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2. Commentary: Do you really have the broadband the FCC thinks you have?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gonsalves, Sean (author) and Parker, Christine (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-22
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12878
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 4pgs, Billions of dollars in funding will be administered based on the FCC’s broadband availability map. Is it right? Check your own address and see.
3. Even robots need a house: the robotic milking system facility investment decision case study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Fuez, Ryan (author) and Larsen, Ryan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11324
- Journal Title:
- Applied Economics Teaching Resources
- Journal Title Details:
- 2(1) : 32-40
- Notes:
- Online via AgEconSearch., In this teaching case study the authors analyze the economics of installing automatic milking systems under three investment scenarios. The study also "provides an opportunity to apply capital budgeting to a modern agriculture investment and addresses broader questions related to technology investment and adoption on farm."
4. Extension investing resources for the millennial generation: an exploratory study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kristen Sumpter (author) and Joan Koonce (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: D10190
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(1) : 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Article # 1RIB10, Via online journal., Millennials have different investing knowledge and behaviors than generations in the past. Moreover, as compared to baby boomers, millennials have more debt and less wealth to invest. We used current literature and information collected from Extension educators to explore the values, investing behaviors, learning styles, and loyalty attitudes of millennials. We also examined and evaluated investment resources that had been created or adapted by four Extension faculty members across the nation. A proposed framework with suggestions for future research is provided.
5. Maine leaders discuss whether public broadband investments should support national private providers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Carolyn (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-03-20
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12877
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 5pgs, Millions of Maine’s fiber dollars is going to a mix of government entities, regional internet service providers, and large, out-of-state companies. Some worry these national companies have not worked well with communities in the past. Others say the investments should be evaluated on what they deliver, not who gets the money.
6. New FCC broadband map of the U.S. as ‘a step in the right direction’
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Eaton, Kristi (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-12
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12879
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 3pgs, Experts say while the map is an improvement for future money allocation, some issues persist.
7. On the acceptance of animal production in rural communities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Stefan Mann (author) and Hans Kogl (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: D10182
- Journal Title:
- Land Use Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 20(3): 243-252
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via online journal., In 18 East German municipalities, nine of them with a planned pig production site and the other nine with an existing pig production site, a survey was carried out on the factors influencing the acceptance of pig production. The influencing factors examined were the personal attitude on particular aspects of pig production, socio-demographic characteristics, the personal involvement in local decision-making, the size of livestock and the production technology. As a result, existing production sites are perceived more positively than planned sites, without any influence of size and production technology. The difference may be explained by the fact that planned sites are evaluated in respect to economic arguments as jobs and income (market goods), while existing sites are rather evaluated in respect to environmental factors (public goods). For new investments the results lead to the recommendation to emphasize its economic aspects, to integrate the investor socially in the rural community and to apply technology that prevents pollution for the neighborhood. More importantly, the results show the shortcomings of a “top down” approach and the indispensability of endogenous resources in regional development.
8. State agriculture officials call for investment in apprenticeship programs and agricultural literacy to ensure a future agricultural workforce
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (author)
- Format:
- Press release
- Publication Date:
- 2023-09-13
- Published:
- USA: National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12957
- Notes:
- 3 pages
9. The social influence of investment decisions: A game about the Dutch pork sector
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ambrosius, Floor H.W. (author), Hofstede, Gert Jan (author), Bokkers, Eddie A.M. (author), Bock, Bettina B. (author), and Beulens, Adrie J.M. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02
- Published:
- Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10367
- Journal Title:
- Livestock Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 220 :111-122
- Notes:
- 12 pages., Via online journal., Policy makers and researchers foresee four investment strategies for conventional pig farmers in contested pork production regions: (1) continue with a cost-price reduction strategy through modernisation and scale enlargement; (2) convert to an intermediate market segment with higher requirements as to animal welfare and environment than conventional; (3) convert to a niche market segment with higher requirements as to animal welfare and environment than intermediate; or (4) quit farming. For policy makers, it is interesting to gain insight in intensive livestock farmer's perceptions regarding these investments and in processes of social interaction that influence farmer decision-making and the potential diffusion of investment strategies over time (Edwards-Jones, 2006). The aim of this explorative study is to analyse the effect of social interaction on diffusion of investment strategies in capital-intensive livestock production systems with groups of Dutch pig farmers, using a simulation game. The game is designed in such a way that contextual factors do not provide a limiting factor. Furthermore, the game is constructed to stimulate interaction and to trigger imagination of participants. Our main research questions for the analysis of the results of the game sessions were: (1) ‘what are differences in diffusion of investment strategies between sessions?’, and (2) ‘to what extent does social interaction affect diffusion of investment strategies?’ A total of seven sessions were played, with 4–8 pig farmers and/or participants who were affiliated to the sector as advisor or successor. All game sessions were video- and voice- recorded, and interaction between participants was transcribed per game session. First, differences in diffusion of investment strategies between sessions were explored. Second, the causes for differences in diffusion between sessions were explored, by looking at the type of investment strategy, communication between participants, and processes of influence. Special attention was given to the influence of opinion leadership. The results of this research show that (1) only investment strategies with a financial benefit did, under influence of social interaction, result in high adoption; (2) for high adoption to occur, communication between participants was necessary; (3) opinion leaders played an essential role in high adoption of investment strategies; and (4) there was a common understanding among participants that favoured scale enlargement. The gaming methodology triggered participants to communicate their tacit knowledge, i.e. assessment criteria that are important in real-life investment decisions, and to experiment with investment strategies.
10. USDA grows private sector tech innovation in food and agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (author)
- Format:
- Press release
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08-23
- Published:
- USA: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12939
- Notes:
- 3 pages