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2. Determining the professional development needs of florida integrated pest management extension agents
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Benge, Matt (author), Martini, Xavier (author), Diepenbrock, Lauren M. (author), and Smith, Hugh A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12279
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- vol. 58, num. 6
- Notes:
- 10 pages, With agriculture as the second largest economic industry in Florida, the state's Extension agents need subject matter expertise necessary for disseminating the latest in agricultural research information to agricultural producers. Using an exploratory sequential design coupled with a Borich model, we determined the professional development needs of Florida Extension agents working in integrated pest management (IPM). Through our needs assessment, we identified 16 IPM competencies and found that the highest priority relative to needed professional development was for the competency "determining pest thresholds." Extension personnel can use the list generated to assess perceptions of importance and ability level regarding IPM competencies among Extension professionals in their states.
3. Economic implications of the mexican fruit fly infestation in texas
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zapata, Samuel D. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-05-09
- Published:
- United States: Clemson university Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12596
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 7pgs, 12pgs, The Texas citrus industry is threatened by the presence of Mexican fruit fly. The objective of this study was to estimate the economic losses caused by this invasive pest. Economic impact is estimated in terms of loss in revenue and increase in operating costs. Under current quarantined areas and pest management strategies, the Texas citrus industry could experience an annual economic loss of $5.79 million. The analysis was extended to evaluate the economic impact associated with different quarantined area scenarios. This article can be used to increase awareness and adapted to estimate the economic impact of emerging invasive pest outbreaks.
4. Farmer responses to resistance issues in corn rootwork to Bt corn: qualitative analysis of focus groups
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hodgson, Erin W. (author), Wright, Robert (author), Gray, Michael (author), Hunt, Tom (author), Ostlie, Ken (author), and Andow, David A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-04
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06020
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 53(2) : 2RIB7
5. Model Integrated Pest Management Program Delivery for Community Gardeners
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Barrett, Eric (author / Ohio State University Extension), Kowalski, Jacqueline (author / Ohio State University Extension), and Ohio State University
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-12
- Published:
- USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10117
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 56(7)
- Notes:
- 5 pages., via online journal, The growth of community gardens has created new opportunities for urban Extension personnel at a time when staffing resources continue to decline. To serve the integrated pest management (IPM) needs of community gardening populations, Extension educators in two urban counties developed an on-site program involving a demonstration kit and planning protocol that Extension educators, program staff, and master gardener volunteers can use to teach IPM. The program provides practical, research-based information to community gardeners, allows Extension to maintain a presence in urban centers, and provides outreach to audiences who may not have used Extension resources historically.