12 pages, eOrganic, the Organic Agriculture Community of eXtension, has conducted webinars on organic farming research for over a decade. I examined questions asked by farmers and university researchers or educators during 52 webinars presented 2015–2017. A higher proportion of questions asked by farmers than questions asked by researchers/educators were about risks, benefits, and problem solving, and the farmers' questions contained many innovative ideas about production. A higher proportion of researcher/educator questions than farmer questions related to details of research studies, though farmers also posed questions about research methods. This article contains suggestions about tailoring research presentations to farmer audiences and confirms the mutual benefits of collaborations between farmers and researchers.
Telg, Ricky (author), Irani, Tracy (author), and Thakadu, O.T. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-02-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29982
Notes:
Presented at the Agricultural Communications Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 7-9, 2010. 28 pages.
Nair, P.K.R. (author) and Nair, Vimala D. (author)
Format:
E-book
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
International: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10617
Notes:
142 pages., via UI online catalog., Intended primarily for early career professionals as students, scientists, and scholars in agriculture and natural resources. Addresses their trials, tribulations, and frustrations in authoring scientific publications in English language.
Moss, Geoffrey (author) and Moss Associates Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
New Zealand
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: C28211
Notes:
From author. 2 pages., Author describes a successful technique, "Ten-minute specials," for organizing farmer meetings. "Many years ago our organisation came to the conclusion that one hour was far too long to give any speaker at a farmers' meeting."
Krause, Amber (author), Meyers, Courtney (author), Irlbeck, Erica (author), and Chambers, Todd (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2016-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08142
Notes:
Research paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS), in San Antonio, Texas, February 7-8, 2016. 26 pages.
