Abbott, Eric A. (author / Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication) and Iowa State University
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-06-20
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21022
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Paper presented to Research Special Interest Group, Association for Communication Excellence, for presentation at its international meeting, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June 20-24. Paul Yarbrough, emeritus professor, Cornell University, contributed to the design of the study., 16 p., A total of 226 Iowa farm households with computers were surveyed in 2001 about their use of the Internet for both farm and non-farm uses. Of the 111 farmers (49%) that responded, 87 (78%) used the Internet. Results showed heavy Internet use by multiple household members (farmer, spouse and children), especially for information-seeking and email activities. Use of the Internet for transactions was limited. Farmers were more likely to seek farm decision information, whereas children were more likely to play games and use the Internet for school activities. Spouses used the Internet mostly for email. Farmers now regard the Internet as an essential tool for gathering information they couldn't find elsewhere. Implications for communicators are that the Internet should now be part of the information plan for all communicators serving rural farm audiences, both for farm and non-farm information. Extension and other trusted sources should spend more time guiding clients to trustworthy sites for information.
Abbott, Eric A. (author), Schmidt, Allan G. (author), and Yarbrough, J. Paul (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29076
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Pages 201-226 in Peter F. Korsching, Patricia C. Hipple and Eric A. Abbott (eds.), Having all the right connections: telecommunications and rural viability. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut. 348 pages.
USA: Kansas State Agricultural College Press, Manhattan, Kansas
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09193
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Page 26 in Nelson Antrim Crawford (ed.), Weavers with words: some verse and prose about newspapers and newspaper folk. Kansas State Agricultural College Press, Manhattan, Kansas. 47 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36786
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 8, 15 pages., Presentation by APA encouraging radio stations to advertise their programs in farm papers.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36787
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 8, 17 pages., Presentation by APA with data illustrating the size, importance and buying patterns of the farm market.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24862
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Bulletin No. 1, page 2., "The value of farm papers from many angles has been featured. But it may be news to know that a farm paper actually saved the life of Mrs. Frank Rosebough, Bridgeport, New York. Mrs. Rosebough was reading her paper when a disgruntled hired man fired a shotgun through the window at her husband. The charge missed the latter and would have killed Mrs. Rosebough except that the farm paper which was spread before her face broke the force of the shot."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24859
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Bulletin No. 10, page 2., Reports results of survey among 73 county farm bureaus. Findings suggest that 7-10 percent of the rural population of the state have installed receiving sets.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28829
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, UI Archives., Bulletin 11., Proceedings of the Farm-Electrical Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 12-13, 1926. Theme: "What about rural electrification?" Includes an article by Mrs. Harry M. Reifsteck, rural Urbana, Illinois. Her farm home is on the Illinois experimental line and she explains how she uses electrical appliances (range, refrigerator, washing machine, others). "It seems to me that God meant for all of us to live in the country and with modern conveniences it is certainly ideal."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 192 Document Number: D03290
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Online via Ovid.com. Abstract of dissertation from Florida State University. 1 page., Found differences in information sources based on gender, farm size and farm enterprise (i.e., crops and livestock).
10 pages, Low agricultural productivity remains one of the main factors influencing poverty and food insecurity among smallholder farmers in many developing countries. Among the key interventions assumed to influence agricultural productivity of smallholders is the provision of agricultural extension services to farmers. Access to agricultural extension however remains low in most developing countries thus slowing down agricultural productivity growth. This study therefore sought to determine the labor productivity effects of agricultural extension in northern Ghana using data from a cross-section of 300 smallholder farm households. The results of a binary probit model indicated that participation in agricultural extension increased with farming experience, farm size, access to irrigation and group membership but decreased with years of formal education and household size. Regression estimates of a labor productivity model revealed a positive and statistically significant relationship between agricultural extension and labor productivity. Also, labor productivity increased with farming experience, household income, access to irrigation, degree of specialization in production and the level of conventional inputs used per man-day of labor but decreased with participation in off-farm work. The authors recommend an increase in agricultural extension coverage to ensure that more farmers are reached with information on modern technologies to enhance their labor productivity. Furthermore, farmers need access to inputs such as seed and fertilizer to improve the productivity of labor.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: B00153
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AgComm Teaching. Hal R. Taylor Collection., Ithaca, NY : Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept. of Rural Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca. 8 p. (Rural Sociology Publication 22)
Arbour, M.B. (author), Mason, I.C. (author), Peterson, S. (author), Sabrosky, L.K. (author), and Louisiana Extension Service, Louisiana State University; Division of Field Studies and Training, Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Division of Field Studies and Training, Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Division of Field Studies and Training, Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1946
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 27 Document Number: B02740
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Baton Rouge, LA : Louisiana State University, Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, 1946. 8 p. (Extension Service Circular No. 434). Review of Extension Research 1946/47-1956, Extension Service Circular 506, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
AgComm Teaching, Among the introductory observations about development development: "The experience in Africa has been rather pathetic. It is being discovered that mobilization of the masses for popular participation in decision making is easier said than done."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08092
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John L. Woods Collection, RB #401 Development Training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 6 pages. English version.
