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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Ehlert, Judith (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Vietnam: Transcript, Bielefeld, Germany.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07333
Notes:
Pages 119-143 in Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Christoph Antweiler (eds.), Environmental uncertainty and local knowledge: Southeast Asia as a laboratory of global ecological change. Transcript, Bielefeld, Germany. 284 pages., Examines farmer adaptation to traditional weather knowledge and "modern" meteorological information.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Ag Media Research (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
USA: National Association of Farm Broadcasters
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22203
Notes:
14 pages., Results of media use surveys among Class 1+ farmers in 12 Midwestern states.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
International Food Information Council Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2009-05-20
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29140
Notes:
6 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Agri Council of American Business Media
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35976
Notes:
22 pages., Summarizes results of survey research by Readex Research.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Soleri, Daniela (author), Smith, Steven (author), and Cleveland, David (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
1999-07
Published:
Mexico: Overseas Development Institute, Agricultural Research and Extension Network
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C19996
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 8 pages; Network paper no. 96
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Longley, Catherine (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
1999-07
Published:
Sierra Leone: Overseas Development Institute, Agricultural Research and Extension Network
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C19997
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 5 pages; Network paper no. 96
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Boyd, Robert L. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2002-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C16781
Journal Title:
Social Science Quarterly
Journal Title Details:
83(2) : 554-567
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Gedikoglu, Haluk (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2013-02-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00904
Notes:
Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 3-5, 2013. 17 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Thorburn, E. Jakku, P.J. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2010-11
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07719
Journal Title:
Agricultural Systems
Journal Title Details:
103 (9): 675-682
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Marks, Benjamin (author) and Boerngen, Maria A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11379
Journal Title:
Agricultural and Environmental Letters
Journal Title Details:
4 : 190004
Notes:
4 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Documents (DOAJ)., In interviews, "...a group of 'conservation-minded' Illinois farmers revealed that while they are not necessarily familiar with the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS), they are concerned with nutrient loss and are taking steps to address those concerns." However, authors observed that added efforts may be required to encourage adoption of the best management practices recommended by the strategy. The study also identified information sources farmers trust in making such decisions.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Jones, Samantha (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2002-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C16746
Journal Title:
World Development
Journal Title Details:
30(9) : 1607-1620
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Jackson, Elizabeth (author), Quaddus, Mohammed (author), Islam, Nazrul (author), and Stanton, John (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008-03-31
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: C28335
Notes:
Presented at the 82nd annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, Royal Agricultural College, UK, March 31-April 2, 2008. 17 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Whitacre, Brian E. (author) and Mills, Bradford F. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2006-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D06766
Notes:
Paper presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Long Beach, California, July 23-26, 2006. 32 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Kenny, Sean (author) and Paine, Mark (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2001-10-05
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 119 Document Number: C13510
Notes:
7 p., APEN (Australasia Pacific Extension Network) 2001 International Conference, Oct3-5, 2001, at University of South queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Mallalieu, Kim (author) and Lessey, Mark (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2012-02
Published:
International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU Brussels, Belgium
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 184 Document Number: D00214
Journal Title:
ICT Update
Journal Title Details:
64
Notes:
Via website. 2 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Stone, Gordon (author) and Corporate Development Institute, Toowoomba South Queensland, Australia.
Format:
Article
Publication Date:
2011-02
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C36084
Notes:
4 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Alter, Theodore R. (author / Pennsylvania State Univeristy), Ruane, Dermot J. (author / National University of Ireland), Phelan, James F. (author / National University of Ireland), and Crewdson, Bud (author / University of Minnesota)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1999-03-23
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20985
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 8 pages, Session I, from "1999 conference proceedings -- Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 15th Annual Conference, 21-24 March 1999, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 25-26, Tobago
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Meyer, Steve R. (author)
Format:
Presentation
Publication Date:
2013-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 137 Document Number: D02473
Notes:
Paper presented at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Outlook Forum, Arlington,Virginia, February 21-22, 2013. 32 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Okello, Julius J. (author), Kirui, Oliver K. (author), and Gitonga, Zachary (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2012-08
Published:
Kenya
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 187 Document Number: D00964
Notes:
Paper presented at the International Association of Agricultural Economists triennial conference, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, August 18-24, 2012. 16 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Saka, J.O. (author), Lawal, B.O. (author), Oyegbami, A. (author), and Akintayo, I.O. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24049
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural and Food Information
Journal Title Details:
6(1) : 35-47
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Oyegbami, A. (author), Lawal, B. (author), Saka, J. (author), and Akintayo, I. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-01-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24077
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural and Food Information
Journal Title Details:
6(1) : 35-47
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Batte, Marvin (author), Arnholt, Michael (author), Prochaska, Steve (author), and Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State Univeresity, Columbus.
