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1. "Milk" and "meat" labels: the new identity crisis: research IDs confused consumer segment

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2019-09-04
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: D10838
Notes:: Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri. 2 pages., "New research shows a significant and growing group of health-conscious consumers is confused by the mixed messages they're receiving about the 'real deal' and the substitutes entering the market."

2. 60% of farmers report lack of high-speed internet impacting their business

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2019-10-10
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11002
Notes:: Online from the United Soybean Board via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Summary of survey results reported in "Rural broadband and the American Farmer: Connectivity challenges limit agriculture's economic impact and sustainability." Findings reflected responses from more than 2,000 U.S. primary and secondary farm operators in a combination of online and mail-in surveys.

3. A broadband world : the promise of advanced services

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: Alliance for Public Technology, Benton Foundation
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 135 Document Number: C20647
Notes:: saved electronically, 23 pages

4. A consumer behaviour approach to analyse handmade and locally made agrifood products in western Honduras

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Salazar-Ordonez, Melania (author), Cordon-Pedregosa, Rosa (author), and Rodriguez-Entrena, Macario (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: Honduras: AgEcon
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10584
Journal Title:: Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales
Journal Title Details:: 18(2) : 5-27
Notes:: 23 pages., via database., Results of this study indicate that the consumption of handmade and locally made agrifood products increases for consumers who read nutrition labels and health claim information and for those with higher income and are younger. Authors offer suggestions for improving communications.

5. A content analysis of Extension's presence on 1890 Land-Grand University websites

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Steede, Garrett M. (author), Fischer, Laura (author), Meyer, Diane C. (author), and Meyers, Courtney (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09217
Journal Title:: Journal of Applied Communications
Journal Title Details:: 102(1) Article 2

6. A content analysis of food references in television programming specifically targeting viewing audiences aged 11 to 14 years

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Roseman, Mary G. (author), Poor, Morgan (author), and Stephenson, Tammy J. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 137 Document Number: D02398
Journal Title:: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Journal Title Details:: 46(1) : 20-25

7. A dangerous disconnect - new research IDs food and ag trust gaps

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2018-01-01
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10395
Notes:: 3 pages., From http://www.foodintegrity.org, Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.

8. A dangerous food disconnect: when consumers hold you responsible but don't trust you

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research report
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10396
Notes:: 8 pages., Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri. 8 pages.

9. A model health and safety intervention for Hispanic immigrants working in the dairy industry

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Liebman, Amy K. (author), Juarez-Carrillo, Patricia (author), Reyes, Iris Anne C. (author), and Keifer, Matthew C. (author)
Format:: Abstract
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05848
Journal Title:: Journal of Agromedicine
Journal Title Details:: 19(2) : 78-82

10. 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.

11. A new look at shopper transparency expectations

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Markenson, Steve (author / Food Marketing Institute)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2020-07-01
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11751
Notes:: Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, Virginia. 3 pages., Author notes increases in online food shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that it brings higher consumer expectations for transparency, compared with in-store shopping. Summarizes results of a mid-March national consumer survey. The report found that 69% of omnichannel shoppers - those who buy both online and in-store - want more information about a product when shopping online compared to in phsical tores.

12. A rural drought in a national flood: Washington State residents' assessments of local news

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hindman, Douglas Blanks (author) and Beam, Michael (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D06778
Journal Title:: Community Journalism
Journal Title Details:: 3(1) : 23-45

13. A study of the use of information & communication technology in disseminating farm information to farmers in India

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Solanki, Surabhi (author) and Verma, Seema (author)
Format:: Conference proceedings
Publication Date:: 2019-06
Published:: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11119
Notes:: 8 pages., Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology and Management., In any country, agriculture plays important role in the prospect of economy and sustainability. As technology grow day by day so it is necessary for the farmer to know about the technology, innovations and take them into practice, so they make strong themselves in terms of economic and sustainability. In this paper discussed the intensity exposure to information and communication technology and its relationship to the characteristics of farmers at different stages of adoption use of information and communication technology for different farm practices and also know the preferences of farmers regarding the use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). In the continuation of this process conduct the personal interview to collect personal details of farmers as well as farm information that associate them to know about the adoption of information technology. The data collected through personal interview of farmers have been classified, tabulated and analyzed to know how efficiently and effectively information and communication technology disseminate farm information to the farmer.

14. A study of women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility: a case study of apa local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Okwu, O. J. (author) and Umoru, B. I. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02
Published:: International Scholars Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11001
Journal Title:: African Journal of Gender and Women Studies
Journal Title Details:: 4(2):1-7
Notes:: 7 pages., via online journal., The study was aimed at determining women farmers' agricultural information needs and accessibility, using Apa local government area of Benue State as a case study. A sample size of 70 women farmers was initially taken for the study but only data for 65 respondents were analyzed. Simple random sampling technique was used for the sample selection and questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The result showed highest information needs in the areas of pesticides and fertilizer applications and improved farm implements. Husbands, fellow women and mass media were the main sources of agricultural information to women farmers and accessibility of information from these sources was relatively high. Age, educational level and income of women farmers showed significant relationships with their accessibility to agricultural information at 5% level of significance. It is recommended that enough information should be provided in the needed areas and women adult literacy and economic empowerment programmes should be given serious attention to enhance their access to needed agricultural information.

15. A study on farmer’s perception on ill effects of agro chemicals in north eastern part of Karnataka

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Shashidhara, K. K. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Applied and Natural Science Foundation
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10645
Journal Title:: Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Journal Title Details:: 9 (4): 2158 - 2164
Notes:: 8 pages., via online journal., The present study was conducted in Yadgir district of Karnataka to know about the perception of farmers on the ill effects of agro chemicals. One hundred and twenty farmers were interviewed personally with the help of pre-structured schedule. The results revealed that a large number of respondents had perceived delay in ripening (70.83%), less resistance to diseases (76.66 %), through emission of toxic gases (80.83%) and changes in soil organic matter decomposition (80.00%). Cent per cent respondents expressed resistance developed to pesticides by helicoverpa, spodoptera and parthenium and beneficial organisms like earth worms and predators were affected. Killing of natural enemies by pesticides affect Trichograma (80.00%) and lady bird beetle (75.00%), while handling agro chemicals cent per cent perceived it is going poison human body. The correlation indicates attitude towards chemical fertilizers, extension participation and mass media had shown positive highly significant at 1% level. Regarding factors influencing on agro chemicals land holding and education observe 50.63 per cent of variation. On the other hand farmers were suggested to make the availability of pest resistance variety by majority (83.33%) of the respondents.

16. A study on impact of ICT enabled web portal (Krishinet) on farmers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Singh, Vinod (author) and Kameswari, V.L.V. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-06
Published:: India: New Delhi Publishers
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 99 Document Number: D10868
Journal Title:: International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology
Journal Title Details:: 12(2): 163-174
Notes:: 12 pages., via online journal., In recent years, there has been extensive investment in e-governance throughout the developing world. Still, little is known about the impact of those investments, partly due to a lack of assessment guidance. In this study modified sustainable livelihood framework approach was used for studying impact of the project on farmers. Before and after data was collected from the registered farmers using recall method to assess the impact of the project on all five types of capital (Natural capital, financial capital, human capital, physical capital and social capital). It was found that after implementation of the project, in the category of natural capital, average production and average sold quantity of rice, wheat, pigeon pea, mustard, and green gram has been significantly increased and in the category of financial capital, respondents’ average family income, earning from agriculture and allied sector and benefit from government schemes has been significantly increased and in the category of human capital, average number of training received by respondents and average number of extension contacts made by respondents has been significantly increased and in the category of physical capital, average storage facility has been increased by respondents and in the category of social capital, average number of meetings attended by respondents in Krishi Gyan Kendra has been significantly increased.

