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    1. Two friends max

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Pitts, Lee (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2006-12-20
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: C25246
    Journal Title:
    Farm World
    Journal Title Details:
    52(47) : 21
    Notes:
    Author observes that Americans have fewer friends than they used to have. They are substituting their pets for the more traditional friends.

    2. Broadcast localism

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Evans, James F. (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2004-09-08
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: C25288
    Notes:
    Comments before the Federal Communications Commission in the matter of Broadcast Localism, RM-10803. 2 pages., Author urged the Commission to seek ways to help maintain and encourage more localized agricultural programming on radio and television stations throughout the nation.

    3. Where have all the real farmers gone?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Keck, Gail (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2007-02
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: C25341
    Journal Title:
    Prairie Farmer
    Journal Title Details:
    179(2) : 44
    Notes:
    Author comments on changes in terms being used, such as: producers for farmers, units for hog barns, operations for farms, commodities for crops, FFA for Future Farmers, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for College of Agriculture.

    4. Even when you get it, it's not all there

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Daugherty, Rebecca (author) and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Arlington, Virginia.
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2005-02-24
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25626
    Notes:
    Retrieved December 28, 2006, News Media and the Law home page, Vol. 29, No. 2, page 28.

    5. The time honored skill of plotting

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Carter, Julie (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2007-04-17
    Published:
    USA: Land and Livestock Post, Bryan, Texas.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25692
    Journal Title:
    Land and Livestock Post
    Journal Title Details:
    9(8) : 23
    Notes:
    Ways in which ranch women can hone their skills at side-stepping spouses' requests, "I sure could use some help."

    6. Why not call a spade a spade?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Keck, Gail (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2007-07
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25942
    Journal Title:
    Prairie Farmer
    Journal Title Details:
    179(7) : 40
    Notes:
    Author expresses concern about a trend toward agricultural names for housing developments in urban areas. Examples: Green Pastures, Scott Farms, Shepherd's Landing, Walker Meadows. "As a member of the farming minority, I'm offended."

    8. A lesson for us from the Pawnee and Sioux people

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Looker, Dan (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2000-05
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26423
    Journal Title:
    Successful Farming
    Journal Title Details:
    98(7) : 15
    Notes:
    "Farmers' lack of market power is the real enemy, so farmers and ranchers must work together to gain bargaining power, because, without it, independent farmers have little hope of survival." Mentions issue of farm organizations, agricultural trade and commodity groups misrepresenting their interests to Congress and policy makers by posing as the family farmer.

    9. Mobile phone mayhem

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Broom, Hugh (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2006-07-28
    Published:
    UK
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: C26526
    Journal Title:
    Farmers Weekly
    Journal Title Details:
    145(4) : 40
    Notes:
    Farmer reflects on the disadvantages and benefits of mobile phones.

    10. The clearing house of agricultural knowledge

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Waters, Henry Jackson (author / President, Kansas State Agricultural College)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    1917-03
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26743
    Notes:
    Inside front cover of Nelson Antrim Crawford, "Preparation for editorial work on farm papers," Kansas State Agricultural College Bulletin, 1(5). 1 page., Author describes the role and importance of the agricultural press. "We may wonder at times if we haven't too many agricultural papers, but we may as well ask ourselves if we haven't too many churches or too many schools, for the farm paper is a necessary part of the large program which these institutions are helping to carry out."

    11. Abbreviations might help ag; no spelling ability required

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Smith, Ron (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2007-02-08
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26785
    Journal Title:
    Southwest Farm Press
    Journal Title Details:
    : 4
    Notes:
    Author suggests some abbreviations to help farmers who are pinched for time.

    12. How local knowledge can boost scientific studies

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Gupta, Anil (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2007-03
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C27070
    Notes:
    Posted at http://www.scidev.net &gt; indigenous knowledge, Via Science and Development Network. 3 pages., "More should be done to build bridges between formal scientific research and informal grassroots innovations."

    15. Farming with smarts and humor: an NC [North Carolina] farmer makes the radio

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Philpott, Tom (author) and Grist, Seattle, Washington.
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2008-05-30
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27754
    Notes:
    Posted at http://www.grist.org, 1 page., Brief feature about a farmer with a good sense of humor.

    17. Who is a farmer? Linguistic insights into agriculture

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Astyk, Sharon (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2008-04-23
    Published:
    International: Grist Magazine, Inc. - Environmental News and Commentary
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27897
    Journal Title:
    Grist
    Notes:
    Via online access. 7 pages., Examines the elements of an "honest vision for the future with a shared language that accurately describes our world." Size of farm is not the key indicator, the author argues.

    18. Edible media: farmers make the fashion page

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Philpott, Tom (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2008-03-24
    Published:
    USA: Grist Magazine, Inc. - Environmental News and Commentary
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27898
    Journal Title:
    Grist
    Notes:
    Via online access. 7 pages., Comments on an article in the fashion and style section of the New York Times about urban residents creating small-space farms near urban areas where people are "hungry for quality produce and willing to pay a premium."