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2001-12-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23656
Notes:
AEDE-RP-0011-01. 15 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Ibrahim, A.A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014-07
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D06514
Journal Title:
International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Food Sciences
Journal Title Details:
2(1) : 26-31
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Pluske, Wayne (author) and Grains Research and Development Corporation, Barton, ACT, Australia.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-06
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C24954
Notes:
29 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Akram, Waqar (author), Lohano, Heman (author), and Jan, Malik Inayatullah (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2017-07-30
Published:
Pakistan
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: D09421
Notes:
Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 1, 2017. 13 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Napier, T. L. (author), Tucker, M. (author), and McCarter, S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 120 Document Number: C13710
Journal Title:
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal Title Details:
55(2): 123-134
Notes:
12 p
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Aditya, K.S. (author), Khan, Md. Tajuddin (author), and Kishore, Avinash (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2018
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10284
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics Research Review
Journal Title Details:
31(2) : 163-174
Notes:
Via journal online., Agriculture is inherently a risky enterprise because of its dependence on rainfall. To mitigate
risks, farmers diversify crops and enterprises, maintain stabilization account or resort to the sale of assets. Crop insurance is a complementary institutional mechanism that aids farmers to cope with risks better.Considering the importance of crop insurance in risk mitigation, this paper using data from a large-scale farmers’ survey we identify the factors that influence farmers’ decision to buy crop insurance and subsequently assess its impact on farm income, production expenses and productive investments in agriculture. Farmers’ adoption of crop insurance is low— 4.80% kharif season and 3.17% in the rabi season mainly on account of lack of awareness about insurance products. Nevertheless, the probability of adoption of insurance is higher for those who experience higher crop loss and have some formal training in agriculture. The subsidy on premium also positively influences crop insurance uptake decisions. On the other hand, the factors like the lower social status, tenant farming and exposure to deficit-rainfall in the previous year are negatively associated with the decision to insure. The results on the impact of insurance are not conclusive to prove that insured farmer subsumes higher risks compared to the uninsured.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Chirwa, Ephraim W. (author / University of Malawi)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-03
Published:
Malawi
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24048
Journal Title:
Development Southern Africa
Journal Title Details:
22(1) : 1-12
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Saka, J.O. (author), Okoruwa, V.O. (author), Lawal, B.O. (author), and Ajijola, S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23822
Journal Title:
World Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Journal Title Details:
1(1) : 42-49
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Rajasekharan, P. (author) and Veeraputhran, S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2002-10
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C16788
Journal Title:
Agroforestry Systems
Journal Title Details:
56(1) : 1-11
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Akridge, Jay (author), Henderson, Jason (author), Dooley, Frank (author), and Carerre, Antonio (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26836
Journal Title:
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Journal Title Details:
8(4) : 42-61
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.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Napier, T. L. (author) and Robinson, J.R. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2002
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22014
Journal Title:
Agricultural Systems
Journal Title Details:
72 : 197-213
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Bennett, J. McL. (author) and Cattle, S.R. (author)
Format:
Journal article abstract
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05676
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Journal Title Details:
20(1) : 107-131
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Pruitt, J. Ross (author), Gillespie, Jeffrey M. (author), Nehring, Richard F. (author), and Qushim, Berdikul (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2012-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00996
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Journal Title Details:
44(2) : 203-222
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Isaacson, Kimberly L. (author)
Format:
Thesis
Publication Date:
1999-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23499
Notes:
Thesis for the degree of Master of Arts, Graduate College, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 131 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Just, R. E. (author), Calvin, Linda (author), and Quiggin, John (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1999-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11051
Journal Title:
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
<81(4):834-849>
Notes:
Call No.: 630.5JOF (ACES)
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Duram, L.A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2000-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 115 Document Number: C11683
Journal Title:
Agriculture and Human Values
Journal Title Details:
<17(1): 35-48>
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Agri Council of American Business Media, New York City, New York.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: C26312
Notes:
2 pages., Report on survey findings about seasonality of farmers' readership of editorial and advertising material in agricultural publications.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Gray, Allan (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28274
Journal Title:
Agri Marketing
Journal Title Details:
46(7) : 52
Notes:
Posted at http://www.agrimarketingdigital.com/, Author summarizes findings of the 2008 Large Commercial Producer Survey.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2002-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 120 Document Number: C13750
Notes:
9 p., ERS (Economic Research Service), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Araya, Hailu (author), Edwards, Sue (author), Waters-Beyer, Ann (author), and Association AGRIDEA, Linden, Switzerland.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2006-02
Published:
Ethiopia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27341
Journal Title:
Rural Development News
Journal Title Details:
: 39-43
Notes:
Via Association AGRIDEA., "Learning how small-scale farmers learn from the new technologies exhibited in Mekelle by their peers and by modern workshops and research centres made us realize how little the majority of 'educated' people in agricultural research and development understand what interests the farmers."
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Bryan, Elizabeth (author), Ringler, Claudia (author), Okoba, Barrack (author), Koo, Jawoo (author), Herrero, Mario (author), and Silvestri, Silvia (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2011-06
Published:
Kenya: International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36988
Notes:
IFPRI Discussion Paper 01098 52 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Harris Interactive Inc. (author)
Format:
Survey
Publication Date:
2005-08-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C22956
Notes:
Prepared for Agri-Council of American Business Media. 17 pages., Summary and complete report of mail survey responses from 2,717 U.S. farmers and ranchers during November 2004 and February 2005. Results are weighted to represent all farmers and ranchers in the U.S. according to targets derived from the 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Thysen, Iver (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2000-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C16713
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
Journal Title Details:
76(3) : 297-303
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Magcale-Macandog, Damasca (author), Visco, Robert (author), and Delgado, Marc (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
Philippines
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24050
Journal Title:
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Journal Title Details:
28(1) : 131-143
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Lasley, Paul (author)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
2005-02-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22153
Notes:
Presented at Agricultural Outlook Forum 2005 sponsored by U. S. Department of Agriculture in Arlington, Virginia, February 24-25, 2005.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Callahan, Patricia (author)
Format:
News article
Publication Date:
2015-12-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07439
Journal Title:
Chicago Tribune
Notes:
A version of this article appeared in print on December 13,2015, in the News section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline "Man vs nature.", Online from Chicago Tribune. 12 pafwa.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Farley, Travis A. (author)
Format:
Thesis
Publication Date:
2006
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25395
Notes:
Master of Science, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 133 pages.