Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23308
Notes:
From Washington Environmental Council. 1 page., Responses to question in an adult survey in Washington State about perceived extent to which agriculture in Washington has polluted runoff that threatens rivers, streams and wetlands.
Evans, James F. (author / Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1973
Published:
USA: Office of Communication, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 23 Document Number: B02438
Notes:
#901, Harold Swanson Collection. Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Literature review prepared while author served as a consultant with the Office of Communication. 46 p., This review of literature was conducted as foundation for a national survey for Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research, Inc. (PACER), a non-profit organization involving six national agricultural communicator associations.
Hatch, J.C. (author / The Pennsylvania State University) and The Pennsylvania State University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1975
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 26 Document Number: B02608
Notes:
#317, Harold Swanson Collection, University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University, Cooperative Extension Service, 1975. 40 p. (Youth/4-H agriculture television series)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23312
Notes:
A&A Research, Kalispell, Montana. 1 page., Response to a Wisconsin survey question about the importance agriculture will play in the Wisconsin economy 25 years from now.
18 pages, The donation of unharvested or unsold crops to rescue organizations has been promoted as a strategy to improve healthy food access for food insecure households while reducing production-level food loss and waste (FLW). In this study, we aimed to assess the motivations, barriers, and facilitators for crop donation as a FLW reduction strategy among Maryland farmers. We interviewed 18 Maryland-based food producers (nine frequent crop donors and nine infrequent, by self-report) in 2016 – 2017, soliciting their perspectives on crop donation motivators, process feasibility, and interventions aimed at increasing crop donation. The interviews were thematically coded. All respondents were aware of crop donation as an option, and most expressed interest in reducing FLW by diverting crop surpluses for human consumption. While financial barriers represented one aspect influencing donation decisions, respondents also cited convenience, process knowledge, and liability as key considerations. In contrast to frequent donors, many of whom considered donation a moral imperative, some infrequent donors questioned the expectation that they would donate crops without compensation. Both frequent and infrequent donors were aware of pro-donation tax incentives, and infrequent donors reported being unlikely to use them. This research demonstrates that crop donation motivations, barriers, and facilitators can be diverse. Given the existence of crop surpluses and their potential benefits as emergency food, our results suggest that multiple interventions and policies may contribute to incentivizing and facilitating crop donation (or enabling the purchase of surplus crops) rather than one-size-fits-all approaches. Our findings also highlight a need to prioritize crop recovery methods that enhance growers’ financial stability.