17. AAEA Association Communications SIG (Special Interest Group)survey

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Crosby, Joy (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02-07
Published:: USA: AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network, LaGrange, GA.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 6 Document Number: D10220
Journal Title:: AAEA ByLine
Notes:: 2 pages.

18. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SPILLOVER

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Grobler, Wynand (author) and David, Oladipo Olalekan (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-12-01
Published:: International: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12207
Journal Title:: International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment
Journal Title Details:: Issue 11(2)
Notes:: 17 pages, The positive spillover impacts of the efficiency of information and communication technology (ICT) and land accessibility as factor inputs to agricultural productivity are well documented in the literature. Furthermore, input-output efficiency as a measurement of factors contributing towards gross production is no exception in this regard. Few studies on agricultural production and ICT at the household level in South Africa show divergent empirical results. This study investigates the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) and land for farming in the context of household food production in South Africa. Household engagement in agricultural activities is proxy for agricultural production, farm land size is a proxy for land accessibility, telephone and internet use are proxies for ICT in this study. Household data of twenty-one thousand, six hundred and one (21,601) households on agricultural activities and ICTs were generated from the existing survey data of General household survey, 2015 by Statistics South Africa. Majority of the households are not engaging in agricultural activities due to no access to land for farming, but more than 80 percent of the households have access to at least one form of ICTs penetration i.e. mobile telephony. The logit regression shows that internet connection in the household have positive and significant impact on household agricultural production but land accessibility is indirectly related and significant to household food production in South Africa. Therefore land accessibility may be a barrier to agricultural activity involvement in South Africa. The study shows that the positive spillover impacts of ICT may not be possible due to lack of access to land for agriculture. Land for farming, CDMA telephony and internet are highly required for agricultural activities in order to promote food production, reduce cost of telecommunications, promoting agricultural research and development via internet accessibility.

19. Adoption as adaptation: Household decision making and changing rural livelihoods in Lombok, Indonesia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Williams, Liana J. (author), van Wensveen, Monica (author), Grunbuhel, Clemens (author), and Pupsadi, Ketut (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2022-01
Published:: United States: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12575
Journal Title:: Journal of Rural Studies
Journal Title Details:: 89
Notes:: 9 pages, In agricultural research for development adoption of new technology tends to be cast in categories: adoption, partial adoption, dis-adoption or non-adoption. While these may serve for pragmatic classification and measures for project success or impact they fail to properly acknowledge the ongoing and independent efforts of farmers (and others) in experimentation and integration of knowledge across a range of sources. This paper explores responses to practices for cattle management introduced during a research project, at project close, and five years after the project has finished. We consider the perceptions and application of new knowledge by farmers, extension staff, and policy makers. By taking a longer-term view, we demonstrate how farming households adapt and integrate knowledge from different sources into their daily practice, influenced by local institutions and changing cultural expectations, as well as external researchers. We also consider the influence of changing government priorities and incentives in steering farm-management decisions. Results suggest that a focus on measures to build capacity and empower farmers with information to adapt and respond to change, regardless of project activities, is a much more important goal and indicator of impact than measuring adoption.

20. Adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by agricultural science and extension teachers in Abuja, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Olugbenga Omotayo Alabi (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: USA: The American Association for Agricultural Education
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10239
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Education
Journal Title Details:: 57(1) : 137-149
Notes:: 13 pages., Via online journal., This study examined adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by agricultural science and extension teachers in Abuja, Nigeria. Specifically, the objectives are to: identify the background and demographic characteristics of agricultural science and extension teachers in the study area; examine the factors influencing adoption of ICTs by respondents and determine the challenges or constraints militating against adoption of ICTs by respondents in the study area. Data were collected from 60 purposively selected agricultural science and extension teachers in the study area. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics SPSS 19.0, Likert scale, t-test and Logit model. Ages, teachers’ experience, access to ICTs were significant factors influencing adoption of ICTs by respondents at 1% probability level. Teachers’ attitude, teachers’ awareness significantly influences adoption of ICTs by respondents at 5% probability level. Word processors are perceived useful in setting tests and examination question papers, while, photocopy machine was perceived ease to use to make copies of teaching materials. Access to appropriate ICTs equipment and lack of infrastructure such as irregular electricity supply are the major challenges. The study recommends easy access, awareness and use of ICTs by instructors and regular supply of electricity to improve and stimulates adoption of ICTs by respondents.

21. Adoption of irrigation technology and best management practices under climate risks: evidence from Arkansas, United States

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Xu, Ying (author), Huang, Qiuqiong (author), and West, Grant (author)
Format:: Paper
Publication Date:: 2015-02
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05810
Notes:: Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2015 annual meeting, Atlanta,Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2015. 24 pages.

22. Advances in sheep welfare

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ferguson, Drewe (author), Lee, Caroline (author), and Fisher, Andrew (author)
Format:: Book
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Duxford, United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10099
Notes:: 318 pages., Available through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. Patrons outside of the university system should contact the ACDC for assistance accessing text., Via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library catalog., Advances in Sheep Welfare examines the recent advances made in sheep welfare assessment, handling and management, providing state-of-the-art coverage of the welfare needs of one of the world's most widely farmed animals. The book begins with an introduction to sheep welfare in Part One, with chapters covering biology and natural behavior, sheep production systems, and consumer and societal expectations for sheep products. Part Two goes on to highlight new advances in sheep welfare assessment, before Part Three outlines a wide range of solutions to sheep welfare challenges. The final section looks ahead to the future, considering what sheep welfare will look like in 2030 and beyond. This book is an essential part of the wider ranging series Advances in Farm Animal Welfare, with coverage of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.

23. After the disaster guidebook: designing a post-disaster communication intervention for rural landowners

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Bice, Channing (author) and Carter, Susan (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2023-09-20
Published:: USA: Clemson University Press
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12966
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: V.61, N.2
Notes:: 11 pages, Extension is well-positioned to facilitate communication strategies that foster community resilience and disaster recovery, particularly for rural residents. This paper proposes a new approach to post-disaster communication that strengthens rural community capacities in locally and culturally relevant ways. The findings revealed specific post-disaster information needs, preferences for local resources, and communication that encourages resilience through a document analysis and interviews with informants recovering from the 2020 Colorado wildfires. The practical recommendations discussed serve as a starting point for Extension professionals in other areas to consider ways to engage with their communities before, during, and after a disaster.

24. Ag safety - communication is key

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2018-01
Published:: USA: Upper Midwest Safety and Health Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09325
Notes:: 3 pages.

25. Agricultural communicators commence "agric-journalism education" training

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-11-20
Published:: Banjul, The Gambia: The Point newspaper
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10072
Journal Title:: The Point
Notes:: 2 pages., Online article.

26. Agricultural information on air: analyzing farm radio through contemporary models of science communication. A comparison of three cases in rural Kenya

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Oswald, Fabian (author) and Kalsruhe Institute of Technology
Format:: Dissertation
Publication Date:: 2019-04-02
Published:: Germany: Kalsruhe Institute of Technology
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11122
Notes:: 196 pages., via institutional depository., Fabin's work is based on Kilimo Media’s work. He sought to investigate how information flow through agricultural radio programs in local languages is structured and whether contemporary theories of science communication are observable in the practice of farm radio through a cross-case study approach. Fabian held qualitative interviews with local actors and group discussions with farmers in Kajiado, Marsabit and Kitui counties and three radio stations Bus radio, Radio Jangwani and Syokimau FM.

