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    2. A comparison of extension program delivery strategies for small and part-time farmers in North Carolina

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Caldwell, A.E. (author), Richardson, J.G. (author), Riddick, G.F. (author), Stephenson, J.D. (author), and McAlister, M. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1996-04
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22127
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    6(2) : 138-140

    3. A comparison of extension program delivery strategies for small and part-time farmers in North Carolina

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Caldwell, A.E. (author / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service), Richardson, J.G. (author / North Carolina State University), Riddick, G.F. (author / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service), Stephenson, J.D. (author / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service), and McAlister, M. (author / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1996-04
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 104 Document Number: C09043
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    6(2) : 138-140

    4. A high school summer academy’s effect on increasing awareness of the horticulture industry and its potential to develop future horticulturists

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Mitchell, E. Shelley (author), Moss, Justin Q. (author), and Oklahoma State University
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017-04
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10446
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    27(2) : 269-274
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    6 pages., Via online journal., This study examines the impact of a residential horticultural career academy, Camp Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the Future (TURF), conducted from 2010 to 2016 at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater, OK. Each year, up to 25 Oklahoma high school students were engaged in 2 weeks of hands-on activities representing a variety of horticulture-related careers. Instructors for Camp TURF included OSU faculty, staff, and graduate students from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, related OSU departments, and horticulture and landscape architecture industry professionals. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education sponsored this career academy, which was geared toward potential first-generation college students, and helped to expose students to the university atmosphere as well as expand their knowledge of science- and math-related career fields. Pre- and postassessments given at Camp TURF show significant changes in college readiness and familiarity with horticulture careers, but did not necessarily increase interest in particular horticulture and landscape architecture careers. Upon following up with academy graduates, we learned that the academy has been a positive experience for numerous attendees, with 76.6% going on to higher education and two students majoring in horticulture and landscape architecture-related areas.

    6. AgTIPS: a computerized voice-mail system for delivering lawn, garden, and horticulture information to the public

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Legg, D.E. (author), Davis, R. L. (author), and Buk, J.P. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1993-04
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11140
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <3 (2): 245-248>

    7. Agricultural databases for decision support

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Eastwood, B.R. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1998-07
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11153
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <8 (3): 320-324>
    Notes:
    Paper presented at the colloquium "Implementing HortBase: Horticulture global information system for decision support" held July 23-26, 1997, Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes references

    8. An electronically based horticultural information retrieval system

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Davis, G.L. (author), Gilman, E.F. (author), and Beck,-H.W. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1996-10
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11138
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <6 (4): 332-336>
    Notes:
    Includes references

    9. An online study tool for reviewing plant propagation terms and concepts

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wilson, Sandra B. (author), Geneve, Robert L. (author), and Davies, Fred T. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-12
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10324
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    28(6) : 851-854
    Notes:
    4 pages., Via online journal., Interactive web-based questions were developed for students to review subject matter learned in an online plant propagation course. Articulate Storyline software was used to build nearly 250 review questions with five different testing styles to ascertain proficiency in subject areas, including the biology of propagation, the propagation environment, seed propagation, vegetative propagation, micropropagation, and cell culture. Questions were arranged to correspond to the supporting textbook chapters in Hartmann and Kester’s Plant propagation: Principles and practices, ninth edition. These are open access and available to instructors and students worldwide. Users received immediate feedback for each question answered correctly or incorrectly. The system remembers where one leaves off, which enables starting and stopping multiple times within a chapter. Means of preand posttest responses to nine content knowledge items showed that students perceived a significant content knowledge gain in the course. These online interactive reviews can be adapted easily to other courses in a variety of fields, including horticulture, botany, systematics, and biology. They can also be expanded to overlay multiple objects and trigger events based on user response. Since inception, the website hosting these online reviews averaged 156 unique visitors per month. Students have reported this to be a useful tool to prepare them for course exams.

