Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25987
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Article published in the Times-News, Hendersonville, North Carolina. 2 pages., Describes results of two roundtables that brought the newspaper together with readers "to examine questions of the public's trust in journalism."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06433
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Website of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. 2 pages., Agricultural journalist describes paralysis of agriculture news in Burundi. Reports having been interrogated by police.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20062
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5 pages; from "Extending Extension; beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking", APEN 2003 Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, November 26-28, 2003
Coble, Keith H. (author / Mississippi State University), Knight, Thomas O. (author / Texas Tech), Patrick, George F. (author / Purdue University), Baquet, Alan E. (author / University of Nebraska - Lincoln), and Hall, David C. (author / International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya)
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Article
Publication Date:
2003-12
Published:
USA
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30408
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05754
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Online from Rural Reporters. 3 pages., Addresses the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in strengthening the rural sector of developing countries, with emphasis on Africa.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20064
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10 pages; from "Extending Extension; beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking", APEN 2003 Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, November 26-28, 2003
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23385
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Checkbiotech via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author highlights the comments of a speaker who urged fellow biotechnology scientists: "You have to take the time to communicate to the public. If you don't, the activists will."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12779
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Pages 15-29 in M.R. Dua and V.S. Gupta (eds.), Media and development: themes in communication and extension. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India. 176 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12781
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Pages 46-53 in M.R. Dua and V.S. Gupta (eds.), Media and development: themes in communication and extension. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India. 176 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12782
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Pages 39-45 in M.R. Dua and V.S. Gupta (eds.), Media and development: themes in communication and extension. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India. 176 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24235
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Retrieved April 19, 2006, FoodQualityNews.com 2 pages., Report on survey research by ConAgra Foods indicating that people want help in identifying what is good for them. Examples cited: "heart-healthy, ""organic and kosher" and "0g trans fats."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D11640
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4 pages., Online from G&S Business Communications, New York City, New York. 4 pages., "A new consumer intelligence survey fielded by G&S Communications found Americans are changing their consumption behaviors and their perceptions of the food supply chain as a direct result of the coronavirus. From food safety and quality to availability and affordability, people are beginning to think differently about where their food comes from and the significance of the nation's farming infrastructure."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23419
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From the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 5 pages., Describes the role of Extension in helping tobacco growers and their communities adapt after more than 65 years of participation in the federal government's efforts to control and support tobacco prices in the United States.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20069
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6 pages; from "Extending Extension; beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking", APEN 2003 Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, November 26-28, 2003
10 pages., Via online journal., The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing people's participation in the exploitation of water resources for agriculture. The population consists of experts with a B.A. and higher degree employed in various sectors of Agriculture Organization, Water Organization and Research Center of Urmia city. The sample was randomly selected, and the sample size was determined through Kerjice and Morgan table to be 196. This is an applied field study. The survey tool is a structured questionnaire with close-ended question and its validity and reliability is confirmed by experienced professors, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient which indicates the validity of the questionnaire is calculated to be 0.834. The results show that there is a significant relationship among the administrative, social, cultural, educational, economic, ecological, technical, structural and political factors and the importance of people's participation in the exploitation of water resources for agriculture. The results of multiple regression showed that the independent variables explained 66 percent of the dependent variable variance. According to finding in this research these recommendation comments: Improvement and shortening of water transfer networks in order to speed up the transfer of water and reduction of water loss. Government financial support in the agricultural-industrial sector in order to use new technologies. Preventing economic, social, environmental and political losses due to Urmia Lake drying. Maintaining the diversity of plants and crops through water management and environmental management and environmental ethics. The role of mass media such as radio and television, the use of other channels of communication in highlighting the importance of optimal water consumption. Government support for farmers to renew or launch pipeline for farms and gardens to prevent water losses, as well as supporting new irrigation methods and repairing old transmission lines. Increasing cooperation between people and society and even the state regarding participation in the optimal use of water resources.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C26069
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From Centre for Alternative Agricultural Media, Karnataka, India, via www.southnexus.com. 2 pages., Within a question-answer format, author offers his idea on farmers and the media.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26287
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Via Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 2 pages., Describes expansion of a program begun in 2002 whereby publishers make information available on the Internet to scientists in developing countries, free or almost free of charge. "Information charity."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20070
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9 pages; from "Extending Extension; beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking", APEN 2003 Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, November 26-28, 2003
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20078
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19 pages; from "Extending Extension; beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking", APEN 2003 Forum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, November 26-28, 2003
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12783
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Pages 54-62 in M.R. Dua and V.S. Gupta (eds.), Media and development: themes in communication and extension. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India. 176 p.
Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Lexington, Kentucky.
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Article
Publication Date:
2007-04-20
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USA
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25726
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Via Institute web site. 4 pages., Summarizes discussion at the National Summit on Journalism in Rural America, April 20-21, 2007, at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.
Shafer, Mary Jo (author) and Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Lexington, Kentucky.
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Article
Publication Date:
2007-04-20
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USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25727
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Via Institute web site. 5 pages., Summarizes discussion at the National Summit on Journalism in Rural America, April 20-21, 2007, at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20089
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12 pages; from Creating a Climate for Change : Extension in Australasia, Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN), National Forum 26-27 October 2000, Melbourne, Australia
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24171
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International Journalists' Network. 1 page., "A study analyzing the coverage of five Guatemalan newspapers from 2001 to 2005 suggests a clear lack of reporting about rural areas."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23423
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From the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 1 page., Report from an economic session of "Rural America, Community Issues," a conference programmed by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues for the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, University of Maryland, June 12-17, 2005.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: D11590
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3 pages., Online from publisher website. 2 pages., Report explains that more than $1 billion are "flowing to 126 communities in 38 states and tribal lands to build broadband networks." Author summarizes a Federal Communications Commission resource page explaining why rural broadband is so important.