27. Agricultural information sources, channels and strategies for sharing agricultural research findings among farmers in Iringa district in Tanzania

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Malekani, Andrew (author) and Mubofu, Christian (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2020-03-24
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12363
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Spring 2020
Notes:: 15 pages., The aim of this research was to investigate the agricultural information sources and strategies for disseminating agricultural research findings to farmers in Iringa District, Tanzania. A total of 90 farmers were interviewed by using a self-administered questionnaire. The statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) software and Spreadsheet were used as instruments to analyse the findings. Results of this study indicate that radios, church leaders, village leaders and seminars are the main channels of information used by extension officers to disseminate agricultural information to farmers. With regard to strategies the study revealed that, the use of religious leaders and government officials; use of primary school teachers and pupils; non-political interference; repackaging and packaging of technical information reports; deployment of extension officers in rural areas; use of community-based organisations and the establishment of agricultural information boards were the main effective strategies for disseminating agricultural research information to farmers. It is therefore, concluded that radio, church leaders, seminars, Newspapers, brochures and fliers should be intensively used to disseminate agricultural information among farmers so as to raise productivity in their farms. The study suggest that, there is a need to use other disseminators such as influential people, religious leaders, political leaders, primary school teachers and pupils to disseminate such information in addition to repackaging of agricultural research findings to tailor it to the farmers’ needs.

28. 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.

29. Agriculture news in Burundi

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ininahazwe, John de Dieu (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2016-01-04
Published:: Burundi
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06433
Notes:: Website of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. 2 pages., Agricultural journalist describes paralysis of agriculture news in Burundi. Reports having been interrogated by police.

30. Agriculture related injuries: spectrum and management outcome in general surgical unit

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mehmood, Riffat (author), Aziz, Sajid (author), Jehan, Shazia (author), and Ateeq, Muhammad (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Pakistan
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09453
Journal Title:: Professional Medical Journal
Journal Title Details:: 22(2) : 175-180

31. Agriculture sector struggles to wade through the molasses of public opinion

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Dyck, Toban (author)
Format:: Commentary
Publication Date:: 2019-11-19
Published:: Canada: Financial Post, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11105
Journal Title:: Financial Post
Notes:: Via online. 5 pages., "Industry in a frenzy, trying to decode the sludge of public opinion while still getting used to the idea this is something to take seriously."

32. Agriculture-related injuries: discussion in Canadian media

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Randall, Jason R. (author), De Oliveira, Leo Pennetta (author), Belton, Kathy (author), and Voaklander, Don (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2020
Published:: Canada
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11993
Journal Title:: Journal of Agromedicine
Notes:: 8 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Examined news media reporting on farm injuries in Canada, 2010 through 2017. Only 6.3% of 856 identified articles included a prevention message. Authors concluded that prevention messages are rare in media reporting of farm injuries and are decreasing over time. "Improved reporting is needed to aid in farm injury prevention."

33. Agritourism farms and the web: an exploratory evaluation of their websites

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Platania, M. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10683
Journal Title:: Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics
Journal Title Details:: 6 (3): 51–58
Notes:: 9 pages., via online journal., In the last few years, the contribution of the agricultural sector to tourism has been increasingly evident. Agritourism provides the possibility to have a green holiday experience and allows farmers to diversify their income. In the tourist sector, communication is decisive in determining consumption choices, and the Web plays an important role. Considering that the Internet can bring potential benefits and reach new customers, it is important that websites are complete and attractive. This paper evaluates agritourism websites in an Italian region (Sicily) to analyse the strategic choices made by farmers. This study uses the eMICA methodological approach to analyse the quality of the websites and a cluster analysis to find homogeneous groups of farms. The results indicate that there is a large group of Sicilian agritourism providers that have been slow in taking advantage of the new opportunities offered by the Web, whereas another group, which is less numerous, makes use of social networking tools, demonstrating web 2.0 communication.

34. Agvocates, it's time to visit the city

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Brenneman, Erin (author)
Format:: Commentary
Publication Date:: 2015-07-27
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06195
Notes:: Online via Drovers Cattle Network. 2 pages.

35. An appraisal of farmers internet use for sourcing agricultural information in north-western Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Haruna, Abdul-Aziz (author) and Baba, D. (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2017-02-02
Published:: Nigeria
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: D08582
Journal Title:: SHS Web Conferences
Journal Title Details:: 33
Notes:: 7 pages.

36. An evaluation of small groups serving as an engine room for innovation in the Northern Territory mango industry

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hunt, Warren (author), McConchie, Cameron (author), Healy, Matthew (author), and Corriveau, Amelie (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019
Published:: Australia
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11652
Journal Title:: Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal
Journal Title Details:: 15(1) : 73-80
Notes:: 8 pages., Case study of an extension project based around small groups associated with the mango industry from 2012-2015.

37. Analysis of the Roles of Information and Communications Technologies in Rural Women Farmers’ Empowerment in Rivers State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Abu Rimi, Tijjani (author) and Chudi, Anaeto Francis (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2017-01
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12097
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Notes:: 23 Pgs., Information and Communication Technology is a potent force in the developing world for social, economic and educational transformation of individuals, agencies and institutions. This study examined the veritable roles of ICT in empowering rural women farmers in Rivers State. The specific objectives were to examine the demographic characteristics of the respondents, identify ICT devices in use by the respondents; information needs of the respondents, the roles of ICTs in rural women empowerment and constraints to the use of ICT devices by the respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents and oral interview where necessary. The respondents were 120 rural women farmers purposively selected from the farmers list obtained from the ADP (Agricultural Development Project) Office in the Area. The results indicate that 54.2% of the respondents are married, 57.5% with secondary education, 52.5% hold a farm size of 0.25 – 1 hectare of land. ICT devices in use include mobile phones, television, radio and other devices. They need information on inputs, prices, markets, produce demand, new practices and technologies. ICT play various roles in empowering the women such as offering entrepreneurial opportunity, breaking isolation, providing linkages to inputs and markets, assisting small and medium size business, reducing poverty, and illiteracy and improving income and savings of rural women. The problems affecting use of ICT devices include absence and erratic supply of electricity, lack of ICT skills, low level of awareness etc. Government should provide basic amenities to the rural dwellers to improve their socio-economic well-being.

38. Analysis of the consumer’s perception of urban food products from a soilless system in rooftop greenhouses: a case study from the Mediterranean area of Barcelona (Spain)

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ercilla-Montserrat, Mireia (author), Sanjuan-Delmás, David (author), Sanyé-Mengual, Esther (author), Calvet-Mir, Laura (author), Banderas, Karla (author), Rieradevall, Joan (author), and Gabarrell, Xavier (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-09
Published:: Springer New York LLC
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: D10839
Journal Title:: Agriculture and Human Values
Journal Title Details:: 36(3): 375–393
Notes:: 19 pages., via online journal., Soilless crops are commonly used in rooftop agriculture (RA) because they easily adapt to building constraints. However, acceptance of the produce derived from this system may be controversial. This paper evaluates consumers’ acceptance of food from RA in Mediterranean cities, focusing on the quality of the product, production system, and consumers’ motivations. We surveyed 238 respondents on the UAB university campus as potential consumers. The survey was distributed via an Internet-link that was provided along with a sample of tomatoes from RA. The results showed that most people approved the quality of RA products and perceived them to be local and fresh (94%). The respondents exhibited acceptance of soilless-produced tomatoes and considered them to be environmentally better than conventionally produced ones (69%). Cluster analysis revealed that consumers with high income levels and a university education had a better perception of the quality and proposed a higher price for RA products, but no difference was found regarding their environmental perception of this products. Moreover, people who possessed more information about the product also had a higher perception of the quality and production system (it was perceived to be environmentally friendly) and would pay more for them. The main concerns of consumers were related to food safety and the social impact of RA. Additional research is needed to improve the sustainability of RA, and the applied measures should be communicated to potential consumers to enhance their acceptance and success.

