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2. Analyzing media coverage of agricultural health and safety issues
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lundy, Lisa K. (author), Rogers-Randolph, Tiffany M. (author), Lindsey, Angela B. (author), Hurdle, Clay (author), Ryan, Heather (author), Telg, Ricky W. (author), Irani, Tracy (author), and University of Florida
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10155
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(4)
- Notes:
- 16 pages, via online journal article, Farming, by the very nature of the occupation, is riddled with uncertainty. The risks associated with the agriculture industry are just as diverse as the industry itself. For all risks, one challenge is the development and dissemination of safety communication materials tailored for diverse audiences. Valkenburg, Semetko, and Vreese (1999) examined common frames used in news media. Their analysis pointed to four commonly used news frames: conflict, human interest, responsibility and economic consequences. The purpose of this study was to describe the agricultural and health safety issues discussed in Florida news media during the year 2016, discussing the prominence of the frames outlined by Valkenburg et al. (1999). In this study, the most prominent frame was the human interest frame, followed by responsibility, economic consequences, and conflict. Frames carry a great deal of weight in shaping individuals’ opinions, attitudes, and actions towards agriculturally based messages; therefore it is essential for agricultural communicators to understand the framing of agricultural health and safety issues. Acknowledging the frames used in the reporting of agricultural issues allows agricultural communicators to enter into informed interactions with media outlets and better prepare the resources they provide to them. These framing analyses also provide agricultural communicators with a solid foundation on which to best position and frame their messaging on behalf of the industry. Further research is recommended to examine frames from an audience perspective and to investigate the impact of human interest frames in the presentation of agricultural news articles.
3. Black gold, green earth: an analysis of the petroleum industry’s CSR environmental sustainability discourse
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- O’Connor, Amy (author) and Gronewold, Katherine L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2013-05
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: D06985
- Journal Title:
- Management Communication Quarterly
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(2) : 210-236
4. Communication to public is challenge and opportunity for ag
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Smith, Ron (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-26
- Published:
- USA: Prairie Farmer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10134
- Notes:
- via online news article
5. Consumer Trends in the Food and beverage Industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Morning Consult
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- United States: Morning Consult
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11054
- Notes:
- 31 pages, via website
6. Consumer perceptions of green industry retailers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Julie H. (author), Campbell, Benjamin L. (author), and University of Georgia
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-03-26
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10436
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 29(2) : 213-222
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via online journal., A survey of Connecticut consumers was used to investigate perceptions of various green industry retailers. Consumer perceptions of independent garden centers (IGC), home improvement centers (HIC), and mass merchandisers (MM) business practices and their perceived value were assessed. Analysis of variance and ordinary least squares regression models were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that customer service, knowledgeable staff, and high-quality plants are important factors when consumers are deciding where to shop. IGCs were ranked highest in perceived customer service, knowledgeable staff, and plant quality, followed by HICs. MMs were ranked lowest for the majority of measured business practices, with the most notable exception being price. Additionally, IGCs, HICs, and MMs are perceived differently across age cohorts.
7. Consumer understanding of the produce supply chain is rare: how do you solve that?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Karst, Tom (author)
- Format:
- Opinion
- Publication Date:
- 2022-02-10
- Published:
- USA: The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12996
- Notes:
- 4 pages
8. Consumers' evaluation of animal welfare labels on poultry products
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Powers, Rexanna (author), Li, Nan (author), Gibson, Courtney (author), Irlbeck, Erica (author), and Association for Communication Excellence (ACE)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11300
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 104(1)
- Notes:
- 18 pages., via online journal, As the public has expressed increasing concerns regarding the humane raising and handling of farm animals, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and industry organizations have developed a series of standards enforcing animal welfare in the poultry industry. Labels and value-added claims were created and defined to differentiate products and to inform consumers’ purchasing decisions. This study identified five labels related to animal welfare that are frequently found on food packages in the U.S. grocery stores, including both the mandatory labels and third-party, voluntary labels. Using a controlled online experiment (N=249), we examined the labels’ effects on consumers’ perception of humane treatment and purchasing tendencies toward egg products. Results showed that while most consumers lack knowledge regarding the labels’ meaning and certification standards, they rely on the labels with simplistic terms (e.g., "certified humane," "cage free") as heuristic cues to judge the ethical treatment of hens on the farm. However, the selected labels did not lead consumers to pay a higher premium for the labeled products. We discussed the implications for regulators, food marketers, and agricultural communicators.
9. Greenwashing and environmental communication: Effects on stakeholders' perceptions
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Torelli, Riccardo (author), Balluchi, Federica (author), and Lazzini, Arianna (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-07
- Published:
- Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10823
- Journal Title:
- Business Strategy and the Environment
- Notes:
- 15 pages., via online journal., Since the first Earth Day in the 1970s, corporate environmental performance has increased dramatically, and cases of greenwashing have increased sharply. The term greenwash refers to a variety of different misleading communications that aim to form overly positive beliefs among stakeholders about a company's environmental practices. The growing number of corporate social responsibility claims, whether founded or not, creates difficulties for stakeholders in distinguishing between truly positive business performance and companies that only appear to embrace a model of sustainable development. In this context, through the lens of legitimacy and signalling theory, we intend to understand and assess the different influences that various types of misleading communications about environmental issues have on stakeholders' perceptions of corporate environmental responsibility and greenwashing. Stakeholder responses to an environmental scandal will also be assessed. The hypotheses tested through a four‐for‐two design experiment reveal that different levels of greenwashing have a significantly different influence on stakeholders' perceptions of corporate environmental responsibility and stakeholders' reactions to environmental scandals.
10. How sustainability considerations influence meat purchases
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Stein, Rick (author)
- Format:
- Blog
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08-09
- Published:
- USA: The Food Industry Association
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12946
- Notes:
- 6 pages