Online via Ebscohost. 1 page., Author discusses aspects of the importance of membership and active involvement in organizations like North American Agricultural Journalists and the American Agricultural Editors' Association for farm editors and writers to present real stories and struggles of farmers in the U.S. and Canada.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12979
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Part IV: Journalistic Recovery Post-Trump: Lessons Learned -- "Stop Overlooking Us": missed intersections of Trump, media, and rural America, This book examines the disruptive nature of Trump news - both the news his administration makes and the coverage of it - related to dominant paradigms and ideologies of U.S. journalism. By relying on conceptualizations of media memory and "othering" through news coverage that enhances socio-conservative positions on issues such as immigration, the book positions this moment in a time of contestation. Contributors ranging from scholars, professionals, and media critics operate in unison to analyze today's interconnected challenges to traditional practices within media spheres posed by Trump news. The outcomes should resonate with citizens who rely on journalism for civic engagement and who are active in social change
33 pages, This study surveyed 258 organic grain farmers in Iowa in the U.S. Midwest. We identified seven areas of challenges related to organic grain farming adoption: organic farming operations, marketing, policy, finance, inputs and information, social pressures, and land tenure. Respondents reported three key areas where extension programs were needed: education, research, and technical services. Regarding outreach formats, organic farmers preferred events where peers were featured or provided leadership, such as field days, one-on-one mentor programs, and farmer-to-farmer workshops. Results provided empirical evidence to support theoretical discussions and policy implications on issues related to adoption of organic grain farming.
6 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Describes the scope, mission, and activities of Results, an international citizen's lobby which has grown to include 150 groups in seven countries. Focuses on these major approaches to ending hunger and poverty in the Third World: small-farmer agricultural development, improving the survival of small children through immunization, oral rehydration therapy, breast-feeding and growth monitoring, promoting small loans to the poorest people. and adopting concrete, measurable goals to reduce global poverty.
UK: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), Office of International Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07289
13 pages., Because of various financial reasons, or a change in strategic focus, sometimes brands stop broad-reach media advertising for a year or longer. These long dark periods have not been subject to much study, so little is known about the likely consequences. This exploratory study addresses this omission by documenting the sales performance of 41 beer, cider, and spirit brands that advertised intermittently over almost two decades. Changes in aggregate brand sales are reported for the years when brands stopped advertising relative to the last advertised year. On average, brand sales declined immediately in the first year and every subsequent year of advertising cessation. Decline generally was faster for smaller brands and for brands that already were declining in sales before advertising cessation.