39. Analysis of uncertainty consideration in environmental assessment:an empirical study of Canadian EA practice

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lees, Juliette (author), Jaeger, Jochen A.G. (author), Gunn, Jill A.E. (author), and Noble, Bram F. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10632
Journal Title:: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Journal Title Details:: 59(11) 2024-2044
Notes:: 22 pages., via online journal., Identifying and communicating uncertainty is core to effective environmental assessment (EA). This study evaluates the extent to which uncertainties are considered and addressed in Canadian EA practice. We reviewed the environmental protection plans, follow-up programs, and panel reports (where applicable) of 12 EAs between 1995 and 2012. The types of uncertainties and levels of disclosure varied greatly. When uncertainties were acknowledged, practitioners adopted five different approaches to address them. However, uncertainties were never discussed or addressed in depth. We found a lack of suitable terminology and consistency in how uncertainties are disclosed, reflecting the need for explicit guidance, and we present recommendations for improvement. Canadian Environmental Impact Statements are not as transparent with respect to uncertainties as they should be, and uncertainties in EA need to be better considered and communicated.

40. Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers' biosecurity attitudes and behaviours

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Richens, I.F. (author), Houdmont, J. (author), Wapenaar, W. (author), Shortall, O. (author), Kaler, J. (author), and O'Connor, H. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: United Kingdom
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 5 Document Number: D10193
Journal Title:: Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Journal Title Details:: 155 : 61-74
Notes:: 13 pages., Via UI online subscription.

41. Are consumers willing to pay to reduce food waste?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Grant, Kara (author), Gallardo, R. Katrina (author), and McCluskey, Jill J. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10391
Journal Title:: Choices
Journal Title Details:: 34(1) : 1-7
Notes:: Via UI subscription

42. Are social embeddedness associated with food risk perception under media coverage?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Zhen, Yan (author), Huang, Zu-hui (author), Wang, Yu (author), and Zhou, Jie-hong (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-08
Published:: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10827
Journal Title:: Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: 18(8): 1804–1819
Notes:: 16 pages., via online journal., raceability system has received wide attention in solving food safety issues, via which food information could be tracked back to producer/farmers. Consumers need to obtain this information from producers or social networks, trust in the information, and consequently assess perceived risks, especially when food scandals are exposed to the media. In this study, we introduce the social embeddedness theory to understand how consumers' social activities affect their risk perceptions on traceable food. Specifically, we investigate how risk perceptions are predicted by the interpersonal relationships, organizational level and social-level relationships. Results show that the interpersonal relationships were associated with lower levels of risk perceptions, while organizational and social relationships impacted consumer's risk perceptions at middle and higher levels, respectively. Results also show that the “ripple effect” extended to effect of risk events with negative information, however, did not exist for the group exposed to positive information. Potential food safety implications have been proposed to identify for effective risk mitigation under media coverages.

43. Assessing the radio programming and potential role of preferred by farmers radio stations to disseminate agricultural technologies in eastern Uganda

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hailu, Girma (author), Khan, Zeyaur R. (author), Pittchar, Jimmy O. (author), and Ochatum, Nathan (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017-01-01
Published:: ESci Journals Publishing
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11159
Journal Title:: International Journal of Agricultural Extension
Journal Title Details:: 5(2)
Notes:: 14 pages., via online journal, The study evaluated the potential of 19 radio stations to promote new or improved agricultural technologies to strengthen agricultural extension services. Key informant interviews were conducted with the station and/or program managers of the selected radio stations. Two female respondents i.e. from UBC Radio, and Impact FM and 17 male respondents from the remaining radio stations were interviewed. The survey used semi structured questionnaire to determine broadcasting languages, radio transmitter capacity, geographical coverage and audience, major programs and scheduling, use of modern ICT, staff capacity and feedback mechanism from the audience as well as experience in agricultural programming using participatory radio campaign. The collected data was analyzed using content analysis. 16 of the radio stations are commercial while the remaining three belong to public, community and religious radio stations. The potential audience of the surveyed radio stations varied from one to ten million. Seven broadcasting languages (English, Luganda, Lugisu, Lusoga, Japadhola, Ateso and Samia) were predominant, while English and Luganda cut across all communities. The estimated number of audience for each radio station varies from one to ten million listeners. The results also indicate that agricultural programs are not a major component of radio program with time allocation for agrictural programs comprising only 15 percent of total time allocation. However, ten radio stations had previous collaboration with international, regional or national NGOs to promote specific agricultural technology. Radio broadcasters of these radio stations had some form of agricultural programming including participatory radio campaign. Building on this experience, it is possible to reach more farmers through radio to strengthen adoption of recommended agricultural technologies.

44. Assessing the social media use and needs of small rural retailers: implications for extension program support

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Son, Jihyeong (author), Niehm, Linda S. (author), Russell, Daniel W. (author), and Lee, Juyoung (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-04
Published:: USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10424
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: 57(2)
Notes:: 7 pages., Article # 2RIB2, Via online journal., To assess small rural retailers' use of social media and the role of social media in their business sustainability, we conducted focus group interviews with small business owners/managers from rural communities in a midwestern state. Participants revealed strong interest in social media, especially for use in sales and marketing. However, their engagement in social media was limited due to lack of knowledge and resources (i.e., time, human resources, financial resources, effectiveness measurement) related to developing and updating content. On the basis of these findings, we examine implications for Extension professionals and outreach educators regarding social media needs and programming for small rural businesses.

45. Assessing the status of social media familiarity among smallholder farmers: a case study of Thika, Kiambu Kenya

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kimani, Anne W. (author), Nyang’anga, Hillary T. (author), and Mburu, John I. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019
Published:: Pakistan: eSci Journals Publishing
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11153
Journal Title:: International Journal of Agricultural Extension
Journal Title Details:: 7(1):13-20
Notes:: 8 pages., via online journal., Social media provides huge opportunities and incentives that could ease promotion of agricultural extension, facilitate real-time service delivery and enable wider farmer coverage. Ineffective dissemination approaches, expanding farmer population, low staffing, and aging agricultural extension agents continue to negatively affect the provision of agricultural extension services in Kenya. Despite the social media potential in agricultural communication, lack of awareness and low usage in the rural areas of developing countries have been documented. This study sought to establish the level of social media familiarity among smallholder rural farmers with the aim of exploring the possibility of usage in agricultural extension. The study was undertaken in Thika Sub-County of Kiambu County on 140 farmers through a researcher administered semi-structured questionnaire. Probability-proportional-to-size sampling method was employed to derive the sample size from existing extension farmer groups. Simple random sampling technique was further used to identify the actual respondents from each group. A low level of social media familiarity was established among the farmers with education, age and gender having significant influence. The study recommends awareness creation initiatives to promote social media familiarity with a particular focus on women who form the bulk of the farmers but with the lowest level of social media knowledge.

