Bates, Ronald O. (author), Ferry, Elizabeth (author), Guthrie, Thomas (author), May, Gerald (author), Rozeboom, Dale (author), and Siegford, Janice (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2012-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06114
Findings prompt researchers to recommend the use of information and communications technologies with conventional approaches in conservation agriculture knowledge networks.
Page 79 in Extension Circular 532, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1959, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of research report, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana. 1959. 24 pages.
Larson, James A. (author), Roberts, Roland K. (author), English, Burton C. (author), Martin, Steven W. (author), Velandia, Margarita (author), Lambert, Dayton M. (author), and Jenkins, Amanda (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2010-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35994
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."
Online via the University of Illinois Online Catalog, using the Article search term, "demonstrations", This study involved determining preferences of researchers and producers regarding their preferences for providing and gathering information. Findings revealed and described differences in preference. Authors identified on-farm demonstrations as particularly important for technologies that involve major transitions in farming methods.
