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2. A look ahead for OCES (Ohio Cooperative Extension Service) : task force updates agenda, but the goal of OCES remains
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- 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
- Journal Title:
- Ohio 21
- Journal Title Details:
- 3 (1) : 1
- Notes:
- AGRICOLA IND 89058652
3. A socioeconomic analysis of marketing information usage among Ohio fruit producers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- 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
- Journal Title:
- Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 22 (2) : 99-107
- Notes:
- 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.
4. Are beginning and small-scale farmers drawn to diversification? ten years' findings from ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mariola, Matthew (author), Moledina, Amyaz (author), and Nye, Larry A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12288
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 5
- Notes:
- 11 pages, Diversifying a farm's production operations or marketing channels can boost income and raise farm survival rates. But are beginning and small-scale farmers inclined toward a strategy of diversification? We analyzed 578 attendee surveys from 10 years of an Extension workshop for new and small-scale farmers in Ohio. We investigated the farming profile of beginning and small-scale farmers, the degree to which they are interested in pursuing diversified farming, and whether these interests vary by gender. We found evidence that new and small-scale farmers are interested in alternatives to commodity grain farming, that these alternatives are associated with diversified farming systems, and that some specific diversification interests vary by gender.
5. Awareness and Concern about Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry: Results from a Statewide Survey of Ohioans
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tucker, Mark (author) and Sharp, Jeff S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2005-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26595
- Journal Title:
- Rural Sociology
- Journal Title Details:
- 70(2): 208-228
6. Classroom TV comes alive!
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- 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
- Journal Title:
- Extension Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 59(4) : 10-12
- Notes:
- James F Evans Collection; AGRICOLA IND 88012543
7. Computer use by Ohio commercial farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Batte, Marvin T. (author), Jones, Eugene (author), and Schnitkey, Gary D. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1990-11
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07478
- Journal Title:
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 7 (4) : 935-945
- Notes:
- 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)
8. Cover crops and specialty crop agriculture: exploring cover crop use among vegetable and fruit growers in Michigan and Ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schoolman, E.D. (author) and Arbuckle, J.G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-07
- Published:
- USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12643
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 77, N.4
- Notes:
- 15 pages, Cover crops—crops grown primarily to protect and improve soil—are widely considered to be an important component of sustainable agricultural systems because their use can provide multiple ecosystem services without compromising yields over time. Specialty crops—fruits, vegetables, and horticultural crops—are increasingly important to US agriculture and food security and uniquely vulnerable to climate-related problems that cover crops can help to address. Yet far less research has been conducted on cover crop use by farmers who grow mainly specialty crops, compared to the much larger body of research on farmers who principally grow row crops like corn (Zea mays) and soybeans (Glycine max). In this study, we draw on survey data from a stratified, random sample of 881 specialty crop growers in Michigan and Ohio to accomplish two main goals. First, we seek to characterize cover crop use among this important group of farmers, focusing on types of cover crop used and use of multiple types. Second, we examine the relationship between cover crop use on vegetable and fruit farms and key social and economic factors, with particular attention to farmers’ environmental values, adherence to organic principles, and sources of information. According to survey results, cover cropping is more likely when farmers (1) manage certified organic (p < 0.01) or organic-in-practice (p < 0.05) farms; (2) report being influenced by private crop consultants (p < 0.01); (3) attach high importance to agri-environmental goals (p < 0.01); and (4) grow vegetable crops instead of or in addition to fruit crops (p < 0.001). No relationship was found to exist between cover cropping and farmers’ concerns about climate-related risks, education level, or perceived self-efficacy. We conclude by suggesting that the importance of structural factors to farmers’ decisions about cover crops should not be underestimated. Promoting and strengthening the market for organic food may be the most direct pathway toward increasing the number of farmers who use cover crops. Historically important entities in agricultural networks, including cooperative extension and conservation nongovernmental organizations, might enhance their impact on cover crop use by forming new partnerships with private crop consultants.
9. Delivering Timely Extension Information with the Agronomic Crops Team in Ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- LaBarge, Greg A. (author), Lentz, Edwin M. (author), Mullen, Robert W. (author), Thomison, Peter R. (author), and Watters, Harold (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-08
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26202
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 45(4)
- Notes:
- 4 p.