46. Assessment of agricultural extension students’ interest in providing private extension services in Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Adesoji, S.A. (author), Famakinwa, M. (author), and Eghosa, A.E. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-01
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11120
Journal Title:: The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka
Journal Title Details:: 14(1):57-66
Notes:: 10 pages., via online journal., Purpose: Agricultural extension graduates do not get jobs and farmers are not getting agricultural extension services, and therefore, both the farmers and agricultural graduates do not receive benefi ts. The study assessed the interest of agricultural extension students in providing private extension services to farmers, examined their perception towards private extension services and identifi ed extension skills possessed by the students. Research Method: The study comprised all the fi nal year students in the Universities in Osun State. A two – stage sampling procedure was used to select the respondents. One university was selected from each category of federal, state and private. A total of 68 respondents were selected and interviewed. Data collected were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The results show that the mean age, mean years of formal education of the respondents were 23.75 ± 2.02 and 17.40 ± 1.16, respectively. About half (51.5%) of the respondents had positive perception towards the private extension service while 57 percent had high interest in providing private extension services. Majority of them possessed teaching skills (97.1%), innovation dissemination skills (95.5%) and communication skills (88.2%). Also, sources of agricultural information available (χ2=22.448), types of sponsors (χ2=6.102) and marital status (χ2=16.535) had a signifi cant association with respondents’ interest in providing private agricultural extension services. Research Limitation: The study focuses on the interest of agricultural extension graduates to provide private extension services; however, these graduates may have an interest in other areas that have not been investigated. Original Value: The study provides an insight to show the interest and capability of agricultural students to be engaged in private extension services as a livelihood

47. Associating importance with behavior: providing direction for water conservation communication

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lamm, Alexa J. (author), Lundy, Lisa K. (author), Warner, Laura (author), and Lamm, Kevan W. (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2016-02
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08132
Notes:: Research paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS), in San Antonio,Texas, February 7-8,2016. 24 pages.

48. Australia wildfire coverage is long on koalas, short on causes

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: deMause, Neil (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2020
Published:: Australia: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, New York City, New York
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11203
Notes:: Via online. 5 pages

49. Austrian guild and IFAJ president think outside the box

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Blasl, Bianca (author / Austrian Association of Agrarian Journalists and Communicators)
Format:: News release
Publication Date:: 2020-01-01
Published:: International: International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11680
Notes:: 3 pages., Via online news release., Report from the annual Eco-Social Forum winter conference in Vienna, Australia.

50. Automated pastures and the digital divide: How agricultural technologies are shaping labour and rural communities

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Rotz, Sarah (author), Gravely, Evan (author), Mosby, Ian (author), Duncan, Emily (author), Finnis, Elizabeth (author), Horgan, Mervyn (author), LeBlanc, Joseph (author), Martin, Ralph (author), Tait Neufeld, Hannah (author), Nixon, Andrew (author), Pant, Laxmi (author), Shalla, Vivian (author), and Fraser, Evan (author)
Format:: Online article
Publication Date:: 2019-02-13
Published:: Canada: Science Direct
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10251
Journal Title:: Journal of Rural Studies
Notes:: 11 pages., Via online article, A “digital revolution” in agriculture is underway. Advanced technologies like sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics are increasingly being promoted as a means to increase food production efficiency while minimizing resource use. In the process, agricultural digitalization raises critical social questions about the implications for diverse agricultural labourers and rural spaces as digitalization evolves. In this paper, we use literature and field data to outline some key trends being observed at the nexus of agricultural production, technology, and labour in North America, with a particular focus on the Canadian context. Using the data, we highlight three key tensions observed: rising land costs and automation; the development of a high-skill/low-skilled bifurcated labour market; and issues around the control of digital data. With these tensions in mind, we use a social justice lens to consider the potential implications of digital agricultural technologies for farm labour and rural communities, which directs our attention to racial exploitation in agricultural labour specifically. In exploring these tensions, we argue that policy and research must further examine how to shift the trajectory of digitalization in ways that support food production as well as marginalized agricultural labourers, while pointing to key areas for future research—which is lacking to date. We emphasize that the current enthusiasm for digital agriculture should not blind us to the specific ways that new technologies intensify exploitation and deepen both labour and spatial marginalization.

51. Availability and accessibility of ICT in rural communities of Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kari, Hudron K. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: USA: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27140
Journal Title:: Electronic Library
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 25, Issue 3, pp. 363-372
Notes:: Published in 2007.

52. Availability and accessibility of ICT in the rural communities of Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kari, H.K. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27472
Journal Title:: Electronic Library
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 25, Issue 3, pp. 363-372
Notes:: Published in 2007.

53. Awareness of sustainable consumption and its implications for the selection of food products

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Gorynska-Goldmann, Elzbieta (author), Adamczyk, Grazyna (author), and Gazdecki, Michal (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: Poland
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10925
Journal Title:: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
Journal Title Details:: 3(41) : 301-308
Notes:: The aim of this paper is to present the concept of sustainable consumption, its aspects, awareness and implications for choices concerning food products. Particular attention was paid to consumer choices based on the perception of foodstuff packaging and the perception of the importance of labelling information. Empirical studies have shown that Polish consumers are increasingly more aware of the need for action on sustainable consumption, although it is not always re- fl ected in tangible activities in this area. Still for the majority of Poles it is synonymous with ecoconsumption, and engaging consumers in the concepts of sustainability is manifested e.g. in waste sorting, waste reduction, selection of organic, local products, in ecological packaging, for which they are ready to pay higher prices or search for information on sustainable products. Unfortunately, at present the scale of these activities and attitudes is still limited, thus the primary objective of the environmental, social and economic policies is to provide systematic and intensive consumer education and promote sustainable development.

54. BBC rural coverage impartial, broad and comprehensive but "deficit" in UK-wide coverage of rural England, Trust review finds

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: News releases
Publication Date:: 2014-06-26
Published:: UK
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05759
Notes:: British Broadcasting Corporation, UK. 2 pages.

55. Bader Rutter: Who farmers turn to for advice

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: News release
Publication Date:: 2016-11-29
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07659
Notes:: Survey summary via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages.

56. Barriers to participatory extension in Egypt: agricultural workers' perspectives

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: McDonough, Chris (author), Nuberg, Ian K. (author), and Pitchford, Wayne S. (author)
Format:: Journal article abstract
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Egypt: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10280
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Journal Title Details:: 21(2)
Notes:: 2 pages., Via UI online subscription., Purpose: This paper examines extension practises of agricultural workers within the Egyptian government and the perceived barriers they face in implementing participatory approaches, identifying improvements required in research and extension processes to meet the real needs of Egyptian farming communities. Design/Methodology/Approach: Key barriers for engaging in participatory extension were identified using content analysis of semi-structured interviews, surveys and focus group discussion of 37 government agricultural workers along with participant observation and review of existing literature. Findings: The majority of workers surveyed understood basic participatory extension principles and desired to use these approaches. Changing from traditional ‘top down’ extension to systems that engage with farmers' needs at the community level is made difficult due to the aging and poorly functioning Village Extension Worker (VEW) network. Thus, it is far easier for the research driven extension programmes to use technology transfer models. Practical Implications: Participatory extension relies on strong relationship building and open communication between farmers, extension workers, researchers, interest groups and policy-makers. The Egyptian government must properly establish and resource the pivotal role of VEWs within the extension system to meet its strategic aims of modernising agriculture, developing food security and improving the livelihoods of rural inhabitants. Originality/Value: This paper captures the unique perspectives of government research, extension and education workers involved in agricultural development at a time directly after the 2010 revolution, when they were able to more openly reflect on the past and present situations.

57. Beef favorability at historically high levels

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Soukup, Mary (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2014-09-17
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05837
Notes:: Online via Drovers CattleNetwork. 2 pages.

58. Behind a veil of secrecy: animal abuse, factory farms, and Ag-Gag legislation

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Fiber-Ostrow, Pamela (author) and Lovell, Jarret S. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: D11527
Journal Title:: Contemporary Justice Review
Journal Title Details:: 19(2) : 230-249
Notes:: 21 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, "This paper exposes the failure of government institutions to protect animals on factory farms while simultaneously silencing what is currently the only available mechanism for Americans to learn about abuse on factory farms. It also explores the Constitutional implications of Ag-Gag laws.

