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2. Drone governance: a scan of policies, laws and regulations governing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in 70 ACP countries
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jeanneret, Cédric (author) and Rambaldi, Giacomo (author)
- Format:
- Working paper
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10
- Published:
- International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: D08526
- Notes:
- CTA Working Paper 16/12. 21 pages.
3. Energy efficiency measurement in agriculture with imprecise energy content information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Blancard, Stéphane (author) and Martin, Elsa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07560
- Journal Title:
- Energy Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 66: 198-208
4. Examining Communication Between Florida Agriculture and Natural Resource Organizations’ Leaders and Membership to Foster Policy Engagement
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Caroline R. Warwick (author), Ricky W. Telg (author), Shelli D. Rampold (author), and Levy Randolph (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-01
- Published:
- United States: American Association of Agricultural Education
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12420
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 62 (4)
- Notes:
- 14 pages., The agricultural sector has been influenced significantly by agriculture and natural resources (ANR) policies voted in by elected officials. Many agricultural organizations and their members have sought to provide a ‘voice’ for the ANR industry and communicate with policymakers about emerging issues. It is necessary that such organizations and members be able to use that voice effectively. This study was conducted to examine the communication preferences of Florida agricultural organization members and factors that may encourage them to contact elected officials about an ANR policy. Respondents in this study least preferred to be contacted by their organization(s) via phone call or text message. They also identified local Extension offices and the university as the most trustworthy sources of communication regarding ANR policy. When contacting members to spur involvement in ANR policy decisions, organizational leaders should use a variety of communication mediums, including email magazines and printed newsletters and magazines, to promote engagement in ANR policy discussions. Future research is needed to examine other factors that may influence agriculture organization members’ communication with elected officials, as well as the types of messaging strategies organizational leaders can use to further members’ engagement in ANR policy decisions.
5. Farm exit intention and wellbeing: A study of Australian farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Peel, Dominic (author), Berry, Helen L. (author), Schirmer, Jacki (author), and University of Canberra, Australia
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10
- Published:
- Australia: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10964
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 47(2016) : 41-51
- Notes:
- 10 pages, via online journal, As the agricultural industries of developed countries undergo an extended period of change, increasing numbers of farmers are leaving farming. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between intention to exit farming and farmer wellbeing, drawing on and adapting the conservation of resources theory of stress. In a quantitative analysis of 674 Australian farmers, we show that the more likely a farmer is to leave farming, the poorer their wellbeing; but this is moderated by smaller farm size, greater profitability, earning a larger proportion of income off-farm and older age, all of which attenuate the relationship between exit intention and poorer wellbeing. We conclude that it is important for policy-makers to consider the wellbeing of farmers when designing strategies to assist exiting farmers, as poor wellbeing at exit may reduce capacity to adapt successfully to life after farming.
6. Japan's electoral geography and agricultural policy making: The rural vote and prevailing issues of proportional misrepresentation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Feldhoff, Thomas (author) and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10
- Published:
- Germany: Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 108 Document Number: D10945
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 55(2017) : 131-142
- Notes:
- 11 pages, via online journal article, This study of Japan's electoral geography focuses on the outcomes of the 2014 General Election for the House of Representatives. It reflects on the political power of segmented policy communities involved in international free trade and domestic agricultural policy reform and the way they interact with each other. The capability of these policy communities to negotiate behind-the-scenes trade-offs, in order to facilitate reform without disrupting the status quo, is identified as a major determinant of the power structure in contemporary Japan. Also, as low-information and low-participation elections tend to result in a high rate of re-election of incumbents, the depoliticisation of the citizenry is in the interest of these policy communities. Therefore, specific policies and the differentiation among political parties played only a minor role during the 2014 electoral campaign. The paper demonstrates that the strong force of the agricultural policy community to resist transformational change is still deeply rooted in the proportional overrepresentation of agricultural interests built into the electoral system. It concludes that within the context of an increasing deficit of legitimacy and an aggravating depoliticisation trend, commitments to fundamental polity reform are integral to voters' perceptions of the fairness of Japan's democratic institutions. Significant structural reforms that embody federalist and direct democracy principles are discussed as an alternative to the unitary state model in order to seriously tackle issues of proportional misrepresentation and adequately accommodate rural interests.
7. Making food-systems policy for local interests and common good
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lind, Colene J. (author) and Reeves, Monica L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09-10
- Published:
- Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12746
- Journal Title:
- Frontiers in Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 6
- Notes:
- 14pgs, The unjust distribution of poor health outcomes produced via current United States food systems indicates the need for inclusive and innovative policymaking at the local level. Public health and environmental organizers are seeking to improve food environments from the ground up with locally driven policy initiatives but since 2010 have increasingly met resistance via state-government preemption of local policymaking power. This analysis seeks to understand how political actors on both sides of preemption debates use rhetorical argumentation. In doing so, we offer insights to the meaning-making process specific to food systems. We argue that advocates for local food-system innovations are forwarding understandings of food and community that contradict the policy goals they seek. We offer suggestions for local food and environmental advocates for adjusting their arguments.
8. Strategies for communicating animal science to policymakers in the United States
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Glenn, B.P. (author), Randel, L. (author), Zimbelman, R.G. (author), Culp, A. (author), and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Arlington, VA The Randel Group, Alexandria, VA Georgetown, TX
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-07-16
- Published:
- USA: Glenn, Randel, Zimbelman and Culp
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08218
- Journal Title:
- Animal Frontiers
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 (3): 13-22
9. The Vermonter's guide to the farm bill
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Peña, Olivia (author) and University of Vermont
- Format:
- Guide
- Publication Date:
- 2018-06-12
- Published:
- USA: University of Vermont
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10135
- Notes:
- 29 pages., via online guide