10. Differences in Youth Perceptions of Ohio 4-H Based on Gender
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dick, Jeff (author), Hedrick, Jason (author), and Homan, Greg (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26909
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 45, No. 5
- Notes:
- Posted at http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/rb7p.shtml
11. Digital inequality in the appalachian ohio: understanding how demographics, internet access, and skills can shape vital information use (VIU)
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Khan, M. Laeeq (author), Welser, Howard T. (author), Cisneros, Claudia (author), and Manatong, Gaone (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-10
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12619
- Journal Title:
- Telematics and Informatics
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 50
- Notes:
- 18 pgs, Access to information and resources via the Internet is an increasingly vital dimension of contemporary life. However, there can be several impediments to optimal Internet utilization in the form of access, skills, and motivation. Even when access is available, several digital inequalities arise as citizens often lack the skills and motivations to pursue those vital uses through the Internet to the best of their advantage. Digital inequalities in the hills of the Appalachian area of Ohio are often manifested in terms of social, cultural and geographic divides. Not only do the hills block wireless signals and make cables expensive to install, but regional poverty also drives away telecom investment. We conducted a survey of Appalachian Ohio to explore digital inequity issues and the determinants of online participation for things that matter. Through a number of analyses, we explore how Internet access and digital skills impact online contribution to the community in terms of services and resources considered to be basic social needs: health, employment, education, and social media. These social needs, what we have called Vital Internet Use (VIU) can determine citizens’ political and civic participation, societal contribution, and overall benefit to their communities. Centered on the concepts of digital access, Internet skills, and benefit outcomes, we extend knowledge in this domain and propose a comprehensive framework of VIU.
12. Environmental concern and the adoption of farm technologies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Camboni, Silvana M. (author), Napier, Ted L. (author), Thraen, Cameron S. (author), and Napier: Professor of Development Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Camboni: Development Officer, Research Foundation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Thraen: Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1986-03
- Published:
- USA: Ankeny, IA : Soil Conservation Society of America.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05292
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Journal Title Details:
- 41 (2) : 109-113.
13. Exploring the impact of Ohio agricultural organizations' social media use on traditional media coverage of agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Haller, Leigha (author), Specht, Annie R. (author), Buck, Emily R. (author), and The Ohio State University
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11026
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 103(4)
- Notes:
- 16 pages, via online journal, One of the nation’s most important industries, agriculture, has adopted social media to communicate with consumers and the public. At the same time, traditional news media remains important to the agriculture industry because many consumers still receive information about agriculture from sources such as newspapers and television. Little literature at the time of this study explored how social media is used specifically as a media relations tool. The purpose of this study is to examine how agricultural organizations in Ohio communicate via social media and how the messages could impact central Ohio traditional media outlets’ coverage of agricultural issues. The study is grounded in uses and gratifications theory, and previous social media studies. Data were collected from seven Ohio agricultural organizations’ Facebook pages and four central Ohio news outlets. Researchers found that Ohio agricultural commodity organizations use social media, but not necessarily to communicate with the news media. The industry received limited news coverage during the time studied, and we were unable to discern a relationship between social media and news media coverage beyond a commonality of stories. By communicating the results of this study with agricultural organizations and researchers, effective social media strategies can be developed to guide the future of social media as a media relations tool.
14. Factors affecting adoption of conventional and conservation tillage practices in Ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Goe, W. Richard (author), Gore, Akia (author), Napier, Ted L. (author), and Thraen, Cameron S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1984
- Published:
- USA: Ankeny, IA : Soil Conservation Society of America.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05853
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Journal Title Details:
- 39 (3) : 205-209.
- Notes:
- AGE 86927367
15. Factors affecting use of conservation farming practices in east central Ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Camboni, Silvana M. (author), Napier, Ted L. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- UK: Elsevier Science Publishers, London
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07724
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
- Journal Title Details:
- 45 : 79-84
- Notes:
- search through journal, Data were collected from 371 farmers is east central Ohio to assess how attitudes, personal characteristics, and farm structure factors influence use of soil conservation practices at the farm level. A diffusion-farm structure model was used to guide the study. The findings revealed that the theoretical perspective had limited utility for predicting use of several farming practices evaluated in the study. The best predictors were farm structure variables, which suggests that structural conditions of the existing farming system in the US are significant considerations int eh decision making process concerning the selection of specific farming practices. The implications of the study findings for future soil and water conservation efforts in the US are discussed. (original).
16. Factors related to recruitment and retention of ethnic minority youth in the Ohio 4-H program
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bankston, J. (author / Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07937
- Notes:
- abstracted from Ph.D. thesis, 1992; search through volume, In: Jacquelyn Deeds and Demetria Ford, eds. Summary of Research in Extension (1992-1993). Mississippi State, MS: Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics, Mississippi State University, July 1994. p. 91
17. Farm science review : it gets stronger every year
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1987-09
- 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: 86 Document Number: C05593
- Journal Title:
- Ohio 21
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 (2) : 28.
- Notes:
- AGRICOLA IND 88011627
18. Identifying needs and audiences in farm management extension education
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- 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)
19. Improving nutrient management practices in agriculture: The role of risk-based beliefs in understanding farmers' attitudes toward taking additional action
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wilson, Robyn S. (author), Howard, Gregory (author), and Burnett, Elizabeth A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-08
- Published:
- USA: Amer Geophysical Union
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08007
- Journal Title:
- Water Resources Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 50 (8): 6735-6746
20. Information preferences of Ohio commercial farmers : implications for extension
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- 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
- Journal Title:
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 74 (2) : 486-497
- Notes:
- 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)
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