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2. Bridging the digital divide
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12184
- Journal Title:
- High Country News
- Journal Title Details:
- 53(4) : 7-8
- Notes:
- Online from publication via subscription., A new report focuses on internet infrastructures on tribal lands and how tribes can use it to strengthen their sovereignty.
3. Desert art, offline
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Paoletta, Kyle (author)
- Format:
- Review
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12163
- Journal Title:
- High Country News
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(3) : 44
- Notes:
- Online from publisher via subscription., Instagram-ready installations often frame the desert as austere. What are the alternative ways of looking at the land? Author invites engaging with the reality of the desert rather than the cartoon of it.
4. EWG (Environmental Working Group) releases 2021 "dirty dozen" and "clean 15" lists
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nickle, Ashley (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12133
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- Online from publication. 2 pages., Identification of produce items cited as problematic and acceptable by the Environmental Working Group. Article indicates that more than 99 percent of produce samples tested for these reports have residue levels that are compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards (which EWG considers insufficient).
5. FDA's food safety and nutrition survey 2019 survey
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lando, Amy (author / U.S. Food and Drug Administration), Verrill, Linda (author / U.S. Food and Drug Administration), and Wu,Fanfan (author / U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12132
- Notes:
- Online from publisher., National probability consumer survey designed to assess consumers' awareness, knowledge, understanding, and self-reported behaviors relating to a variety of food safety and nutrition-related topics. 76 pages. This printed research summary includes only the table of contents, executive summary, key findings regarding food safety and nutrition, and methodology used.
6. In a refinery's ashes, hope for an end to decades of pollution
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hurdle, Jon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-28
- Published:
- USA: Yale School of Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D12110
- Journal Title:
- Yale Environment 360
- Notes:
- Via online magazine. 9 pages., An old 1,300-acre oil refining site in South Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution center. "But the developers of these brownfields must confront a legacy of toxic pollution and neglect of surrounding communities of color." A Philadelphia council member reports, "We have a long way to go as relates to community engagement, as well as paying attention to the environmental remediation process."
7. National poll shows COVID-19 taking heavy toll on farmers' mental health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-07
- Published:
- USA: Henderson Communications L.L.C., Adel, Iowa.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12077
- Notes:
- Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Summary of findings from a poll conducted recently by the American Farm Bureau Federation. "The results of a new poll clearly demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-ranging impacts among rural adults and farmers/farmworkers." Findings also identified main obstacles to seeking help or treatment for mental health condition, the most trusted sources for information about mental health, impressions of the importance of mental health in rural communities and the importance of reducing stigma surrounding mental health.
8. New program addresses issues of health access, understanding for Illinois residents
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Koon, Samantha (author / University of Illinois Extension)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12159
- Journal Title:
- ACES@Illinois
- Notes:
- Online issue. 3 pages., Announces a new core program area, Integrated Health Disparities, in Illinois Extension. Purpose: "To provide leadership and resources in the crusade to address health inequities." Priority issues will include health promotion and education, healthcare access, behavioral health, and community well-being.
9. Objective vs. subjective data: finding accurate farmer information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Blog
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-05
- Published:
- USA: Farm Market iD, Westmont, Illinois.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12076
- Notes:
- Online from publisher. 4 pages., Summarizes benefits of objectively-sourced data from sources like the USDA, public and private data firms, geospatial insights and analysis, and more. Cites weaknesses of farmer surveys, promotions, registration forms and other similar sources.
10. Rural remedy: a virtual telementoring program helps the West respond to the pandemic
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kutz, Jessica (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12152
- Journal Title:
- High Country News
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(3) : 9
- Notes:
- Online from publication., Describes a medical telementoring and telemonitoring program, Project ECHO, created by a New Mexico gastroenterologist, Dr. Sanjeev Arora. This model features connections and interactions between specialists and physicians working in rural areas and state prisons. It is now leading training nationally and globally (with the World Health Organization) to address urgent issues like vaccine hesitancy and the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
11. Science - especially climate research - needs a "sunshine" law
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Thacker, Paul D. (author)
- Format:
- unknown
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02-15
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12108
- Notes:
- Online from Radio Free. 3 pages., Author reports on helping the U.S. Senate draft and pass the Physician Payments Sunshine Act a decade ago. It requires companies to report monies and gifts they give physicians, which are known to influence what doctors prescribe or promote. "We need a 'sunshine law' for science that would expose all sorts of conflicts of interest and industry manipulation that skew research on food, synthetical chemicals, pesticides, air pollution, genetic technology, and the climate."
