This committee report reflects communications problems arising from the recent establishment of new entities and programs within the USDA at various levels. Offers recommendations for improving coordination between USDA divisions and extension services of the various states.
Committee report calling for consolidation and coordination of USDA information activities, internally and with extension units of land-grant universities.
Reports results of a national survey among experiment station editors about their present information organization and their suggestions about how they would like their present setup changed for more efficient operation. Seventy-eight percent cast their vote for a coordinated setup (involving agricultural research, extension and possibly resident instruction). Fifty-four percent of respondents operated currently in a coordinated setup and like it; 24 percent operated in a decentralized arrangement but wanted to change.
Brief summary of a talk by Reuben Brigham, Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at the 1931 AAACE meeting in Corvallis, Oregon. American Association of Agricultural College Editors.
Features a cooperative program through which the Arkansas Extension Service distributes farming information in the form of stuffers that accompany mailings from banks.
Summarizes a presentation by Lowell Treaster, director of public relations at Michigan State College, at the recent AAACE conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Reports three experiences in which Georgia State College of Agriculture contracted with commercial firms to provide information for paid advertisements and accompanying news releases to newspapers.