59. Behind the scenes of an ARC webinar

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Blue, John (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2016-07-13
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07687
Notes:: Truffle Media Network, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1 page.

60. Best practices in environmental communication: a case study of Louisiana's coastal crisis

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Jarreau, Paige Brown (author), Altinay, Zeynep (author), and Reynolds, Amy (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-10-30
Published:: USA: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D08354
Journal Title:: Environmental Communication
Journal Title Details:: 11 (2): 143-165

61. Between words: a generational discussion about farming knowledge sources

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Wójcik, Marcin (author), Jeziorska-Biel, Pamela (author), and Czapiewski, Konrad (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-03-09
Published:: Poland: Science Direct
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10245
Journal Title:: Journal of Rural Studies
Journal Title Details:: 67: 130-141
Notes:: 12 pages., Via online journal., This article is concerned with the shaping of agricultural knowledge among farmers, in the context of the rapid changes Polish agriculture has been subject to since the time of the country's EU accession. The theoretical underpinnings of this work have been described in terms of the significant notional categories, i.e. knowledge, knowledge-cultures and sources of knowledge. The research made use of the joint interviews method. Interviews were run with representatives of different generations in 10 farming families in central Poland. The main research objective was to determine sources of farming knowledge among farmers. The use of joint interviews allowed for the identification of sources of knowledge of different kinds. These reflect a division into farmers' closer and more distant surroundings, i.e. to the family and neighbours on the one hand, and to institutions and media on the other. Knowledge acquisition among farmers is in fact found to be a complex process, reflecting socialisation in a multi-generation environment of family and neighbours, on the one hand, and the impact of the institutional and legal system, on the other. In a general sense, this corresponds to the well-known division of sources of knowledge into the tacit and the explicit, with the acquisition of tacit (i.e. informal) knowledge not meeting with any more major obstacles thanks to proximity in a sense that may be cultural (i.e. the agriculture itself), family-related (and in fact multi-generation) and spatial (physical proximity in a given locality). Microsocial conditioning thus plays a major role in the shaping of this source of knowledge. However, the most important factor distinguishing contemporary cultures as regards knowledge on farming is the capacity to adapt to conditions set by the institutions supporting the latter's development. Formal knowledge flowing into farming families from their institutional surroundings requires growing adaptability and preparation if a succession of innovations are to be taken on board. The multi-source nature of knowledge and the achievement of some kind of balance in this respect actually poses a major challenge for the future functioning of family farms as cultural microsystems.

62. Beyond access to information: understanding the use of information by poor female mobile users in rural India

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Potnis, Devendra Dilip (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: India
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07321
Journal Title:: The Information Society
Journal Title Details:: 31 (1) : 83-93

63. Bioethics symposium: the ethical food movement: What does it mean for the role of science and scientists in current debates about animal agriculture?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Croney, C.C. (author), Apley, M. (author), Capper, J.L. (author), Mench, J.A. (author), Priest, S. (author), and Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506 Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman 99164 Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis 95616 Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-01-20
Published:: USA: American Society of Animal Science
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08306
Journal Title:: Journal of Animal Science
Journal Title Details:: 90 (5): 1570-1582

64. Blending digital and physical tools to deliver CSA information

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ndirangu, Stella (author)
Format:: Opinion
Publication Date:: 2019
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: 153 Document Number: D11614
Notes:: 3 pages., Online from publisher., Author addresses "large gap between African extension services ... and the number of farmers being reached." ... "Africa's existing mobile network (currently the second biggest mobile market in the world) could be better utilised to bridge this gap and provide mobile-based agricultural information, advice and support to smallholder farmers."

65. Breaking the walls of social exclusion of women rural by means of ICTs: The case of 'digital divides' in Galician

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Novo-Corti, Isabel (author), Varela-Candamio, Laura (author), and García-Álvarez, María Teresa (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014-01
Published:: Spain
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07399
Journal Title:: Computers in Human Behavior
Journal Title Details:: 30 : 497-507

66. Bridging the digital divide

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-04
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12184
Journal Title:: High Country News
Journal Title Details:: 53(4) : 7-8
Notes:: Online from publication via subscription., A new report focuses on internet infrastructures on tribal lands and how tribes can use it to strengthen their sovereignty.

67. Broad coalition formed to push for rural broadband

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: News article
Publication Date:: 2020-07-10
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11768
Notes:: Report from Agri-Pulse received online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 6 pages., Report of a letter to Capitol Hill and the White House from a new American Connection Project Broadband Coalition calling for a "robust federal investment in broadband internet connectivity." Letter (attached) signed by 40 ag, tech, and healthcare groups.

68. Broadband's role in agricultural technologies and the rural economy

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Whitacre, Brian (author / Oklahoma State University)
Format:: Presentation
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10312
Notes:: 32 pages., From the website, proceed to "agenda" link., PowerPoint presentation for the Federal Reserve Annual Agriculture Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 7, 2018., Addresses the concept of "broadband," the rural-urban digital divide, broadband across the Midwest, academic research in rural broadband, and current federal/state policy.

69. 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.

70. COWShED: communication within white spots for breeders

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Seye, Madoune R. (author), Diallo, Moussa (author), Gueye, Bamba (author), and Cambier, Christophe (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2019-02
Published:: France: IEEE
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10498
Notes:: 3 pages., 22nd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN), via online database., Livestock transhumance in Senegal is done in several areas and more specifically in Sylvo-pastoral areas located in the Ferlo's region where it is difficult or impossible to communicate with terrestrial communication systems. The main reason is due to the existence of white spots. The lack of communication between breeders does not allow the dissemination of vital information such as water points location, bush fires geographic location, epidemic area, and available pastureland. However, in undeserved areas, satellite communications are very expensive for rural population. Therefore, we propose a low-cost communication based on LoRa transmission that enables different services like short message text, voice messages, status of a water points, geographic location. The deployed architecture is a delay tolerant ad-hoc network that can cover a large area with a mesh system.

71. California ag survey gauges areas of concern for residents

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Koger, Chris (author)
Format:: Survey report
Publication Date:: 2020-10-15
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11947
Journal Title:: Packer
Notes:: Online from publication. 1 page., Summary of a survey among residents in the Bay Area of California by the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California. Findings indicated that 77 percent of the respondents considered agriculture "most" or "very" important. A majority also appeared to understand issues that face frmers, including employment of guest workers through the H-2A program.

72. Can CBOs and NGOs bridge agri-business information gap?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Olatidoye, Akin (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2014-07-30
Published:: International
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05754
Notes:: Online from Rural Reporters. 3 pages., Addresses the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in strengthening the rural sector of developing countries, with emphasis on Africa.

73. Can members’ WeChat engagement affect relational outcomes in community‐supported agriculture? empirical evidence from China

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Tan, Si (author) and Chen, Weiping (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019
Published:: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10908
Journal Title:: Agribusiness
Journal Title Details:: 35: 36– 52
Notes:: 17 pages., via online journal., Members’ offline engagement is commonly believed to affect the producer–member relationship in community‐supported agriculture, however, little research focuses on engagement in the online context. Using qualitative data of 24 members and quantitative data of 279 members from China, this study uses a sequential exploratory mixed‐method design to explore the impact of members’ WeChat engagement on relational outcomes. The findings indicate that WeChat engagement positively affects four relational outcomes: Service satisfaction, word of mouth, social bonds, and commitment. In addition, those four relational outcomes are not equally influenced by WeChat engagement. The greatest impact is on commitment, while the lowest is on service satisfaction. Furthermore, multigroup analysis results suggest that gender moderates the relationship between WeChat engagement and commitment.