12. Social media dilemma
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zimmerman, Chuck (author / ZimmComm News Media, Cantonment, Florida)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02-12
- Published:
- International: Zimmcomm New Media, Cantonment, Florida.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12106
- Notes:
- Online from ZimmComm News Media. 2 pages., A pioneer in agricultural uses of new social media expresses concern about FaceBook, Twitter, and YouTube having become political weapons. "Since the election, the level of censorship on all of the major social media platforms has just skyrocketed. Never in our wildest dreams did we ever think that freedom of speech and the press might be endangered in this country, but we do believe it is right now." FaceBook and Twitter platforms "are both essentially business platforms. Author reports a decision to put a temporary hold on ZimmComm business FaceBook accounts.
13. Soy dairy performance metrics
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Krause, Julia (author), Cornelius M. (author), Goldsmith, P. (author), and Mzungu, M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-01
- Published:
- Kenya: Africa Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12993
- Journal Title:
- African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
- Journal Title Details:
- V.21, N.10
- Notes:
- 24 pages, Soybean (Glycine max (L. Merr.) has been a crop of interest to address both poverty and malnutrition in the developing world because of its high levels of both protein and oil, and its adaptability to grow in tropical environments. Development practitioners and policymakers have long sought value added opportunities for local crops to move communities out of poverty by introducing processing or manufacturing technologies. Soy dairy production technologies sit within this development conceptual model. To the researchers’ knowledge, no research to date measures soy dairy performance, though donors and NGOs have launched hundreds of enterprises over the last 18 years. The lack of firm-level data on operations limits the ability of donors and practitioners to fund and site sustainable dairy businesses. Therefore, the research team developed and implemented a recordkeeping system and training program first, as a 14-month beta test with a network of five dairies in Ghana and Mozambique in 2016-2017. Learning from the initial research then supported a formal research rollout over 18 months with a network of six different dairies in Malawi and key collaboration from USAID’s Agricultural Diversification activity. None of the beta or rollout dairies kept records prior to the intervention. The formal rollout resulted in a unique primary dataset to address the soy dairy performance knowledge gap. The results of analysis show that the dairies, on average, achieve positive operating margins of 61%, yet cannot cover the fixed costs associated with depreciation, amortization of equipment and infrastructure, working capital, marketing and promotion, and regulatory compliance. The enterprises in our sample operate only at 9% of capacity, which limits their ability to cover the normal fixed costs associated with the business. The challenge is not the technology itself, as when operated, it produces a high-quality dairy product. The challenges involve a business that requires too much capital for normal operations relative to a nascent and small addressable market.
14. The dirty dozen: Remembering our safety seven
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sims, Tamika (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA: International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12153
- Notes:
- Online from publisher. 3 pages., Author suggests that say one form of produce is safer and more nutritional than another should be avoided. Cites top seven things to remember about eating healthy and safe foods "when this year's (or any year's) "Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen" lists invade your social media streams."
15. The lost art of conversation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Johnson, Mark (author)
- Format:
- Editorial
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA: Cooperative Communicators Association, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12164
- Journal Title:
- CCA Connect
- Notes:
- Online from publisher. 2 pages., Advice to young journalists. "As a professional, you have to be better than only an instagram post writer. You must consciously and intentionally develop your skills of conversation. Sit down with your granny and ask her about her life as a young girl. Find out what your papaw was really thinking and feeling as he stepped onto some faraway battlefield as a terrified kid. And when you interview that farmer or lineman or craftsperson for your Co-op's publication, find out why they do what they do, not just what they do."
16. Women's group effectively speaks on behalf of the busy farmer
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12162
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- Online from publisher. 3 pages., Activities and achievements of the California Women's Association, a volunteer organization of women concerned about challenges to California agriculture. Consists of 21 local chapters that focus on promoting agriculture locally and providing scholarships to students majoring in farming-related majors.