Summary of changes associated with the 100-year history of the American Agricultural Editors' Association, as well as future challenges and opportunities.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D11631
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2 pages., Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Revised name and mission of what was formerly the Agricultural Publishers Association (APA) and Connectiv Agri Media Committee.
3 pages, online journal., Since its foundation, the Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension (JAEE) has always had a focus on publishing scientific articles that bring the field of agricultural education and extension studies forward. Over the years, the journal has moved beyond a mere focus on education and extension alone, to become a key forum to publish work on agricultural innovation, competence building, and entrepreneurship more broadly. Submissions come from all over the world, though some regions remain underrepresented. This has for example been noted for Latin America, which led to a special issue
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11904
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Correspondence from author to ACDC. 2 pages., Case example of an agricultural economist who came to the editor in a renewable energy research center with the text he was going to publish as a book. He rejected the editorial suggestions offered and had 2,000 copies of the text printed. Only 48 "ever saw the light of day. The remaining 1,952 copies were destroyed" for lack of demand.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11348
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Onlina via Conservapedia. 2 pages., Biography of Cully A. Cobb, a pioneer agricultural journalist, printer, publisher, educator and philanthropist in the American South.
