November issue., Article investigated two examples of group extension for knowledge exchange and innovation among farmers, discussions within the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) in Ireland and monitor farms in Scotland.
Online via cattlenetwork.com. "Best of Drovers - this month's top stories." 2 pages., Involves the defamation settlement Disney paid to Beef Products Inc. for faulty, damaging reporting by ABC-TV involving the BPI product, lean finely textured beef.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: D07917
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5 pages., Author of "Bare Knuckles" blog shares with members of the AgriculturalRelations Council hs blog about "how the beef industry responded to soddy science and shoddy reporting about cancer risk in red and processed meats.."
Addressed the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries beef extension team in enabling change in producer practice. Findings were based on a survey of randomly selected producers who had engaged with the project from 2011 to 2015. "This analysis has shown the value in conducting a robust evaluation program both for demonstrating practice change and informing future extension programs."
Risius, Antje (author), Hamm, Ulrich (author), and University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agriculture, Food and Agricultural Marketing, Steinstr.19, Witzenhausen, Germany
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-02
Published:
Germany: Elsevier Ltd.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08138