    10. Assessing a school gardening program as an integrated component of a pilot farm-to-school initiative based in South Carolina

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Taylor, Carl (author), Symon, Elizabeth B. (author), Dabbs, Amy (author), Way, Alexander (author), Thompson, Olivia M. (author), and Center for Livable Communities
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017-04
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10447
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    27(2) : 228-234
    Notes:
    7 pages., Via online journal., South Carolina public schools consistently rank low in academic performance. In addition, 39% of elementary, 40% of middle, and 30% of high school students within the state are classified as overweight or obese. School garden-based learning (GBL) is a low-cost and high-impact initiative that addresses both poor academic performance and childhood obesity. This study examined how school-based gardens, as part of a pilot farm-to-school (FtS) initiative, are administered and used within academic and cafeteria meal programs. An online survey was developed and sent to 102 educators who previously completed an online training course entitled School Gardening for South Carolina Educators during the 2012–15 academic school years. Data were collected from 37 educators (36% response rate). Survey results indicate that the majority of these educators, although they completed the training course, were unaware that their garden was a component of an FtS program. Moreover, gardens were not integrated with school-wide programs, especially in the cafeteria: most gardens did not contribute food to the cafeteria and meals offered most often did not align with plants learned about in the gardens. Successes of the pilot program were that the majority of educators started and maintained their garden for over 1 year and they were able to use their gardens during the day for academic instruction in multiple disciplines, including math, science, and nutrition.

    11. Assessing consumer knowledge and use of landscape plant health care and integrated pest management practices through a computer-based interactive survey

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Barton, Susan (author), Kelley, K.M. (author), Sellmer, James C. (author), and Suchanic, D.J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2003-07
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19842
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    13(3) : 556-561

    13. Blueberry producers' attitudes towards harvest mechanization for fresh market

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    Gallardo, Karina R. (author), Stafne, Eric T. (author), Devetter, Lisa Wasko (author), Zhang, Qi (author), Li, Charlie (author), Takeda, Fumiomi (author), Williamson, Jeffrey (author), Yang, Wei Qiang (author), Cline, William O. (author), Beaudry, Randy (author), Allen, Renee (author), and Washington State University Mississippi State University University of Georgia University of Florida Oregon State University Michigan State University
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-02
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10337
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    28(1) : 10-16
    Notes:
    7 pages., Via online journal., The availability and cost of agricultural labor is constraining the specialty crop industry throughout the United States. Most soft fruits destined for the fresh market are fragile and are usually hand harvested to maintain optimal quality and postharvest longevity. However, because of labor shortages, machine harvest options are being explored out of necessity. A survey on machine harvest of blueberries (Vaccinium sp.) for fresh market was conducted in 2015 and 2016 in seven U.S. states and one Canadian province. Survey respondents totaled 223 blueberry producers of various production sizes and scope. A majority (61%) indicated that their berries were destined for fresh markets with 33% machine harvested for this purpose. Eighty percent said that they thought fruit quality was the limiting factor for machine-harvested blueberries destined for fresh markets. Many producers had used mechanized harvesters, but their experience varied greatly. Just less than half (47%) used mechanical harvesters for fewer than 5 years. Most respondents indicated that labor was a primary concern, as well as competing markets and weather. New technologies that reduce harvesting constraints, such as improvements to harvest machinery and packing lines, were of interest to most respondents. Forty-five percent stated they would be interested in using a modified harvest-aid platform with handheld shaking devices if it is viable (i.e., fruit quality and picking efficiency is maintained and the practice is cost effective). Overall, the survey showed that blueberry producers have great concerns with labor costs and availability and are open to exploring mechanization as a way to mitigate the need for hand-harvest labor.