74. Can we say what diet is best for health?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Katz, D.L. (author) and Meller, S. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02889
Journal Title:: Annual Review of Public Health
Journal Title Details:: 35 : 83-103

75. Can women's self‐help groups improve access to information, decision‐making, and agricultural practices? The Indian case

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Raghunathan, Kalyani (author), Kannan, Samyuktha (author), and Quisumbing, Agnes R. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-08
Published:: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10822
Journal Title:: Agricultural Economics
Notes:: 14 pages., via online journal,, Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women's self‐help group (SHG) platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women's empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross‐sectional data on close to 1,000 women from five states in India and employ nearest‐neighbor matching models to match SHG and non‐SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women's access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women's domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women's participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.

76. Canadian farmers to lose veteran political correspondent in Ottawa

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ditchburn, Jennifer (author)
Format:: Commentary
Publication Date:: 2014-01-20
Published:: Canada
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07572
Journal Title:: j-source
Notes:: Interview with Barry Wilson, correspondent for the Western Producer., Publication of the Canadian Journalism Project, Ryerson University, Université Laval, and Carleton University

77. Carbon footprint as an instrument for enhancing food quality: overview of the wine, olive oil and cereals sectors

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Pattara, Claudio (author), Russo, Carlo (author), Antrodicchia, Vittoria (author), and Cichelli, Angelo (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: International: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1105 N Market St Wilmington DE 19801
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08205
Journal Title:: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: 97 (2): 396-410

78. Challenges in Accessing Agricultural Information Sources and Services by Farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Olorunnishola, Emmanuel (author), Yusuf, Sherif (author), Zwalmam, Singya Zhimwang (author), and Suberu, Saka Bamidele (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-05-01
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12358
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Summer 2021
Notes:: 12 pages., Agriculture play significant role towards sustainability of developing nations’ economy particularly Nigeria by providing abundant raw materials required by the industry, as well as ensures food security and a healthy nation. This study examines the challenges of accessing agricultural information sources and services by farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Survey method was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprise of 16066 from which 78 farmers of the study area were selected using stratified random sampling and purposive sampling procedure. From the copies of questionnaires administered only 60 were duly completed and returned. Frequency and percentages were used in analyzing data collected. The findings from the study showed that information needs of farmers among others include application of improve techniques, irrigation management, seeds prices, farm wild fire management and prevention, purchase and use of fertilizer, government blueprint on agriculture, and meteorology information need of farmers in Edu Local Government . The findings further revealed that poor communication system, absence of library and information centre, absence of extension agents, insufficient knowledge on marketing of farm produce , insufficient credit facilities, insufficient information on government policies, insufficient fund were the challenges faced by farmers in accessing agricultural information sources and services. The study recommended among others that central facility providing and disseminating information on agricultural related services should be created in the study area that would be accessible to all farmers in order to meet their information needs.

79. Challenges to rural journalism in Pakistan

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Riaz, Saqib (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Pakistan
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09308
Journal Title:: Journal of Social Sciences
Journal Title Details:: 9(2) : 72-81

80. Chapter 2 – responding to climate change in the agriculture and rural development sector in Vietnam

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Dung, P.T. (author) and Sharma, S. (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Vietnam
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07640
Journal Title:: Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 2
Journal Title Details:: pp. 13-25

81. Charleston|Orwig study reports consumers' reaction to plant and lab based foods

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2019-12-19
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11184
Notes:: Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., "A new poll reports awareness and interest in technology-driven foods but reveals the need for transparency and education to remove fears and potentially drive adoption."

82. Charting the years-long decline of local news reporting

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Farhi, Paul (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014-03-26
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02894
Journal Title:: Washington Post (Washington, DC)
Notes:: Via Post website. 5 pages.

83. Citizens, consumers and farm animal welfare: A meta-analysis of willingness-to-pay studies

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Clark, Beth (author), Stewart, Gavin B. (author), Panzone, Luca A. (author), Kyriazakis, Ilias (author), and Frewer, Lynn J. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017-04
Published:: USA: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 5 Document Number: D10194
Journal Title:: Food Policy
Journal Title Details:: 68: 112-127
Notes:: 16 pages., via online journal, The sustainable intensification of animal production systems is increasing as a consequence of increased demand for foods originating from animals. Production diseases are particularly endemic in intensive production systems, and can negatively impact upon farm animal welfare. There is an increasing need to develop policies regarding animal production diseases, sustainable intensification, and animal welfare which incorporate consumer priorities as well as technical assessments of farm animal welfare. Consumers and/or citizens may have concerns about intensive production systems, and whether animal production disease represent a barrier to consumer acceptance of their increased use. There is a considerable body of research focused on consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for improved animal welfare. It is not clear how this relates specifically to a preference for reduced animal production disease incidence in animal production systems. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to establish the publics’ WTP for farm animal welfare, with a focus on production diseases which arise in intensive systems. Systematic review methodology combined with data synthesis was applied to integrate existing knowledge regarding consumer WTP for animal welfare, and reduced incidence of animal production diseases. Multiple databases were searched to identify relevant studies. A screening process, using a set of pre-determined inclusion criteria, identified 54 studies, with the strength of evidence and uncertainty for each study being assessed. A random effects meta-analysis was used to explore heterogeneity in relation to a number of factors, with a cumulative meta-analysis conducted to establish changes in WTP over time. The results indicated a small, positive WTP (0.63 standard deviations) for farm animal welfare varying in relation to a number of factors including animal type and region. Socio-demographic characteristics explained the most variation in the data. An evidence gap was highlighted in relation to reduced WTP for specific production diseases associated with the intensification of production, with only 4 of the 54 studies identified being related to this. A combination of market and government based policy solutions appears to be the best solution for improving farm animal welfare standards in the future, enabling the diverse public preferences to be taken into consideration.

84. Climate change conversation to shift dramatically, research shows

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research summary
Publication Date:: 2019-12-19
Published:: USA: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11183
Notes:: Via online release. 1 page., Findings of a digital ethnography report indicate that while the climate change debate is expected to grow 3.6 percent in the next two years, the conversation on causes is expected to grow 260 percent and solutions 202 percent.

85. Climate change: a communication challenge for the 21st Century

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Priest, Susanna Hornig (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: International
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06472
Journal Title:: Science Communication
Journal Title Details:: 36(3) : 267-269

86. Climatologists' communication of climate science to the agricultural sector

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Wilke, Adam K. (author) and Morton, Lois Wright (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06457
Journal Title:: Science Communication
Journal Title Details:: 37(3) : 371-395

87. Collaboration Relations in Climate Information Production and Dissemination to Subsistence Farmers in Namibia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: New, Mark (author) and Ofoegbu, Chidiebere (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2020-09-28
Published:: International: Springer Link
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12098
Journal Title:: Environmental Management
Journal Title Details:: (2021) 67
Notes:: 14 Pgs., Although climate information can aid farmers’ capacity to adapt to climate change, its accessibility and adoption by subsistence farmers hinge on the collaboration between farmers and climate information providers. This paper examines collaborations among actors in the process of climate information production and dissemination in the Namibian agricultural sector. The aim is to investigate the extent to which subsistence farmers are integrated into the collaboration process and the impact of the collaboration on the nature and accessibility of disseminated information. Key informant interviews and a questionnaire survey were used for data collection. Using network analysis, we estimated the networks’ density, clustering coefficient, and degree centrality. The study found that both the climate information production and dissemination networks have a high overall clustering coefficient (78% and 77%, respectively) suggesting a high rate of collaboration among the actors in the networks. However, the frequency of interactions between the actors in both the information production and dissemination networks and subsistence farmers remains very low. Nearly all surveyed farmers reported that they meet with information providers only once in a year. The effect of this poor interaction is reflected in the poor occurrence of feedback learning, which is needed to optimize channels of information dissemination to subsistence farmers and enhance the robustness of disseminated information. We recommend innovative communication means via mobile phone, promotion of peer-to-peer learning, flexible collaboration relations with more space for feedback from the users of climate information, and more attention to long-term forecasts and their implications for adaptive actions.

