Ajayi, A.O. (author), Ajayi, O.C. (author), Akinnifesi, F.K. (author), Sileshi, G. (author), and Mng'omba, S. (author)
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-09-14
Published:
Ivory Coast
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C30710
Notes:
Paper presented at Tropentag 2010, Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2010. 1 page.
Akers, Cindy (author), Doerfert, David (author), Davis, Chad (author), Cooper, Kim (author), Chambers, Todd (author), and Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008-02-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: C27564
Notes:
Presented at the Agricultural Communications Section, SAAS annual meeting, Dallas, Texas, February 2-4, 2008. 23 pages.
Barwale, R. (author), Char, M. (author), Deshpande, S. (author), Sharma, M.K. (author), and Zehr, U.B. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29835
Notes:
Pages 365-386 in Dominique Brossard, James Shanahan and T. Clint Nesbitt (eds.), The media, the public and agricultural biotechnology. CAB International, Oxon, U.K. 405 pages.
Benavidez, Justin R. (author), Ribera, Luis A. (author), and Thayer, Anastasia (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2020
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11717
Notes:
Paper presented at the 2020 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, July 26-28, 2020. 20 pages., Authors assessed the impact of tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump on agricultural commodity prices during the trade war with China. Results indicated tht days with high counts of tweets with keywords associated with the 2018-2019 trade war led to statistically significant structural breaks in the price series for hogs, corn, cotton, and soybeans.
Bin, Li (author), Shahzad, Muhammad (author), Khan, Hira (author), Bashir, Muhammad Mehran (author), Ullah, Arif (author), and Siddique, Muhammad (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2023-09-18
Published:
Switzerland: MDPI
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12959
20 pages, Sustainable agriculture is a pivotal driver of a nation’s economic growth, especially considering the challenge of providing food for the world’s expanding population. Agriculture remains a cornerstone of many nations’ economies, so the need for intelligent, sustainable farming practices has never been greater. Agricultural industries worldwide require sophisticated systems that empower farmers to manage their crops efficiently, reduce water wastage, and optimize yield quality. Yearly, substantial crop losses occur due to unpredictable environmental changes, with improper irrigation practices being a leading cause. In this paper, we introduce an innovative irrigation time control system for smart farming. This system leverages fuzzy logic to regulate the timing of irrigation in cotton crop fields, effectively curbing water wastage while ensuring that crops receive neither too little nor too much water. Additionally, our system addresses a common agricultural challenge: whitefly infestations. Users can adjust climatic parameters, such as temperature and humidity, through our system, which minimizes both whitefly populations and water consumption. We have developed a portable measurement technology that includes air humidity sensors, temperature sensors, and rain sensors. These sensors interface with an Arduino platform, allowing real-time climate data collection. This collected climate data is then sent to the fuzzy logic control system, which dynamically adjusts irrigation timing in response to changing environmental conditions. Our system incorporates an algorithm that generates highly effective (IF-THEN) fuzzy logic rules, significantly improving irrigation efficiency by reducing overall irrigation duration. By automating the irrigation process and precisely delivering the right amount of water, our system eliminates the need for human intervention, rendering the agricultural system more dependable in achieving successful crop yields. Water supply commences when the environmental conditions reach specific thresholds and halts when the requisite climate conditions are met, maintaining an optimal environment for crop growth.
Carnegie, Dale and Associates (author) and Cole, Brent (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
USA: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, New York, New York.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10001
Notes:
245 pages., Adapted from an earlier bestseller by Dale Carnegie. Includes a brief agriculture-related example on pages 161-162, with a citation cited on page 241.
30 pages., via online journal., In this article we present and discuss two experiments designed to test the effectiveness of the Internet as a tool of agricultural information. Subjects were cotton producers from Thessaly, Greece. Findings suggest that, in the early stages of an innovation diffusion process, the Internet is more effective than social sources (Experiment 1). However, when urgent situations that force quick decisions occur (Experiment 2), the Internet is significantly less effective than face-to-face communication channels. In both cases, farmers who used the Internet spent more time and devoted extra effort. The experiments proved that agronomists remain the most effective information source. Results also illustrate that Internet adoption is not necessarily synonymous with its use.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D10033
Notes:
Script of a "Marketplace" program segment on National Public Radio, Washington, D.C. 2 pages., Reports on a successful campaign promoting cotton in competition with "wash and wear" synthetic fabrics during the 1970s.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: C27595
Notes:
Capital Press newspaper via Food Safety Network. 2 page., Describes a documentary, Cornucopia's Challenge, that traces several crops from seed to market.
Doerfert, David L. (author), Akers, Cindy (author), Oskam, Judy (author), Davis, Chad S. (author), and Vinyard, Ashlee (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27222
Notes:
Pages 350-362 in Volume 32, Proceedings of the National AAAE (American Association of Agricultural Education) Research Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 25-27, 2005.
Identified online via keyword search of UI eCatalog, Examines the inter-relationship between journalism and poetry in the 19th century, when poems on topical issues regularly appeared in newspapers alongside prose reports of the same events.
26 pages., via online journal., This paper employs the patent data of four major genetically modified (GM) crops, soybeans, cotton, maize and rapeseed, to illustratee how the innovation of GM crop technology diffused and distributed globally over time. Data collected from the Derwent Innovation Index, were employed to construct country patent citation networks, from 1984 to 2015, and the results revealed that developed countries were early adopters, and the primary actors in the innovation of GM crop technology. Only seven developing countries appeared in the country citation network. Most developed countries were reluctant to apply GM crop technology for commercial cultivation. Private businesses stood out in the patent citation network. The early adoption and better performance of developed countries can be explained by the activities of large established private companies.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D03022
Notes:
Report No. 154, Ronald Anderson's Primary Industry Survey, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 29 pages., Report of the author's visit to the U.S. examining developments in the use of computers in the marketing of primary products.
