determinants of farmers' intention to adopt water saving measures: evidence from Italy
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Pino, Giovanni (author), Toma, Pierluigi (author), Rizzo, Cristian (author), Miglietta, Pier Paolo (author), Peluso, Alessandro M. (author), and Guido, Gianluigi (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-01-08
- Published:
- Italy
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: D07841
- Journal Title:
- Sustainability
- Journal Title Details:
- 9(1) : 77
- Notes:
- 14 pages.
6. Diffusion of agricultural practices and technology contributions of Iowa State University faculty
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kern, K. Robert (author)
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10398
- Notes:
- 8 pages., K. Robert Kern Collection.
7. Experiential nursey integrated pest management workshop series to enhance grower practice adoption
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- LeBude, Anthony (author), Fulcher, Amy (author), Dubois, Jean-Jacque (author), Braman, S. Kris (author), Chappell, Matthew (author), Chong, J.C. (author), Derr, Jeffrey (author), Gauthier, Nicole (author), Hale, Frank (author), Klingeman, William (author), Knox, Gary (author), Neal, Joseph (author), Windham, Alan (author), and North Carolina State University University of Tennessee National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management University of Georgia Clemson University Virginia Tech University of Kentucky University of Florida
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-12
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10344
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(6) : 772-781
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via online journal., Three, 2-day hands-on experiential learning workshops were presented in three southeastern United States cities in June 2014, by the Southern Nursery Integrated Pest Management (SNIPM) working group. Attendees were provided 4 hours of instruction including hands-on demonstrations in horticultural management, arthropods, plant diseases, and weeds. Participants completed initial surveys for gains in knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as their intentions to adopt various integrated pest management (IPM) practices after the workshop. After 3 years, participants were again surveyed to determine practice adoption. Respondents changed their IPM practice behavior because of attending the workshops. Those returning the survey set aside more time to scout deliberately for pests, plant diseases, and weeds; used a standardized sampling plan when scouting; and adopted more sanitation practices to prevent plant disease. Fewer horticultural management practices were adopted than respondents originally intended. Future emphasis should be placed on using monitoring techniques to estimate pest emergence, for example, traps and pheromone lures, as well as plant phenology and record keeping. However, more work is needed to highlight both the immediate and long-term economic benefits of IPM practice adoption in southeastern U.S. nursery production.
8. Frost protection for Georgia peach varieties: Current practices and information needs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Simnitt, Skyler (author), Borisova, Tatiana (author), Chavez, Dario (author), Olmstead, Mercy (author), and University of Florida University of Georgia
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-06
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10443
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(3) : 344-353
- Notes:
- 11 pages., Via journal article., The study focuses on frost protection for early-season (early-ripening) peach (Prunus persica) varieties, which are an important crop for producers in the southeastern United States. Using in-depth interviews with four major Georgia peach producers, we explore their frost protection management strategies. This information is the first step in developing a comprehensive research agenda to advise cost-effective frost protection methods for peach cultivation. We found that peach producers are concerned about frost impacts on their crops. Although early-season peach varieties are particularly susceptible to frost impacts, producers still dedicate significant acreage to these varieties, aiming to extend the market window, satisfy sales contracts, and meet obligations for hired labor. However, early-season varieties do not result in high profits, so producers prefer to concentrate on frost protection for mid- and late-season varieties. Producers employ a variety of frost protection methods, including passive methods (such as planting sensitive varieties in areas less susceptible to frost and adjusting pruning/thinning schedules) and active methods (such as frost protection irrigation and wind machines). The choice among active frost protection methods is based on factors such as the planning horizon, initial investment needs, frequency of frost events, and the effectiveness of the frost protection method. Problem areas that producers identified included improving the effectiveness of frost protection methods; reducing initial investments required to install frost protection systems; and employing better spatial targeting and configuration of frost protection strategies (to reduce investment costs while maintaining or improving the effectiveness of frost protection). Although the initial investment costs of enhanced protection systems may limit producers from actually adopting such methods, the operating costs of such systems are relatively low and have a limited effect on the decision to employ frost protection during a particular frost event. However, producers use information about critical temperatures for different bud stages, and hence, improving the quality of information regarding frost susceptibility can help producers make better frost protection decisions (and potentially reduce electricity costs and water use for frost protection).
9. Imagined Facebook: an exploratory study of non-users' perceptions of social media in rural Zambia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wyche, Susan (author) and Baumer, Eric P.S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- Zambia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09327
- Journal Title:
- New Media and Society
- Journal Title Details:
- 19(7) : 1092-1108
10. Impact of mass media and extension worker contact on degree of adoption of improved animal husbandry practices by livestock farmers of Tarai area of district U.S. Nagar
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Arora, A.S. (author), Dawra, Vasundhara (author), Kumar, Avadhesh (author), and Dabas, Y.P.S. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-06
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10646
- Journal Title:
- Veterinary Practitioner
- Journal Title Details:
- 18 (1): 152-153
- Notes:
- 3 pages., via online journal., The successful transfer of improved animal husbandry practices depends considerably on the effective communication thereby increasing the adoption level among the livestock farmers and ultimately production of our livestock. An efficient as well as effective communication would create congenial environment to stimulate the adoption of evolved animal husbandry practices. However, the identification and utilization of effective source and channels of communication are the essential prerequisite for the same. Correlation of mass media exposure and extension worker contact was positively significant with degree of adoption of selected animal husbandry practices. It clearly indicates that as the mass media exposure and extension worker contact among livestock farmers increases, the degree of adoption of these selected animal husbandry practices also increases, i.e. vaccination, deworming, urea treatment of poor quality roughages, feeding of mineral mixture, use of hybrid seed for fodder production, concentrate feeding and use of artificial insemination in their animals. It was concluded that due importance should be given to mass media exposure and extension worker contact for effective and successful dissemination of animal husbandry practices