Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23311
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Public Policy Institute of California. 1 page., Responses to a Central Valley survey question about the extent to which respondents view the loss of farms and agriculture in that area as a problem.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23312
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A&A Research, Kalispell, Montana. 1 page., Response to a Wisconsin survey question about the importance agriculture will play in the Wisconsin economy 25 years from now.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23314
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Social Weather Stations, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines. 1 page., Response to a nationwide survey question about the extent to which respondents are satisfied or not satisfied with the way agricultural extension services have been provided in their communities.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23315
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Survey Research Center, University of Kentucky. 1 page., Response to a statewide survey question about how critical the preserving of farmland for agricultural purposes is to the future of Kentucky.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23316
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Survey Research Center, University of Kentucky. 1 page., Response to a statewide survey question about whether or not development should be directed to land which is not well suited for agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23317
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Survey Research Center, University of Kentucky. 1 page., Response to a statewide survey question about whether or not respondents favor spending public dollars to keep farmland in agricultural use.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23318
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Survey Research Center, University of Kentucky. 1 page., Response to a statewide survey question about whether or not respondents believe that agricultural land in a community enhanceds the quality of life.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23348
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Alternet, a project of the Independent Media Institute. 6 pages., Describes some potentials and risks of nanotechnology, as developed within the food sector. Includes discussion of consumer trust and public concerns.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23355
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16 pages., Author describes contradictory pulls in the food policy landscape, including deskilling of consumers on the one hand and new skills on the other.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23359
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Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. 10 pages., Fourth annual survey of U.S. consumer attitudes about genetically modified food. Research by Mellman Group and Public Opinion Strategies.
Examines emerging global food chains that displace local decision making and, alternatively, emerging alternatives that help localize production/consumption relationships in the food system in equitable ways.
ACDC has abstract, Consumer reactions to pumping different amounts of a phosphate, salt and water mixture into vacuum-packaged pork loin roasts to enhance color and general appearance.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23382
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Via PollingReport.com. 2 pages., Results of data from four nationwide surveys of Americans 18 and older regarding their awareness of and attitudes about the threat of avian or bird flu. Surveys: Gallup Poll, NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll, Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll.
Bell, Jon (author / Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency, UK)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
2005-11-17
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23383
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Annual lecture, Society of Food Hygiene Technology, London, England. 32 pages., Speaker thinks not and describes government response to recent food safety challenges.
Author describes a conflicting message related to a recent Food and Drug Administration ruling that food companies can tell consumers that eating as little as one-half cup of tomatoes and tomato-based products weekly reduces the risk of prostate cancer.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23391
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SparkPlug via Food Safety Network. 1 page., Reports on results of research among consumers about whether or not they think food labels should include information about genetically modified foods.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23428
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From Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. 8 pages., Results of the third comprehensive survey by Pew Initiative of U.S. consumer sentiment about the application of genetic engineering in agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23500
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International Environmental Monitor via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 3 pages., Responses in a national survey of Chinese residents to three questions about the agriculture and food industry.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23501
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., National survey. Responses to a question inviting opinions about the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23502
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National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a national survey to a question inviting opinions about whether the government should spend less, the same or more for agriculture programs.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23503
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Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 7 pages., Responses in a Nebraska survey to questions inviting views about the definition of agriculture and the levels of public funds to be spent for agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23504
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Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard Program on Public Opinion and Health Care, Harvard School of Public Health via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a national survey to a question inviting opinions about reducing the federal deficit by decreasing spending on agricultural price supports.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23505
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Public Policy Resources Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 3 pages., Responses in a Texas Poll to four questions inviting views about (a) the extent to which agriculture is contributing to environmental problems related to soil loss and water use, and b) the extent to which agricultural regulations interfere with landowners' property rights.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23507
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U.S. Information Agency via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a national survey among Japanese residents to a question inviting views about liberalizing rice and other agricultural imports into Japan if it would help to reach an agreement in the world trade talks.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23508
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U.S. Information Agency via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses to a national survey in Russia inviting views about whether agriculture should be owned exclusively by the state, mainly by the state, mainly by private entrepreneurs, or exclusively by entrepreneurs.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23510
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Times Mirror Company via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a national UK survey to a question about how well the agriculture of the United Kingdom will do in the new competitive situation when Europe is economically integrated.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23511
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Hearst Corporation via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses to a question in a survey, "The American public's hopes and fears for the decade of the 1990s," by the Hearst Corporation. The question: Do you believe that agriculture will grow or will decline significantly during the 1990s?
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23512
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Iowa Poll, Des Moines (Iowa) Register and Tribune via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a statewide survey (Iowa USA) to a question about respondents' level of confidence in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23527
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Banff Pork Seminar, Banff, Alberta, Canada. 2 pages., Report of a research project indicating that once neighbors were exposed to the realities of pork production in their environment they were more likely to change previously held negative perceptions of the industry.
6 pages., Author asks: "We are what we eat. So why can't we get our recommended daily intake of agricultural news?" Describes erosion of agricultural coverage by newspapers in Canada. Identifies expressions of hope that the agriculture beat will extend to the consumer beat.
Survey and auction results reveal a lack of understanding of the label's meaning as well as a disconnect between the label's function (involving production methods) and consumers' motivations for buying organic (e.g., support for a local sustainable food system).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23593
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Center for Food Safety and Food and Water Watch via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Two interest groups cite research about commercial failure in this industry, "and we can't understand why our government is still pushing a technology that consumers don't want, scientists have warned us away from due to potential long-term health risks, and investors steer clear of year after year."
