9pgs, The initiatives of one burgeoning social enterprise give Black-owned farms a platform while connecting them to a wider swath of locals and visitors.
4pgs, AppHarvest has expanded its controlled-environment agriculture from producing only tomatoes to include greens, berries, and cucumbers. Does a deep drop in revenue point to problems or just growing pains?
6pgs, Valerie Horn works with several community action groups in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The state’s recent flooding has made these organizations even more vital to the community.
6 pages, Understanding relationships between demographic and economic factors and equestrian participation could improve horse program design. We implemented an online survey that characterized associations of participation in equine activities, socioeconomic factors, and economic factors with age. Seventy-five percent of respondents ride, and 34% are recreational, non-competitive participants. Respondents were mostly female, and many participate in the sport throughout life. Many respondents indicated they overspent on equestrian activities. Horse programs should incorporate information and activities that address issues unique to females, should develop skills required by amateur or recreational riders, and should incorporate information on financial wellness.
Dillon, P.M. (author), Raney, H.G. (author), and Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1990
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06910
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 91022999, In: Zazueta, Fedro S., ed. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computers in Agricultural Extension Programs; 1990 January 31 - February 1; Grosvenor Resort Hotel, Disney World Village, Lake Buenavista, FL. Gainesville, FL : Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, [1990]. p. 270-275
Debertin, David L. (author), Pagoulatos, Angelos (author), Sjarkowi, Fachurrozi (author), and Pagoulatos: Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, KY; Debertin: Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, KY; Sjarkowi: Former graduate research assistant, University of Kentucky, KY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05160
AGRICOLA IND 90017248, This study developed an intertemporal profit function to determine optimal conservation adoption strategies under alternative scenarios with respect to crop prices, relative yields, discount rates, and other assumptions. Special emphasis was placed on determining from the analysis when the switchover from conventional to soil-conserving practices should take place. Technological change was incorporated by allowing crop yields to vary over time. Our analysis thus provides a new, more precise measurement of the cumulative net benefit differential. The optimal period for switchover from conventional to soil-conserving practices was found to vary depending on the assumptions made about corn Prices and discount rates. Empirical results were based on an erosion damage function (EDF) for Western Kentucky corn production.
Hendricks, Jon (author), Hougland, James G., Jr. (author), Turner, Howard B. (author), and Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
USA: Medford, MA : Association of Voluntary Action Scholars.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05586
AGRICOLA IND 89051563, The research presented in this article examined life satisfaction and volunteer activity satisfaction in retired professionals who volunteered. The authors looked at four areas: 1) how life satisfaction and volunteer action changes as volunteers' self perceived effectiveness and opportunities for formal demonstration of competencies increases; 2) how satisfaction with the activity changes as volunteers' self-perceived effectiveness and opportunities for formal demonstration of competencies increases; 3) how life satisfaction and voluntary action change as satisfaction with the specific activity increases; and 4) how the reasons for participation affect the first three relationships. This article reports the findings from two questionnaires given to 39 volunteers at the beginning and end of a six month project. The scales used measured: self-esteem, morale, reactions to the project, social alienation, voluntary action, reasons for volunteering, and motivation. The authors found that these volunteers' perceived effectiveness was associated with increased program satisfaction, and that reasons for involvement create variation in implications for voluntary action.
Priddy, K. T. (author), Weckman, R. D. (author), and College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1985
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05739
Notes:
Paper presented at the 1985 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1985 June 23 - 26; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, St. Joseph, MI : The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1985. 9 p. (American Society of Agricultural Engineers Microfiche Collection. Paper no. 85-5017), The University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture and the Kentucky Educational Television System introduced an information service called AgText" to farmers and their families in February 1984. The experience of managing this system and viewer reactions are described in the paper.