88. Communicating climate change

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Rohling, Katie (author), Wandersee, Cassie (author), Baker, Lauri M. (author), and Tomlinson, Peter (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2016-02
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08133
Notes:: Research paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) in San Antonio, Texas, February 7-8, 2016. 23 pages.

89. Communicating sustainability: student perceptions of a behavior change campaign

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Godfrey, D. Matthew (author), Feng, Patrick (author), and Department of Marketing, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Department of Communication, Media and Film, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: USA: Emerald Publishing
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08305
Journal Title:: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Journal Title Details:: 18 (1): 2-22

90. Communicating the 4Rs to farmers: insights and opportunities

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Moody, Lara (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2018-09
Published:: USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10144
Journal Title:: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal Title Details:: 73(5): 128A-131A
Notes:: 4 pages., Via online journal.

91. Communication in agricultural extension services toward farmer empowerment

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Faqih, A. (author) and Aisyah, S. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019
Published:: IOP Publishing Ltd
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11145
Journal Title:: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Journal Title Details:: 1360(1)
Notes:: 6 pages., via online journal., This research was conducted to find out the influence of agents on the results of empowerment of farmers, the effect of recipients on the results of the farmer empowerment, the effect of agricultural extension on the results of the farmer empowerment, and the influence of agents, recipients, and agricultural extension on the results of farmer empowerment. This research was carried out in May to July 2017. Quantitative descriptive method was applied by using primary and secondary data. Primary data obtained from interviews with 24 respondents who applied integrated crop management technology (PTT) on paddy fields. Technique of interview was guided with questionnaires while secondary data was taken from some literature work and relevant agencies. The results showed that: there is positive and significant influence between the agents and farmer empowerment, there is positive and significant influence between the recipients on the farmer empowerment, there is positive and significant influence between agricultural extension on the results of the farmer empowerment, and there is positive and significant influence between the agents, recipients, and agricultural extension on the results of farmer empowerment.

92. Communication interventions for gender equality and social equity in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of the literature

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Underwood, C.R. (author) and Hendrickson, Z. (author)
Format:: Abstract
Publication Date:: 2014-11-14
Published:: International
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05770
Notes:: Executive summary of a 48-page report from the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). 3 pages.

93. Communication is key in facing COVID-19 challenges

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Karst, Tom (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2020-07-23
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D11909
Journal Title:: Packer
Notes:: Online from publications. 3 pages., Report of thoughts about dealing with foodservice staffing and labor challenges from the chief operating officer of DNO Produce, Columbus, Ohio.

94. Communication platforms and perspectives on climate change among layer farmers in San Jose, Batangas, Philippines

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Medina, Benedict O. (author), Hidalgo, Angela Rose A. (author), and Tabliago, Jhendell A. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-06
Published:: IJELS
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11009
Journal Title:: International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
Journal Title Details:: 4(3) : 535-547
Notes:: 13 pages., via online journal., Communication plays a vital role in a developing society as it could be used for developing of perspectives. This study aimed to analyze the communication and perspectives on climate change among layer farmers in San Jose, Batangas, Philippines. Descriptive research design in a quantitative approach, along with distributed survey questionnaires to the respondents in the said municipality were utilized to answer the research objectives. Systematic random sampling was used to get the sample size of the layer farmers. Statistical tools such as frequency/percentage, weighted mean and Pearson’s correlation were also used. The layer farmers were greatly exposed in interpersonal communication platforms. Demonstration, meetings, seminars and trainings were of less extent. Radio, television and cellphones were widely used by the layer farmers, while very few had access on the internet. Furthermore, they agreed on food security, water sufficiency, ecological and environmental stability, human security and knowledge and capacity development. However, they moderately agreed on climate-smart industries and services, and sustainable energy. Findings also showed that there is a significant relationship between the layer farmers’ perspectives to the communication platforms they were exposed to.

95. Communication technologies

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Johnson, D. Brian (author)
Format:: Magazine article
Publication Date:: 2014-07-01
Published:: USA: Meredith Corporation
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10326
Journal Title:: Successful Farming
Notes:: 5 pages., Via online magazine.

96. Communication, engagement and science-based policy

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Megaro, Anne (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02-01
Published:: USA: University of California
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10457
Journal Title:: California Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: 73(1):4-4
Notes:: 3 pages., via online journal., UC ANR works to bridge the gap between scientists and policymakers.

97. Community climate conversations: engaging and empowering local action in a changing world

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Beery, Thomas (author), Schmitt, Kristen (author), McDonnell, Julie (author), and Moore, Tansey (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-12
Published:: Extension Journal, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11151
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: 57(6)
Notes:: 16 pages., Article # 6FEA3, via online journal., We examined how the Twin Ports Climate Conversations (TPCC), a community-based climate communication project, is influencing local climate awareness and response. A survey of TPCC participants and subsequent roundtable discussion event were used to explore program impacts, outcomes, and future directions. Results showed that the TPCC project has been effective at increasing awareness and facilitating contacts and may be leading to actions that range from information sharing to personal behavioral changes. Future directions include engaging new audiences and promoting more on-the-ground climate action. TPCC can serve as a model to help other communities start cross-sectoral climate conversations.

98. Connecting consumer indifference on food waste and global food insecurity

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:: Research brief
Publication Date:: 2016-07-27
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09373
Notes:: Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri. 2 pages.

99. Connecting the unconnected: Tombigbee Communications believes building a better future for its rural residents starts with fiber

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Bedord, Laurie (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-01
Published:: USA: Meredith Agrimedia, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10198
Journal Title:: Successful Farming
Journal Title Details:: 117(01) : 52-55
Notes:: Magazine article

100. Constraints to the utilisation of conservation agriculture in Africa as perceived by agricultural extension service providers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Brown, Brendan (author), Nuberg, Ian (author), Llewellyn, Rick (author), and School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide CSIRO Agriculture
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10460
Journal Title:: Land Use Policy
Journal Title Details:: 73: 331-340
Notes:: 10 pages., Via online journal., Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a knowledge-intensive set of practices which requires substantial access to functional agricultural extension services to enable utilisation. Despite this importance, the perspectives of those providing extension services to smallholder farmers have not been fully investigated. To address this, we qualitatively explore the perspectives of agricultural extension providers across six African countries to understand why uptake of CA has been limited, as well as the institutional changes that may be required to facilitate greater utilisation. Across the diversity of geographical, political and institutional contexts between countries, we find multiple commonalities in the constrained utilisation of CA by smallholder farmers, highlighting the difficulties non-mechanised subsistence farmers face in transitioning to market-oriented farming systems such as CA. The primary constraint relates to the economic viability of market-oriented farming where farmers remain in low input and low output systems with limited exit points. The assumed exit point used by CA programs appears to have led to a culture of financial expectancy and reflects a continuation of top-down extension approaches with inadequate modification of CA to the contextual realities of subsistence farmers. If African agricultural systems are to be sustainably intensified, we find a need for greater flexibility within extension systems in the pursuit of sustainable intensification. If extension systems are to persist with CA, it will need to be promoted through more transitional pathways that disaggregate the CA package, and with that there is a need for the provision of a mandate to, and necessary funding for, more participatory extension services.

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