    14. Business and marketing practices of U.S. landscape firms

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    Contributers:
    Torres, Ariana (author), Barton, Susan S. (author), Behe, Bridget K. (author), and Purdue University University of Delaware Michigan State University
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017-12
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10349
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    27(6) : 884-892
    Notes:
    9 pages., Via online journal., Little information has been published on the business and marketing practices of landscape firms, an important sector of the green industry. We sought to profile the product mix, advertising, marketing, and other business practices of United States landscape firms and compare them by business type (landscape only, landscape/retail, and landscape/retail/grower) as well as by firm size. We sent the 2014 Trade Flows and Marketing survey to a wide selection of green industry businesses across the country and for the first time included landscape businesses. Herbaceous perennials, shade trees, deciduous shrubs, and flowering bedding plants together accounted for half of all landscape sales; 3/4 of all products were sold in containers. However, landscape only firms sold a higher percentage of deciduous shrubs compared with landscape/retail/grower firms. Landscape businesses diversified their sales methods as they diversified their businesses to include production and retail functions. Landscape businesses spent, on average, 5.6% of sales on advertising, yet large landscape companies spent two to three times the percentage of sales on advertising compared with small- and medium-sized firms. Advertising as a percent of sales was three to four times higher for landscape/retail/grower compared with landscape only or landscape/retail firms; most respondents used Internet advertising as their primary method of advertising. The top three factors influencing price establishment in landscape businesses were plant grade, market demand, and uniqueness of plants, whereas inflation was ranked as the least important of the nine factors provided. A higher percentage of small and medium-sized firms perceived last year’s prices as more important in price establishment compared with large firms. A high percentage of large landscape companies said the ability to hire competent hourly employees was an important factor in business growth and management, but this was true only for about half of the small and medium-sized landscape companies.

    15. Citrus management surveys as tools for extension programming

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Taylor, C.L. (author), Ferguson, J.J. (author), and Israel, G.D. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1995
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11155
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <5 (1): 67-71>
    Notes:
    Includes references

    16. Clientele perceptions of master gardener training delivered via interactive television versus face to face

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    Contributers:
    Warmund, M.R. (author) and Schrock, D. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1999-03
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: C11334
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <9 (1): 116-121>
    Notes:
    Includes references.

    17. College student knowledge and perceptions of invasive species

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    Contributers:
    Waliczek, Tina M. (author), Williamson, Paula S. (author), Oxley, Florence M. (author), and Texas State University Austin Community College
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017-08
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10361
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    27(4) : 550-556
    Notes:
    7 pages., Via online journal., The purpose of this study was to determine college students’ understanding of invasive species and their support for plant and animal pest control and eradication methods. Surveys were administered at a university and community college in Texas in biology and agriculture departments. A total of 533 respondents participated in the study. Most students said they were not part of any type of environmental organization and felt they were not very informed about invasive species issues. More students reported learning about invasive species in high school than in college courses. The average score on knowledge questions related to invasive and native plants and animals was 32%. Most students underestimated the negative impact of invasive species but many were aware of costs to manage those species. Reliable reported sources of information included environmental organizations, college courses, and the Internet. Pearson product-moment correlations showed positive relationships between students who had college class instruction regarding invasive species and positive attitudes toward management of invasive species. Positive relationships were also found between instruction and an awareness of invasive plants or animals. Respondents who were knowledgeable of invasive species in the community had more positive attitudes toward the management of invasive species. In demographic comparisons, differences were found with males, upperclassmen, and those identifying as Caucasian or other having more knowledge of invasive species and more positive attitudes toward their management.

    18. Communication could increase florists' commercial account purchases

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    Contributers:
    Anderson, Lori J. (author), Behe, Bridget K. (author), and Sanderson, Kenneth C. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1996-07
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11131
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    <6 (3): 266-271>

    19. Comparison of presentation method effectiveness for dissemination of pesticide-free turfgrass management information

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    Contributers:
    Campbell, Julie H. (author), Henderson, Jason J. (author), Wallace, Victoria H. (author), and University of Georgia University of Connecticut Department of Extension, University of Connecticut
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-08
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10327
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    28(4) : 536-542
    Notes:
    7 pages., Via online journal., This study examined how different presentation formats affected knowledge gain among school grounds managers. Results indicate large-group participants (presentation to ≈50 participants at a turfgrass field day) had greater knowledge retention than small-group participants (presentation to 6–10 participants at an interactive workshop). Small-group attendees had more flexibility to discuss issues that affected them directly and may have focused on those issues instead of the targeted information. Large-group meetings were more ridged in format and attendees were less able to deviate from the main subject matter being presented. However, the value of the small-group meeting should not be discounted, especially when athletic field grounds managers and staff require information specific to their situation. When disseminating more general information, the large-group meeting format is a better means of delivery.