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2. Does landowner awareness and knowledge lead to sustainable forest management? A Vermont case study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Germain, Rene H. (author), Ellis, Bryan (author), and Stehman, Stephen V. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-12
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06031
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(6) : 6RIB3
- Notes:
- 10 pages.
3. Utility of on-farm research reports
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Watters, Harold D. (author) and Clevenger, Wm. Bruce (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06036
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(5) : 5TOT5
- Notes:
- 4 pages.
4. Assessment of the adoption of agroforestry technologies by limited-resource farmers in North Carolina
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Faulkner, Paula E. (author), Owooh, Bismark (author), and Idassi, Joshua (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06040
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(5) : 5RIB7
- Notes:
- 7 pages.
5. Agricultural producer perceptions of climate change and climate education needs for the Central Great Plains
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hibbs, Amber Campbell (author), Kahl, Daniel (author), PytlikZillig, Lisa (author), Champion, Ben (author), Abdel-Monem, Tarik (author), Steffensmeier, Timothy (author), Rice, Charles W. (author), and Hubbard, Kenneth (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06056
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(3) : 3FEA2
- Notes:
- 8 pages.
6. The case for a paradigm shift in Extension from information-centric to community-centric programming
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Strong, Emma (author), Rowntree, Jason (author), Thurlow, Kable (author), and Raven, Matt R. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-08
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: D06346
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 53(4) Article 4IAW1
- Notes:
- 3 pages.
7. Building success of food hubs through understanding of the cooperative experience
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schmit, Todd M. (author) and Severson, Roberta M. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02
- Published:
- USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: D10189
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(1) : 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Article # 1RIB4, Via online journal., Food hubs represent a business model through which farmers can collectively market product to access new supply chains and buyers can efficiently access locally sourced foods. Many farmer marketing cooperatives fit within the food hub definition and have existed for decades. Accordingly, much can be learned from them to support food hub business planning efforts. We developed and synthesized case studies of three successful cooperatives in order to match key food hub operational challenges with recommended best management practices. Such information is useful for Extension education efforts supporting the development of economically viable food hub businesses.
8. Extension investing resources for the millennial generation: an exploratory study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kristen Sumpter (author) and Joan Koonce (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02
- Published:
- USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: D10190
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(1) : 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Article # 1RIB10, Via online journal., Millennials have different investing knowledge and behaviors than generations in the past. Moreover, as compared to baby boomers, millennials have more debt and less wealth to invest. We used current literature and information collected from Extension educators to explore the values, investing behaviors, learning styles, and loyalty attitudes of millennials. We also examined and evaluated investment resources that had been created or adapted by four Extension faculty members across the nation. A proposed framework with suggestions for future research is provided.
9. A multiple indicators, multiple causes analysis of farmers' information use
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McLeod, Elizabeth (author), Jensen, Kimberly L. (author), DeLong, Karen L. (author), and Griffith, Andrew (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06
- Published:
- Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10602
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57 (3)
- Notes:
- 13 pages., Article #: 3FEA2, via online journal., A multiple indicators, multiple causes, or MIMIC, modeling framework can be used for analyzing a variety of farmer decision-making situations where multiple outcomes are possible. Example applications include analyses of farmer use of multiple information sources, management practices, or technologies. We applied the framework to analyze use of multiple information sources by beef cattle farmers. We provide measures of how farmer demographics, farm characteristics, and risk attitudes influenced farmer use of information from Extension, producer groups, popular press, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Internet, and other farmers. Education and greater willingness to take risk positively influenced information use among the farmers we studied. Our process has implications for broader use within Extension.
10. Grower communication networks: information sources for organic farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Crawford, Chelsi (author), Grossman, Julie (author), Warren, Sarah T. (author), and Cubbage, Fred (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-06
- Published:
- Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10604
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 53(3)
- Notes:
- 14 pages., Article #:3FEA9, via online journal., This article reports on a study to determine which information sources organic growers use to inform farming practices by conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with 23 organic farmers across 17 North Carolina counties. Effective information sources included: networking, agricultural organizations, universities, conferences, Extension, Web resources, personal experience, books, organic buyers/certifiers, and consultants. Results suggest that grower-to-grower networking is a highly effective information-seeking behavior for organic growers. Recommendations for Extension personnel include reshaping educational programing for organic growers to include peer-to-peer information sharing, as well as increased investment to graduate and undergraduate programs that train future Extension agents in organic production approaches.
11. Identifying Barriers to Forage Innovation: Native Grasses and Producer Knowledge
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Keyser, Patrick (author), Schexnayder, Susan (author), Willcox, Adam (author), Bates, Gary (author), Boyer, Christopher N. (author), and Center for Native Grasslands Management Human Dimensions Research Lab University of Tennessee
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12-12
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11232
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(6)
- Notes:
- 10 pages, via online journal, Adoption of native warm-season grasses (NWSGs) in the tall fescue belt is limited despite studies documenting the potential contribution of these forages to profitable beef production. On the basis of two surveys conducted in Tennessee, a survey of beef producers and a survey of agricultural professionals, we evaluated perceptions of NWSG forages and how those perceptions could influence their adoption. Although agricultural professionals were more familiar with NWSGs than producers, both populations had limited knowledge regarding these forages, indicating that additional Extension education is needed. Our results provide useful guidance for developing NWSG forage educational programs for producers and agricultural professionals.