Addresses consumer concerns about the safety and freshness of meat after the Washington Post reported that a growing proportion of prepackaged meats in the United States are "spiked with carbon monoxide - a gas that keeps even rotten meat looking red and fresh."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23804
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Food Safety Consortium at University of Arkansas via Newswise via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Kansas State University survey reveals how consumers reacted to discovery of the first case of BSE (mad cow disease) in the U.S. in December 2003.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23805
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Press Relations Office, Cornell University. 2 pages., Study included four annual national surveys from 2003-2005 and three annual surveys of New Yorkers from 2003-2005. "Both showed a slight but significant shift over time toward a little less support and more risk perception."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23820
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Meatingplace.com via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Summarizes new research by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute about factors influencing shoppers' meat purchases.
1 page., Results of an online survey among U.S. adults suggest that "on average, Americans say funding to protect against terrorist attacks on our food supply should be increased."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23852
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From The Financial Times via Rand Corporation. 3 pages., Author comments on different perspectives of Europeans and Americans regarding food, eating and other cultural factors, as related to acceptability of genetically modified foods.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23853
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Butler/Cunningham Endowment in Agriculture and the Environment, Auburn University. 2 pages., Summary of results of a survey among adult Alabamians relating to agricultural, rural and environmental subjects.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23854
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Via "Purdue News," Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. 4 pages., "Old versus new" dimensions of agriculture, as identified by Purdue University agricultural economist Michael Boehlje.
5 pages., Reactions from researchers about consumer acceptance of cultured or in vitro meat. "Their goal is to develop an industrial version of the process in five years."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23857
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2 pages., Findings of a national survey funded by the National Center for Food Protection and Defense, a Department of Homeland Security Academic Center of Excellence. Respondents express keen interest in protecting the food supply chain and protecting against a chemical or biological attack. See complete survey report entitled "How should America's anti-terrorism budget be allocated? Findings from a national survey of attitudes of U.S. residents about terrorism."
Kinsey, Jean (author), Stinson, Thomas F. (author), Degeneffe, Dennis (author), Ghosh, Koel (author), and Food Industry Center, University of Minnesota.
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2006-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23858
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24 pages., Findings of a national survey funded by the National Center for Food Protection and Defense, a Department of Homeland Security Academic Center of Excellence. Respondents express keen interest in protecting the food supply chain and protecting against a chemical or biological attack. See summary news release entitled, "U of M survey finds consumers willing to pay more to protect against terrorism."
Miller, Jeff (author) and Meyers, Courtney (author)
Format:
Research paper
Publication Date:
2006-02-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24002
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19 p. Paper presented at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists' 103rd annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. [Agricultural Communications Section].
Examines controversy over the use of carbon monoxide as a "pigment fixative" for meat - to keep "the product's pink and rosy color in an effort to make it look fresh even as it approaches, or even passes, its expiration date."
Irani, Tracy (author), Friedel, Curtis R. (author), Meyers, Courtney A. (author), Mamontova, N. N. (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE).
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2006-05-14
Published:
Russia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24182
Notes:
Retrieved June 16, 2006, Pages 233-243 in proceedings of the AIAEE conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida, May 14-17, 2006.
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."
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. (author), Alexander, Corinne (author), Goodhue, Rachael E. (author), and Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24240
Notes:
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Report 347. 44 pp.
Radhakrishnan, Bharathi (author / ABC News Medical Unit)
Format:
News article
Publication Date:
2006-06-14
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24247
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Retrieved June 16, 2006, Via ABC News. 2 pages., A lawsuit by the Center for Science in the Public Interest against KFC for fat levels in fried chicken raises questions about limitations on what Americans eat and about appropriateness of "press conference" law suits meant to attract media attention. Cites results of a nonscientific survey on ABCNEWS.com.
Institute of Food Technologists (author) and Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, Illinois USA.
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2006-06-26
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24347
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2 pages., Reports on a conference paper that expresses concern about the concept that raw food is 'natural' and any preservation inevitably diminishes nutritional value. Seen as a challenge to the food processing industry.
"A closer look at the social construction of 'consumers' reveals that the agro-food industry has waged a double disinformation campaign to manipulate and to re-educate consumers while appearing to respond to consumer demand." Authors point to consumers' loss of skills for making discerning decisions about the multiple dimensions of quality, including healthful diet, planetary sustainability and community economic development. Also, "this process has a significant gender dimension."
USA: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24462
Notes:
Retrieved June 21, 2006, 4 pages., Findings from research by the Institute on how Americans view the food system and how they view the reforms that food policy advocates put forward to improve it. Suggests frames and their potential for impact.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation: Publications and Resources - Food Systems and Rural Development, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2006-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24505
Notes:
Prepared for the FrameWorks Institute by Meg Bostrom, Public Knowledge LLC. 46 pages., Summarizes findings of a national survey of adults to determine the effects of various conceptual frames on people's understanding of the food syswtem and their support for related policies.
Aubrun, Axel (author), Brown, Andrew (author), Grady, Joseph (author), and W. K. Kellogg Foundation: Publications and Resources - Food Systems and Rural Development, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2006-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24506
Notes:
Prepared for the FrameWorks Institute by Cultural Logic LLC. 45 pages.
