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2. Do consumers really care? an economic analysis of consumer attitudes towards food produced using prohibited production methods
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Balcomb, Kelvin (author), Bradley, Dylan (author), and Fraser, Iain (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10-30
- Published:
- United States: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12367
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 72, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 18 pages, Consumer preferences for food produced using currently prohibited production methods matter, especially in relation to potential trade deals. We conduct four discrete choice experiments examining UK consumer attitudes for food produced using several agricultural production methods currently prohibited in the UK, including chlorine washed chicken. Our results reveal negative preferences for these forms of agricultural production methods whereas EU food safety standards are highly valued. Willingness-to-pay estimates indicate that the positive values for food safety are frequently greater than the negative values placed on prohibited food production methods. Similarly, UK country of origin was highly valued but organic production was less valued. We discuss the implications of these results and, more generally, the use of stated preference estimates in economic modelling underpinning trade negotiations.
3. Food safety needs assessment for georgia specialty crops
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rodrigues, Camila (author), Oleson, Beth (author), and Dunn, Laurel L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-08
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12302
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 58, Num. 4
- Notes:
- 11 pages, We conducted a needs assessment to determine food safety resources required by produce growers in Georgia. Most respondents were farm owners (52.5%), food safety managers (48.3%), and/or farm managers (34.2%). The most requested topics for training included how to improve food safety management skills and how to manage a food safety program. Of 120 respondents, 25 were unsure whether their operations were required to comply with the Produce Safety Rule. This information will guide Georgia food safety educators in developing materials and curricula for growers throughout Georgia. Additionally, our survey and findings may be of use to Extension professionals elsewhere in the Southeast and beyond.
4. Produce safety: what we know about animal intrusion, proximity
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- NIKOLICH, GEORGE (author)
- Format:
- Opinion
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-29
- Published:
- United States
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12542
- Journal Title:
- The Packer
- Notes:
- 2pgs, Animal intrusion into produce fields has been an obvious food safety risk for some time. More recently, the risks associated with proximity to animal agriculture and habitats — including evidence for commodities other than leafy greens — have received high-profile interest, demanding increased attention from the fresh produce industry.
5. Public perspectives on food risks
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Funk, Cary (author), Kennedy, Brian (author), and Hefferon, Meg (author)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- USA: Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11395
- Notes:
- 22 pages., Via online., "Americans are closely divided over health risk from food additives and genetically modified foods."
6. Social media use for farmers market communications in illinois
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tao, Dandan (author), Ruth, Taylor Kathryne (author), Maxwell, Janie (author), and Feng, Hao (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12231
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 58, number 6
- Notes:
- 9 pages, Social media has been recognized as a powerful tool supporting communication of many topics in the agriculture industry. We explored the use of social media platforms among farmers market managers and specialty crop growers in Illinois through an online survey. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were platforms used by the majority of respondents. We found that social media was used primarily for communicating with consumers for marketing purposes. We identified major training needs of farmers market stakeholders related to using social media to promote business and convey food safety information.