1 - 6 of 6
Number of results to display per page
Search Results
2. Ocean mist telling the artichoke story
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Boling, Ed (author)
- Format:
- Online news article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-29
- Published:
- United States
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12543
- Journal Title:
- The Packer
- Notes:
- 3pgs, Telling the narrative of produce is one key to any brand. Retailers and consumers need to hear it. It’s about education, says Chris Drew. “We’re telling the story of the artichoke,” said the CEO at Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms. “We’ve hosted clerks and managers from retail partners for tours of our fields and facility. We hope to de-intimidate people with the artichoke.
3. Poor plant health slashes earnings of an ag innovator and job creator in rural kentucky
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Carey, Liz (author)
- Format:
- online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-27
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12822
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 4pgs, AppHarvest has expanded its controlled-environment agriculture from producing only tomatoes to include greens, berries, and cucumbers. Does a deep drop in revenue point to problems or just growing pains?
4. Produce safety: what we know about animal intrusion, proximity
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- NIKOLICH, GEORGE (author)
- Format:
- Opinion
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-29
- Published:
- United States
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12542
- Journal Title:
- The Packer
- Notes:
- 2pgs, Animal intrusion into produce fields has been an obvious food safety risk for some time. More recently, the risks associated with proximity to animal agriculture and habitats — including evidence for commodities other than leafy greens — have received high-profile interest, demanding increased attention from the fresh produce industry.
5. Social inequalities influencing awareness of good agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in murang'a county in Kenya
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mwang, James Muhuni (author), Chitere, Preston Orieko (author), and Kariuki, James Gichuru (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-10-10
- Published:
- Poland: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12680
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 65, N. 3
- Notes:
- 8 pages, Awareness of GLOBAL G.A.P. standards is the bedrock for the growth of export horticulture as it provides livelihoods to many small-scale farmers in developing countries. However, non-compliance with food safety requirements has evoked questions about farmers’ levels of awareness. Previous studies have overlooked the awareness-seeking behavior of smallholder farmers with diverse social characteristics. Therefore, this study was conducted in Murang’a County in Kenya to investigate the influence of social characteristics on awareness-exposure behavior among smallholder French bean farmers. The study systematically selected 115 small-scale French bean farmers. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews to elicit the data. Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics by employing Pearson’s correlation and the Chi-square test. The study found that farmers differed in their awareness of different components that constitute GLOBAL G.A.P. Gender, farmer’s position in household, occupation, and wealth status were among the social inequalities that had a significant influence on the awareness of GLOBAL G.A.P. standards. In addition, farmer’s participation in awareness forums and affiliation with multiple sources of information on GLOBAL food safety standards had a significant influence on their level of awareness. This study recommends that proponents of farming innovations should always consider the socioeconomic status of potential adopters.
6. Understanding Current Labor Shortage and Mechanization in New Jersey Nursery Crop Operations
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gohil, Hemant (author), Waller, Timothy (author), and Cabrera, Raul (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-19
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12791
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 60, N. 4
- Notes:
- 8pgs, We conducted a survey of New Jersey’s nursery industry to understand the current levels of labor shortage, how this has affected specific tasks related to the production capacity of the industry, and the actual level of mechanization. Survey results identified priority areas needing mechanization. There is a need for greater mechanization in almost all areas of nursery production to reduce the reliance on labor and or improve the efficiency of labor. Other Implications related to Extension programming on nursery mechanization are also discussed.