Winn, J. (author / Texas A&M University, College Station) and Texas A&M University, College Station
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 103 Document Number: C08839
Notes:
The 93rd annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists --Communications Section. Greensboro, North Carolina. February 4-7, 1996; p. 71-73
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01228
Notes:
Pages 185-207 in Steven A. Wolf (ed.), Privatization of agricultural information and agricultural industrialization. CRC Press, Boca Raton, New York, New York. 299 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11694
Notes:
18 pages., Online from publisher website., Issue brief in the UNESCO series, "World trends in freedom of expression and media development." Reports seven key trends involving increasing disinformation, rising demand for verified information, need for more more transparency, some regulatory measures restricting human rights, risks to safety of journalists, economic threat to journalism, and new opportunities to stand up for journalism.
11 pages, Food, waste, and food waste are embroiled in a wide array of political and moral debates in the United States today. These debates are staged across a range of scales and sites—from individual decisions made in front of refrigerators and compost bins to public deliberations on the U.S. Senate and House floors. They often manifest as a moral panic inspiring a range of Americans at seemingly opposed ends of the political spectrum. This article contrasts three distinct sites where food waste is moralized, with the aim of deconstructing connections between discarded food and consumer ethics. In doing so, we argue that across the contemporary American social strata, food waste reduction efforts enfold taken-for-granted ideas of moral justice, or theodicy, that foreground individual responsibility and, as a result, obfuscate broader systemic issues of food inequality perpetuated by late stage capitalism.
Acharya, B.V. (author / Department of Economics, South Gujarat University, Surat, India) and Department of Economics, South Gujarat University, Surat, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1974
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05036
Online via keyword search of UI Library e-Catalog., Focus on the career of Lorena Hickok, a former newspaperwoman with the title of chief investigator for Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the Depression and intimate friend of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This article emphasizes her striking coverage during during a trip to the Midwest during late 1933, a crucial period of agrarian hardship and unrest. Her reporting was described as being given serious consideration by President Roosevelt and others in Washington, D.C.
Dobson, A.D.M. (author), Milner-Gulland, E.J. (author), Aebischer, Nicholas J. (author), Beale, Colin M. (author), Brozovic, Robert (author), Coals, Peter (author), Critchlow, Rob (author), Dancer, Anthony (author), Grove, Michelle (author), Hinsley, Amy (author), Ibbett, Harriet (author), Johnston, Alison (author), Kuiper, Timothy (author), Le Comber, Steven (author), Mahood, Simon P. (author), Moore, Jennifer F. (author), Nilsen, Erlend B. (author), Pocock, Michael J.O. (author), Quinn, Anthony (author), Travers, Henry (author), Wilfred, Paulo (author), Wright, Joss (author), and Keane, Aidan (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2020
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167; Folder: 201 Document Number: D11695
11 pages., Authors present an overview of the opportunities and limitations associated with messy data which conservationists increasingly use (e.g., citizen science records, ranger patrol observations). They also explain how the preferences, skills, and incentives of data collectors affect the quality of the information these data contain and the investment required to unlock their potential.
Saleem, M. Tahir (author), Bertilsson, G.O.B. (author), Arnott, G.W. (author), and National Fertilizer Development Centre, Planning and Development Division
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
Pakistan: Elsevier
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Box 170 Document Number: D07766
Collins, Norman R. (author), Jamison, John A. (author), and University of California, Berkeley.
Agricultural Marketing Service U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1958-04
Published:
USA: American Marketing Association
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08234
Lehr, William H. (author), Osorio, Carlos A. (author), Gillen,Sharon E. (author), and Sirbu, Marvin A. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2006-01-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02936
Notes:
Paper presented at the 33rd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Virginia, September 23-25, 2003. Revised as of January 17, 2006., Support for the conclusion that broadband positively affects economic activity in communities.
Yu Jin (author), Huffman, Wallace E. (author), and Department of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Department of Economics, Iowa State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016
Published:
Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10455
17 pages., Via online journal., This article provides new estimates of the marginal product of public agricultural research and extension on state agricultural productivity for the U.S., using updated data and definitions, and forecasts of future agricultural productivity growth by state. The underlying rationale for a number of important decisions that underlie the data used in cost‐return estimates for public agricultural research and extension are presented. The parameters of the state productivity model are estimated from a panel of contiguous U.S. 48 states from 1970 to 2004. Public research and extension are shown to be substitutes rather than complements. The econometric model of state agricultural TFP predicts growth rates of TFP for two‐thirds of states that is less than the past trend rate. The results and data indicate a real social rate of return to public investments in agricultural research of 67% and to agricultural extension of 100+%. The article concludes with guidance for TFP analyses in other countries.
