Batte, Marvin T. (author), Botomogno, Jean (author), Jones, Eugene (author), Schnitkey, Gary (author), and Schnitkey, Batte, and Jones: Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University; Botomogno: Department of Agricultural Economics, Dschang University Center, Cameroon
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1992-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06520
James F. Evans Collection; AGRICOLA IND 92048494, Mathematical logic models were used to examine farmers' information preferences for marketing, production, and financial decisions. Dependent variables represented the preferred information source category: Cooperative Extension Service, printed, broadcast, specialist, and other sources. Independent variables included farm and business characteristics. In general, farmers preferred information from printed sources, and the Cooperative Extension Service ranked highly as an information source. Results did not support the contention that farmers are substituting specialist services for information received from the Cooperative Extension Service. (author)
Paulson, Curtis E. (author) and Agunga, Robert (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09814
Notes:
NCR-90 Collection, Prepared for the NCR 90 Communication Research Annual meeting, The Ohio State University Agricultural Communication Programmatic Research Orientation. Madison, Wisconsin. 4 pages.
Batte, Marvin T. (author), Jones, Eugene (author), Schnitkey, Gary D. (author), and Department of Agricultural and Rural Sociology, Ohio State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-12
Published:
USA: Experiment, GA : Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06729
AGRICOLA IND 91016420, Farm producers attempt to mitigate risk and uncertainty by utilizing accurate and reliable information. This research attempts to identify sources of information used by Ohio fruit producers and then determine which of these sources are best meeting their information needs. Results are based on a logic analysis of Ohio fruit producers and several factors are shown to influence producers' evaluation of the "adequacy" of their marketing information. Among these factors are age, business size, education, type of enterprise, and types of information sources. Reported findings have implications for marketing efficiency, particularly if producers' evaluation of information as adequate is positively related to its efficient use.
James F. Evans Collection, cited reference, Although computer technologies have evolved rapidly, farmers have been slow to adopt these technologies. This research identifies factors influencing farmers' adoption of computers and the number and type of applications for which the computer is used. Ohio commercial farmers were randomly sampled and analyzed using multinomial logit techniques. Results suggest that older farmers are less likely to adopt computers, less likely to find them useful, and make fewer applications of the computer in their business. Education level is positively associated with computer adoption and with increased number of applications made of the computer. (author)
Batte, Marvin T. (author), Jones, Eugene (author), Schnitkey, Gary D. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ohio State University.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-07
Published:
USA: Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06742
Moser, Bob (author / Director, Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, Ohio State University)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-03
Published:
USA: Wooster, OH : College of Agriculture, Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center,Ohio State University.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05801
Whiting, Larry R. (author / Head, Information and Applied Communications, The Ohio State University, Columbus) and Head, Information and Applied Communications, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 74 Document Number: C03625
Batte, Marvin T. (author), Carter, Bryson R. (author), and Carter: Assistant Professor, Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, The Ohio State University; Batte: Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06363
Notes:
Carter, Mimeographed, [1989]. 12 p., Farmers' perception of important farm management educational topics and a technique for identifying interested clientele for educational programs are presented. Income tax, input prices, year-end analysis and agricultural outlook were important topics. Operator age, tenancy, size of farm business, and farm enterprise type were important predictors of topic preference. (original)
