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2. 25 years of Agriculture.com
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kurns, Dave (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- USA: Meredith Agrimedia, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D11685
- Journal Title:
- Successful Farming
- Journal Title Details:
- 118(5) : 12
- Notes:
- Author interviews editorial staff associate John Walter who "helped pioneer the first website in agriculture media 25 years ago."
3. Diversity in success: Interaction between external interventions and local actions in three rice farming areas in Benin
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Totin, Edmond (author), Mierlo, Barbara van (author), Mongbo, Roch (author), Leeuwis, Cees (author), and Wageningen University, The Netherlands Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-11-21
- Published:
- Benin: Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10957
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 133(2015) : 119-130
- Notes:
- 12 pages, via online journal, Since the rice crisis of 2007, the government of Benin has initiated many programmes for rice intensification. Comparison of three rice production areas shows that local rice production has indeed been increased by the facilities provided by the government programmes. Although broadly the same facilities (market outlet, credit, input, etc.) were provided to rice farmers in the three study areas, which are located close to one another, there are not only similar, but also some different outcomes with regard to farmers' practices. There were also some unexpected changes, like the shift from limited collective canal cleaning to individual canal cleaning in Koussin-Lélé and the use of pumps in upland areas in Bamè. The study explores the interplay between these external interventions of government programmes and local actions of farmers to explain the outcomes. Using an actor-oriented perspective, the study concludes that farmers' agency played a critical role in the success of interventions; the changes occurred because of local actions of the farmers and intermediaries interacting with the external interventions at diverse junctures. Differences in strategies for resolving livelihood problems, in production options and biophysical conditions influence farmers' local actions and contribute to the explanation of the diversity of outcomes. The main lesson drawn from this research is that evaluation studies should not consider external interventions as the only or primary source of change. The dynamic interplay between local agency, intermediation and external interventions makes room for change.
4. Inches add up in football and agricultural writing
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gullickson, Gil (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-18
- Published:
- USA: Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12975
- Notes:
- 3 pages
5. Remembering John Richard Harvey
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hillyer, Gregg (author)
- Format:
- Presentation
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11137
- Notes:
- 10 pages., From author., Remarks at the memorial service for John Harvey, nationally respected and honored agricultural journalist and communicator. Former president of the American Agricultural Editors' Association.
6. Sojourn: A life in photography
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dodge, Thomas (author / AAEA member, photojournalist and author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA: AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network, Lagrange, Georgia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12145
- Journal Title:
- AAEA ByLine
- Notes:
- Online from publisher via membership. 5 pages., AAEA member Thomas Dodge chronicles his prolific photojournalism career in his new book, with emphasis on his agricultural/rural photography for Farm Journal, Progressive Farmer, Successful Farming, and other periodicals.
7. Successful farming: Successful marketing
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kluis, Al (author)
- Format:
- journal
- Publication Date:
- 2015-11
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09268
- Journal Title:
- Successful Farming
- Notes:
- 8 pages.
8. What makes a small farm successful? a review of success factors, needs, and challenges
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tritsch, Katie (author), Mix, Ken (author), Edwards, Michelle L. (author), and Legault, Eileen (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-06-16
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12294
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 59, N. 3
- Notes:
- 8 pages, Small-scale farmers face unique challenges. In this review, we conceptualize small farm success by aggregating and categorizing results from recent (post-2000) literature on small farm success factors and producer needs assessments. Our findings suggest that small farm success is multifaceted and not limited to profitability. We find that small farms have a diverse range of needs, though little has been done to rank their importance. We conclude that future research would benefit from increased methodological transparency and a systematic approach to needs evaluation. We consider the role of Extension professionals regarding the continued success of small farms.
9. Why am I lucky?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Strelecki, Matt (author / Meredith Corporation)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- USA: AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network, LaGrange, GA.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: D09009
- Journal Title:
- AAEA ByLine
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Article by the 2017 AAEA Communications Designer of the Year.