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    5. Costs and benefits for food production in contrasting agro-ecological production systems

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Robertson, Michael J. (author), Preston, Nigel P. (author), and Bonnett, Graham D. (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2017
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08788
    Notes:
    Pages 155-172 in Gordon, Iain J. Prins, Herbert H.T. Squire, Geoff R. (eds.), Food production and nature conservation: conflicts and solutions. United Kingdom: Routledge, London. 348 pages.

    6. Developing a pricing model

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Snowdon, Gail (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    1992-08
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09841
    Notes:
    NCR-90 Collection, Decision Data Report: Information Guide to Communications Planning, No. 28. 3 pages.

    7. Electronic access to agricultural journals: an agronomy case study

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Brazzeal, Bradley (author) and Powers, Amanda Clay (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11884
    Journal Title:
    Serials Review
    Journal Title Details:
    33 : 155-160
    Notes:
    Online via UI Library electronic subscription to the journal., Examines the electronic availability of agronomy journals at eight Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions with doctoral programs in agronomy. Findings "emphasized the importance of not relying solely on electronically available research materials." Much of the older relevant literature was not available electronically.

    8. Farmers’ perceptions of coexistence between agriculture and a large scale coal seam gas development

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Huth, Neil I. (author), Cocks, Brett (author), Dalgliesh, Neal (author), Poulton, Perry L. (author), Marinoni, Oswald (author), and Navarro Garcia, Javier (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-03
    Published:
    Australia: Springer
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 6 Document Number: D10211
    Journal Title:
    Agriculture and Human Values
    Journal Title Details:
    35(1) : 99-115
    Notes:
    Article first online 13 June 2017, Via online journal., The Coal Seam Gas (CSG) extraction industry is developing rapidly within the Surat Basin in southern Queensland, Australia, with licenses already approved for tenements covering more than 24,000 km2. Much of this land is used for a broad range of agricultural purposes and the need for coexistence between the farm and gas industries has been the source of much conflict. Whilst much research has been undertaken into the environmental and economic impacts of CSG, little research has looked into the issues of coexistence between farmers and the CSG industry in the shared space that is a farm business, a home and a resource extraction network. We conducted three workshops with farmers from across a broad region undergoing CSG development to explore farmers’ perceptions of some of the issues arising from large scale land use change. Workshops explored the importance of place identity and landscape aesthetics for farmers, farmers’ acceptance and coping with change, and possible benefits from off-farm income. We found that farmers believed that place identity was not well understood by CSG staff from non-rural backgrounds and that farmers struggled to explain some concerns because of the different way they interpreted their landscape. Furthermore, high staff turnover, and the extensive use of contractors also impacted on communications. These factors were the cause of much frustration and farmers felt that this has led to severe impacts on mental health and wellbeing. Farmers felt that a change in culture within the CSG companies will be required if engagement with farmers is to improve and that efforts to employ local people in these communications was helping this. The workshops also identified a range of issues perceived by farmers arising from increased traffic volumes, impacts to mental health and wellbeing, place identity and loss of water resources for farmers. Finally, it was suggested that scientists and agricultural industry groups will need to work closely with farmers to develop understanding of these emerging issues and to develop solutions that are timely and relevant.

    10. Framing of sustainable agricultural practices by the farming press and its effect on adoption

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Rust, Niki A. (author), Jarvis, Rebecca M. (author), Reed, Mark S. (author), and Cooper, Julia (author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2021-02-21
    Published:
    United States: Springer
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12622
    Journal Title:
    Agriculture and Human Values
    Journal Title Details:
    V. 38
    Notes:
    14pgs, There is growing political pressure for farmers to use more sustainable agricultural practices to protect people and the planet. The farming press could encourage farmers to adopt sustainable practices through its ability to manipulate discourse and spread awareness by changing the salience of issues or framing topics in specific ways. We sought to understand how the UK farming press framed sustainable agricultural practices and how the salience of these practices changed over time. We combined a media content analysis of the farming press alongside 60 qualitative interviews with farmers and agricultural advisors to understand whether the farming press influenced farmers to try more sustainable practices. Salience of sustainable agricultural practices grew between 2009 and 2020. Many of the practices studied were framed by the press around economic and agronomic aspects, and farmer respondents said the most common reasons for trying sustainable agricultural practices were for economic and agronomic reasons. The farming press tended to use more positive rather than negative tones when covering sustainable agricultural practices. Respondents used the farming press as a source of information, though many did not fully trust these outlets as they believed the farming press were mouthpieces for agribusinesses. Whilst a minority of farmers stated they were motivated to try a new sustainable agricultural practice after learning about it in the farming press, this was rare. Instead, the farming press was used by respondents to raise their awareness about wider agricultural topics. We reflect on the role and power given to agribusinesses by the farming press and what this means for agricultural sustainability.