12. Are beginning and small-scale farmers drawn to diversification? ten years' findings from ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mariola, Matthew (author), Moledina, Amyaz (author), and Nye, Larry A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12288
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 5
- Notes:
- 11 pages, Diversifying a farm's production operations or marketing channels can boost income and raise farm survival rates. But are beginning and small-scale farmers inclined toward a strategy of diversification? We analyzed 578 attendee surveys from 10 years of an Extension workshop for new and small-scale farmers in Ohio. We investigated the farming profile of beginning and small-scale farmers, the degree to which they are interested in pursuing diversified farming, and whether these interests vary by gender. We found evidence that new and small-scale farmers are interested in alternatives to commodity grain farming, that these alternatives are associated with diversified farming systems, and that some specific diversification interests vary by gender.
13. Questions farmers ask: implications for improving information resources for farmer audiences
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Formiga, Alice K. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-08-01
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12300
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 58, Num. 4
- Notes:
- 12 pages, eOrganic, the Organic Agriculture Community of eXtension, has conducted webinars on organic farming research for over a decade. I examined questions asked by farmers and university researchers or educators during 52 webinars presented 2015–2017. A higher proportion of questions asked by farmers than questions asked by researchers/educators were about risks, benefits, and problem solving, and the farmers' questions contained many innovative ideas about production. A higher proportion of researcher/educator questions than farmer questions related to details of research studies, though farmers also posed questions about research methods. This article contains suggestions about tailoring research presentations to farmer audiences and confirms the mutual benefits of collaborations between farmers and researchers.
14. Increasing participation of women in agriculture through science, technology, engineering, and math outreach methods
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mitchell, Gayle (author) and Currey, Robin C. D. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-04
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12313
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 58, Num. 2
- Notes:
- 10 pages, With a focus on the Commonwealth of Virginia, we reviewed literature and data associated with the prevalence and persistence of women's engagement in agriculture from youth-focused programs through to college and employment in order to learn which models of outreach may best attract women to and retain women in agricultural careers. We found that girls in Virginia have strong participation in early agriculture-related activities but that women constitute the minority of primary farm owners. Our systematic literature review shows that using science, technology, engineering, and math models of outreach and reframing agriculture as a career that builds communities and cares for the planet can engage more women in agriculture.
15. Personal connections: what women in sustainable agriculture value in their professional development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Powell, Maud (author), Fery, Melissa (author), Agenbroad, Ariel (author), and Guzy, Michael (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12325
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 57, n. 5
- Notes:
- 12 pages, We designed a national sustainable agriculture conference for women farmers and agricultural professionals to provide a supportive environment in which participants felt comfortable to learn, share, contribute, question, network, and make connections affecting their personal and professional lives. Through post-conference and later retrospective evaluations, we identified key concepts that Extension professionals and others hosting agricultural events may consider when engaging women participants. Women in sustainable agriculture may prioritize choosing a conference, and are more likely to participate fully, when it is women focused. Women appreciate hands-on experiences and learning from experts and peers but value most the opportunity to connect with other women in similar circumstances.
16. Pennsylvania agricultural producers' observations of changing environmental conditions: implications for research and extension
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Thorn, Kaila (author), Radhakrishna, Rama (author), and Tobin, Daniel (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: D12331
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 57, n. 4
- Notes:
- 9 pages, To understand environmental conditions Pennsylvania agricultural producers had observed in the past and what their environmental concerns were for the future, we conducted a statewide survey. We used Spearman rank order correlations to show differences between past observations and future concerns regarding environmental conditions and found a disconnect between what respondents previously had observed and their anticipations for the future. Additionally, we used chi-square analysis to determine whether perspectives on environmental conditions were related to producer demographic characteristics. Two demographic variables were significant: generation of farmer and political affiliation. Our findings can assist Extension professionals in developing programs tailored to target audiences' environmental perceptions and demographics.
17. Small farmers’ use of social media and other channels for marketing their agricultural products
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Moreno-Ortiz, Carlos Alberto (author), Peterson, Dr. Donna J. (author), Collart, Alba J. (author), Downey, Laura (author), Seal, Susan (author), and Gallardo, Roberto (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-10
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12409
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 59, Iss. 4
- Notes:
- 8 pages, We examined small farmers’ use of and preference for different channels for marketing agricultural products and explored differences by gender, age group, and education level. Farmers markets and social media were preferred channels, with participants under age 55 being more likely than those 55 and over to prefer and use social media and agree that social media would be useful for promoting products and increasing sales. While selling via social media could provide a larger market, one challenge is that the average age of Mississippi farm operators is 59. Therefore, Extension must consider multiple approaches for delivering training on marketing.
18. The Adoption of food safety practices and the implications of regulation for small scale farms
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Canales, Elizabeth (author), Silva, Juan (author), and Anderson, Joy (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-16
- Published:
- USA: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12604
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 60, N.2
- Notes:
- 10 pages, In this article we examine the adoption of food safety practices among produce growers in the south and discuss implications of food safety regulations in the U.S. Produce growers have adopted standard food safety practices to varying degrees, but there is still an adoption gap, particularly among small scale operations. Market-driven and regulatory food safety enforcement continues to tighten, and this can further hinder market access for small scale producers.
19. Development and assessment of a food safety training program for farmers’ market vendors
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Scheinberg, Joshua (author), Radhakrishna, Rama (author), and Cutter, Catherine (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-19
- Published:
- USA: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12832
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N. 4
- Notes:
- 9 pages, Based on results collected through a comprehensive needs assessment of farmers market (FM) vendors in Pennsylvania, the purpose of this study was to develop and pilot-test a customized, food safety training program for FM vendors. A customized 3-hour, in-person, training program was developed and pilot tested. Using pre- and post-test assessment tests through piloted training, the results found participants scores on knowledge questions increased significantly by ~20%.