Allen, Lindsay (author), Chavez, Adolfo (author), Guarnaccia, Peter J. (author), Meneses, Luzmaria (author), Pelto, Gretel L. (author), Pelto, Pertti J. (author), and Guarnaccia: Department of Human Ecology, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Pelto, Pertti J.: Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Pelto, Gretel L. and Allen: Department of Nutrition, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Meneses, Chavez: Instituto Nacional de Nutricion, San Fernando y Viaducto Tlalpan, Mexico, Mexico
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 88 Document Number: C06080
25 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Researchers evaluated the role of media through qualitative feedback from smallholder farmers identified by Community Markets for Conservation through radio programming efforts involving sustainable agriculture. Results demonstrated the centrality of the radio programming alongside other forms of communication such as extension and farmer-to-farmer communication, as well as written and visual communication.
Rodekohr, Janet I. (author) and University of Wisconsin, Agricultural Journalism Department
Format:
Thesis
Publication Date:
1977-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 27 Document Number: B02687
Notes:
#329, Harold Swanson Collection. Eugene A. Kroupa Collection., Thesis, master of science in agricultural journalism, Agricultural Journalism Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 112 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08633
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of thesis for the master of science degree, Cornell University, Ithaca. 57 pages.
8 pages., Special issue. Online via open access., Using evidence in existing literature, authors created an economic model to predict the impact of obesity on the aggregate lifetime earnings for the Millennium Generation and the consequences for employers and employees. They proposed a common health framework to business strategies to contain costs and maximize Millennial workers' health and productivity.
Cooperative Communicators Association, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania., Emphasizes social and economic benefits for communities through support for cooperative grocers.
Egerstrom, Lee (author / St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1987-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07441
Notes:
Contributed to ACDC by Mary Thompson, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois, in August, 2016., "A report to members of the Newspaper Farm Editors of America on the changing role and work of agricultural journalists. This study was launched by action of the membership at the annual Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. in April 1986. A preliminary draft was submitted to the Fall Conference meeting at Indianapolis in October." 98 pages., Discusses issues and changes influencing agricultural journalism within agriculture, at newspapers and in the general economy. Includes agriculture-related topics being covered in modern agricultural journalism at newspapers
3 pages., "Given my years of energy reporting in California, I could spot several warning signs early on; others took additional reporting to uncover."
17 pages., Via online journal., Purpose: This paper presents economic and pedagogical motivations for adopting information and communications technology (ICT)-mediated learning networks in agricultural education and extension. It proposes a framework for networked learning in agricultural extension and contributes a theoretical and case-based rationale for adopting the networked learning paradigm.
Design/methodology/approach: A review of the literature highlights the economic and pedagogical need for adopting a networked learning approach. Two examples are described to instantiate the language for learning networks: a small community of farmers in India and large Twitter community of Australian farmers.
Findings: This paper reviews evidence that successful networked learning interventions are already occurring within agricultural extension. It provides a framework for describing these interventions and for helping future designers of learning networks in agricultural extension.
Practical implication: Facilitation of learning networks can serve to achieve efficient agricultural extension that connects farmers across distances for constructivist learning. To realize these benefits, designers of learning networks need to consider set design, social design and epistemic design.
Theoretical implication: This paper contributes a theoretical framework for designing, implementing and analysing learning networks in agriculture. It does this by integrating existing ideas from networked learning and applying them to the agricultural context through examples.
Originality/value: This paper contributes an understanding of the value of networked learning for extension in terms of economic and pedagogical benefits. It provides a language for talking about learning networks that is useful for future researchers and for practitioners.
7pgs, Agricultural subsidies are an important factor for influencing food production and therefore
part of a food system that is seen as neither healthy nor sustainable. Here we analyse options
for reforming agricultural subsidies in line with health and climate-change objectives on one
side, and economic objectives on the other. Using an integrated modelling framework
including economic, environmental, and health assessments, we find that on a global scale
several reform options could lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and improvements in population health without reductions in economic welfare. Those include a repurposing of up to half of agricultural subsidies to support the production of foods with beneficial
health and environmental characteristics, including fruits, vegetables, and other horticultural
products, and combining such repurposing with a more equal distribution of subsidy payments globally. The findings suggest that reforming agricultural subsidy schemes based on
health and climate-change objectives can be economically feasible and contribute to transitions towards healthy and sustainable food systems
Melichar, Emanuel (author / Senior Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.) and Senior Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1977-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 49 Document Number: C00077
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08639
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of research report. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan. Technical Bulletin 83. 31 pages.