23 pages, Cotton is the most significant natural fiber in the world and an important part of the global economy. Yet, the cotton industry faces several challenges in securing its place in the global fiber market share, reaching new consumers, and maintaining relationships with current consumers. Furthermore, the cotton industry has a unique opportunity to share evidence-based information with followers through its product marketing on social media. The study described herein used content analysis to explore Instagram content on the @discovercotton profile. Content included categories of promoted products (i.e. women, men, children, or home); comments, posts, and caption stimuli; and most frequently used word, hashtag, and retail partner stimuli. We analyzed 434 Instagram stimuli (244 single photos, 142 carousels, and 48 videos) from March 2, 2021, to March 2, 2023. Across all stimuli, there were 110,143 likes and 5,799 comments with total response (engagement: likes and comments) reaching 115,942. We found that women’s products were promoted most often followed by men, home, and children—only 8.48% of stimuli depicted cotton, a cotton plant, or the seal of cotton. We identified six major themes in caption stimuli on @discovercotton: qualities of cotton, style, sustainability, check the label, women, and cotton production. Cotton was the most frequently used word stimuli in captions, and cotton as a fabric was the most promoted theme.
Kiariro, Nzinnyangwa Ezekieli (author) and Department of Agricultural Extension<br>University of the West Indies, St. Augustine<br>Trinidad, West Indies
Format:
Monograph
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
Tanzania
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20366
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27660
Notes:
Pages 82-95 in Bruce A. Babcock, Robert W. Fraser and Joseph N. Lekakis (eds.), Risk management and the environment: agriculture in perspective. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 204 pages.
Examines how grain and cotton producers use market consultants and market information services/systems in four states. Cites average expenditures for such information services and explores the producers' decision making processes.
Kotsiri, Sofia (author), Rejesus, Roderick M. (author), Larkin, Sherry (author), Lambert, Dayton M. (author), English, Burton C. (author), Larson, James A. (author), Velandia, Margarita M. (author), Roberts, Roland K. (author), Mishra, Ashok K. (author), and Paudel, Krishna P. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2013-02-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00900
Notes:
Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 3-5, 2013. 31 pages.
Case experience of a cotton-related illustration that revealed lack of familiarity with cotton growing. Client refused to use it, so the artist went into the fields and revised it.
Larson, James A. (author), Roberts, Roland K. (author), English, Burton C. (author), Marra, Michele C. (author), Reeves, Jeanne M. (author), Cochran, Rebecca L. (author), Goodman, W. Robert (author), Larkin, Sherry L. (author), Martin, Steven W. (author), and Shurley, W. Donald (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24983
Larson, James A. (author), Roberts, Roland K. (author), English, Burton C. (author), Martin, Steven W. (author), Velandia, Margarita (author), Lambert, Dayton M. (author), and Jenkins, Amanda (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2010-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35994
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02273
Notes:
Pages 261-270 in Keya Acharya and Frederick Noronha (eds.), The green pen: environmental journalism in India and South Asia. Sage Publications India, New Delhi. 303 pages.
Mirani, Zaheeruddin, Mirani (author), Leske, Gary W. (author), and Khooharo, Aijaz A. (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1999-03-23
Published:
Pakistan: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20982
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 8 pages, Session I, from "1999 conference proceedings -- Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 15th Annual Conference, 21-24 March 1999, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 25-26, Tobago
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24486
Notes:
Retrieved July 5, 2006, Conference sponsored by the International Association for Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 21-26, 2006. Via Livelihoods Connect. 9 pages., Conference theme: "Managing agricultural information for sustainable food security and improved livelihoods in Africa."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24073
Notes:
From Meatingplace.com via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Author suggests that the meat industry can learn lessons in marketing communication from the cotton industry.
Nidumolu, U.B. (author), Lubbers, M. (author), Kanellopoulos, A. (author), van Ittersum, M.K. (author), Kadiyala, D.M. (author), and Sreenivas, G. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-11
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07676
Paudel, Krishna (author) and Lohr, Luanne (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
1996-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: C10332
Journal Title Details:
FS 96-21
Notes:
Faculty Series are circulated without formal review. The views contained in this paper are the sole responsibility of the author., Faculty Series of University of Georgia
12 pages, We use the 2013 cotton precision farming survey data to study the adoption of irrigation technologies by cotton farmers in 14 states of the United States. We find that farmers with a higher irrigated yield, and who are from the Southern Plains (Texas and Oklahoma), adopt water-efficient irrigation technologies, such as sub-surface drip and trickle irrigation technologies. There are 10 irrigation technologies that farmers can adopt for cotton production in these 14 cotton-growing states. The intensity of the irrigation technologies, as measured by the number of irrigation technologies adopted in cotton production, is affected by the irrigated cotton yield realized, land holding (total land owned), education, computer use, and the origin of the cotton farmer being from the Southern Plains. We use a multivariate fractional regression model to identify land allocation by the different irrigation technologies used. Our results indicate that significant variables affecting land allocation with different irrigation technologies are the age of the operator, the cover crop, the information sources used, the per acre irrigated yield, the education, and the cotton farmer being from the Southern Plains.
Stone, Glenn Davis (author / Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Washington University)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2003-04-22
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23356
Notes:
Paper presented at the Conference on Biodiversity, Biotechnology and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, April 22,2003. 20 pages.