Industrial Journalism Series IV. Address by Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture delivered at Kansas State Agricultural College. Quotes some Kansas farmers about their attitudes toward farm journalism.
Online via UI Library Catalog search. 10 pages., Findings of a survey among a sample of 100 farmers in District Sargodha revealed 99% used agricultural radio/TV/FM, 96% used mobile phones, 66% used magazines/newspapers/periodicals, and 61% used social media. Respondents placed highest value on enhancing their productivity.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23589
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Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference in San Antonio, Texas, August 2005.. 27 pages., Research determined the majority of farmers are not using the Iowa State Agriculture Extension website. They reportedly rely on, trust, and spend most of their free time reading farm publications, watching television shows and listening to radio programs about farming, talking to other farmers, and attending seminars or training sessions.