James F. Evans Collection, The effects of the economy on political attitudes is a long-standing sociological issue that is receiving renewed attention in the face of recent U.S. economic downturns. While the impacts of the farm crisis on financial and household well-being of farm operators have been addressed by a number of studies, few have explored its political outcomes. Four perspectives that consider how economic forces translate into political beliefs are outlined, two reflecting objective economic position (class location and financial pressure) and two indicating subjective appraisals (feelings of economic uncertainty and subjective deprivation). Data from a sample of Ohio farm operators for 1987 are used to analyze how the perspectives are related to progressive beliefs about farming, the domestic nonfarm economy, and third-world food production. Indicators of objective economic position and subjective appraisals have relatively limited impact on farmers' political attitudes. Of these indicators, subjective appraisals were more closely related to attitudes. In addition, operators' stances on farm political issues also affect their views on domestic nonfarm and third-world policy agendas. Implications were found for studies of farmers' political attitudes as well as for broader sociological theory regarding the development of progressive attitudes during periods of economic decline. (original)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06709
Notes:
Notes from Hearing before the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, U.S.Senate, Nineteenth Congress, First Session, on HR 7977, Washington, D.C., October 16-30, 1967. 1 page., Includes testimony from Luther Broaddus III, Publisher, Specialized Agricultural Publishers Inc.; Hugh J. Hansen, Publisher, Electricity on the Farm; and James Milholland, Jr., Agricultural Publishers Association. Their testimony reports on farm publications' circulation in the first and second zones.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06708
Notes:
Notes from publisher testimony before the Subcommittee on Postal Rates, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Ninety-first Congress, Washington, D.C., Second Session, April 15-June 2, 1970. Serial No. 91-24. 3 pages., Includes testimony by Richard J. Babcock, President, Farm Journal; Bill E. Naumann, Southwestern Advertising Manager, Progressive Farmer; and Emory Cunningham, Publisher, Progressive Farmer (on behalf of the Agricultural Publishers Association). Testimony related to proposed postal rate increase for 2nd class mail.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06710
Notes:
Retrieved from Document in Main Stacks, 91-1-HP 85762PO, Notes from testimony before the Subcommittee on Postal Rates, U. S. House of Representative Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Ninety-first Congress, First session on H. R. 10877, Washington,D.C., June 24-December 10, 1969. Serial No. 91-19. 2 pages., Includes testimony from Earl Cawley Agricultural Publishers Association; Vern Anderson, Wallaces Farmer; Bert Lund, Publisher, The Farmer; James Hall, Publisher, American Agriculturist; and Emory Cunningham, Publisher, Progressive Farmer
Martin, Marshall A. (author / Agricultural Economics Director, Center for Agricultural Policy and Technology Assessment, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05029
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; See C05022 for original, In: MacDonald, June Fessenden, ed. Agricultural biotechnology : food safety and nutritional quality for the consumer. Ithaca, NY : National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, 1991. p. 181-190
Zhou, Guzhen (author), Hu,Wuyang (author), Schieffer, Jack (author), and Robbins, Lynn (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2013-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 137 Document Number: D02472
Notes:
Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's 2013 AAEA and CAES Joint Annual Meeting,Washington,D.C., August 4-6, 2013. 24 pages.
Daft, Lynn M. (author / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Economic Opportunity) and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Economic Opportunity
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1971
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: B01895
Oparinde, Adewale (author), Birol, Ekin (author), Murekezi, Abdoul (author), Katsvairo, Lister (author), Diressie, Michael T. (author), Nkundimana, Jean d'amour (author), and Butare, Louis (author)
Format:
Journal article
Language:
English / French
Publication Date:
2017-06-29
Published:
Rwanda: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08314
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes4 Document Number: D01488
Notes:
Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, Agricultural and rural development technical services project. AID/LAC/DR/RD, Chemonics international, U.S. Dept of Agriculture. 17 pages
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07417
Notes:
INTERPAKS, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 1981. (Paper prepared as working document no. 9 for the Workshop on Linkages Between Agricultural Research on Farmers in Developing Countries, 13th-14th May 1981, Paris, France, sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.) 41 p., Notes the distressing downward trend in developing countries, particularly in Latin America, in the number of scientists trained in agricultural research. Points out the urgency for the training of scientists particularly at the higher levels. Extension poses different problems as there is no comprehensive study of extension services in developing countries and the resources allocated to them. Suggests that a further comparative analysis and evaluation of the costs, returns, manpower, equipment and training requirements of alternative approaches and systems of transferring research results to farmers would be worthwhile. Concludes with a section on types of action that might be taken to economize on recurrent costs. Includes several tables in the annex such as research expenditures for 65 countries, 1975 and 1990; research and development expenditures as a percent of GNP and ratio of technicians to scientists and engineers; staffs and expenditures for agricultural research and extension systems in 36 low-income countries; regional education and training costs for research and extension services; and limitations on ability to finance recurrent expenditures.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09742
Notes:
NCR-90 Collection, Office of agricultural communications and extension education NCR-90 research report. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Page 2.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06716
Notes:
Posted on Farmsubsidy.org, a project coordinated by the Danish International Center for Analytical Reporting and EU Transparency, a non-profit organization in the UK.4 pages., Involves reporting of detailed information about payments and recipients of farm subsidies in EU member states. Authors address concerns and present benefits of transparency in this matter.
10 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription. Open access., "This paper re-affirms that women make essential contributions to agriculture and rural enterprises across the developing world. But there is much diversity in women's roles and over-generalization undermines policy relevance and planning."
3 pages., Via online from publisher., Summary of promotion and business management options identified during a National Rural Grocery Summit, Wichita, KS, hosted by Kansas State University Center for Engagement and Community Development.
