Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06741
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Online via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Master' thesis, Michigan State University. Publication No. AAT 1315988. Source: MAI 19/02, p. 197, Summer 1981. 1 page.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D11605
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2 pages., Masters thesis - technical journalism, Kansas State College, Manhattan. 56 pages., Report of farmer interviews in Gear County, Kansas, assessing their readership and perceptions of agricultural publications distributed by the Agricultural Extension Service. Questions also invited their suggestions for improving access to desired agricultural information.
Addressed the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries beef extension team in enabling change in producer practice. Findings were based on a survey of randomly selected producers who had engaged with the project from 2011 to 2015. "This analysis has shown the value in conducting a robust evaluation program both for demonstrating practice change and informing future extension programs."