Axinn, Evans, Sixty-nine farm families in Shardanagar Panchayat, Chitwan District, Nepal, provided data via a questionnaire for analysis of the information flow to these farm families. The major channel for information flow in this area was word-of-mouth, with information coming from relatives, various officials, and commercial people. One-third of the farms had radio receivers, and a slightly higher proportion reported that they received newspapers. Two -thirds reported that they received letters from others. Over 75% of the families had a boy or man present who could read, and 17% of the families had a girl present who could read. Organization membership, participation, and other interpersonal inter-actions were also analyzed. (author)
Axinn, Nancy W. (author / Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal) and Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1977
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05329
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Evans, Axinn, In: Gajendra Singh, J.H. de Goede, eds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Rural Development Technology : an Integrated Approach, June 21-24, 1977, Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology, 1977. p. 535-544.
Barcellos, Gilsa Helena (author) and Ferreira, Simone Batista (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
2008-02
Published:
Uruguay: World Rainforest Movement
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27801
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Posted online at http://http://www.wrm.org.uy/countries/Brazil/Book_Women.pdf, 59 pp., Impacts of eucalyptus monocultures on indigenous and Quilombola women in the State of Espirito Santo.
Barungi, M. (author), Ngongola, D.H. (author), Edriss, A. (author), Mugisha, J. (author), Waithaka, M. (author), and Tukahirwa, J. (author)
Format:
Poster
Publication Date:
2012-08
Published:
Uganda
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 187 Document Number: D00976
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Poster presented at the International Association of Agricultural Economists triennial conference, Foz do Iguacu, Brazile, August 18-24, 2012. 2 pages.
National Association of Farm Broadcasters Archives, University of Illinois. NAFB Publications Series No. 8/3/88. Box No. 3. Contact http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/ or Documentation Center
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36864
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 14, Delivered at a joint meeting of the Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women and Poor Richard Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1939. 17 pages.
Beam, Brooke W. (author) and Specht, Annie R. (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2016-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08135
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Research paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) in San Antonio, Texas, February 7-8, 2016. 26 pages.
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C30729
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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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25446
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Pages 283-287 in Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun (eds.), Information and communication technologies for development and poverty reduction: the potential of telecommunications. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 362 pages.
Bertrand, Alvin L. (author) and Hitt, H.L. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1949
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: B00156
Notes:
AgComm Teaching. Review of Extension Research 1946/47-1956, Extension Service Circular 506, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Baton Rouge, LA: Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. 51pp. (Louisiana Bulletin No. 440)
Bharadwaj, L.K. (author), Wilkening, E.A. (author), and Dept. of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dept. of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1968
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: B00393
Bhowmik, Sharit (author) and Patel, Meena (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00563
Notes:
Pages 143-164 in Marilyn Carr, Martha Chen and Renana Jhabvala (eds.) Speaking out: women's economic empowerment in South Asia. Intermediate Technology Publications, London, UK. On behalf of Aga Khan Foundation Canada and United Nations Development Fund for Women. 238 pages.
Bjelland, Denise (author / Iowa State University) and Jones, B. Lynn (author / Iowa State University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2001-04-04
Published:
China: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20915
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, pages 27-34, from "Emerging trends in agricultural and extension education", AIAEE 2001, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference, April 4-7, 2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00550
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Pages 1-15 in Bettina M. Bock and Sally Shortall (eds.) Rural gender relations: issues and case studies. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK. 374 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08638
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Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of research report. Agricultural Extension, Iowa State University, Ames. Special Report No. 15 (North Central Regional Publication No. 1, Agricultural Extension Service). 12 pages.
Branson, Donna (author), Nelson, Cherilyn (author), Olson, Wanda (author), Rucker, Margaret (author), Slocum, Ann (author), Stone, Janis (author), and Nelson: Apparel, Textiles & Interior Design, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; Rucker: Division of Textiles and Clothing, University of California, Davis, CA; Olson: Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Branson: Department of Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Slocum: Human Environment and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Stone: Textiles and Clothing Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05369
AGRICOLA IND 89025670, A survey of farm families in five states was conducted to determine current attitudes and practices regarding the removal of pesticides from contaminated clothing. There was little evidence that respondents to this survey have been obtaining available information regarding the care of pesticide contaminated clothing. Even when the launderers did receive such information, many did not adopt the recommended procedures with the exception of storing and washing pesticide contaminated clothing separately and using hot or warm water for washing. Families in which the launderer was under 30 in age were least likely to obtain and use recommended care procedures. The relatively low rate of information requisition and use, especially among younger respondents, suggests a need for better information delivery systems as well as more compelling appeals regarding the importance of using the information once it has been received.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01529
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Paper presented in the Agricultural Communication Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, February 5-6, 2012. 11 pages.
Brower, S.L. (author) and Roskelley, R.W. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1950
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 26 Document Number: B02642
Notes:
AgComm Teaching. Review of Extension Research 1946/47-1956, Extension Service Circular 506, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Logan, UT : Extension Service, Utah State AGricultural College, 1950. 9 p. (Extension Bulletin 209)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08603
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Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of a thesis for the master of education degree, Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, Fort Collins. 55 pages.
USA: Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08952
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Page 9 in Lucinda Crile, Findings from studies of bulletins, news stories, and circular letters. Extension Service Circular 488. Revision of Extension Service Circular 461, which it supersedes. May 1953. 24 pages. Brief description from pages 38-39, Annual Report, State Home Demonstration Leader, Nebraska Agriculture College Extension, Lincoln. exhibits L3 and L4. 1939.
Pages 13-14 in Extension Circular 541, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1961, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of a thesis for the master of science degree in agricultural extension education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 1961. 141 pages.
