Vol 10 No 2 (2021): Special Issue: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Food System
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3 pgs., Online Journal, Resilient local food systems are a necessary component to keep our communities healthy, especially during times of emergency. With a history of supporting local farmers and food access in less-resourced communities, Fresh Approach was in a prime position at the time of shelter-in-place orders to pivot our efforts to emergency food relief in this time of uncertainty. By collaborating and mobilizing resources, Fresh Approach was able to strengthen existing connections with small farmers, build new relationships with other food access nonprofits, and support families in need by providing them with farm-fresh, local, and healthy produce. We outline how these partnerships and collective efforts have fortified a resilient and transformative food system in our area.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27630
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Posted at http://www.fsa.usda.gov, 3 pages., Describes a certified state agricultural mediation program administered by the Farm Service Agency, Outreach Staff of the USDA. Cites examples of use.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06558
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James F. Evans Collection, Washington, D.C. : U.S. General Accounting Office, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, 1991. 12 p. (Report to Congressional Requesters GAO/RCED-92-15)
Hayes, Jack (author / Editor, Yearbook of Agriculture, USDA)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1967
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USA: Office of Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 73 Document Number: D10784
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Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, 66 pages., Informal history of the U.S. Yearbook of Agriculture, 1849-1967. Describes topical and publishing highlights of individual years.
21 pages, via online journal, How an agricultural organization handles the way the media reports a crisis can have an impact on the public’s perceptions of the organization, and sometimes the industry as a whole. The popularity of social media outlets as a venue for disseminating and gathering information and news makes the use of social media surrounding agricultural crises an important topic to investigate (Glynn, Huge, & Hoffman 2012; Hermida, 2010). A qualitative case study was conducted to investigate the use of social media tools during an agricultural crisis. The participants – communications directors, social media managers, and individuals with a close connection to the crisis under study – reported that social media was a major component of their communication efforts surrounding each crisis. Participants felt social media was very effective in these situations and had a major impact on their communication efforts. Although no participants reported using a structured social media strategy or crisis communication plan, they stated a need for such guidelines in the agricultural industry. From the data analyzed in this study, a model for using social media during a crisis situation, aimed specifically for use by those in the agricultural industry, was developed. This project was funded through the USDA's Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Project.
Stark, R.W. (author / Program Manager, International Spruce Budworms Program (West), USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, OR) and Program Manager, International Spruce Budworms Program (West), USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, OR
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 54 Document Number: C01044
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Phase 2; Evans, In: Moeller, G.H. and Seal, D.T., eds., Technology transfer in forestry : proceedings of a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, subject group s608; 1983 25 July - 1 August. London : Great Britain Forestry Commission, 1984. (Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 61) p. 32-37.
