Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: D10779
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Pages 1-3 in Research Library Newsletter, Farm Journal, July 21, 1965., Brief summaries of findings in four theses conducted at the University of Illinois, 1958-1962.
Rogers, Everett M. (author) and Burdge, Rabel J. (author)
Format:
Research summary
Publication Date:
1965
Published:
USA: Farm Journal Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: D10780
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Page 4 in Research Library Newsletter, Farm Journal, August 11, 1965., Selected findings of a small Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station study involving personal interviews with truck farmers in Ohio. Rankings of information sources were provided, by adopter category (i.e., innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: D10781
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Pages 3-4 in Research Library Newsletter, Farm Journal, September 15, 1965., Findings from a national research project of the National Farm and Power Equipment Dealers and reported in Farm and Power Equipment magazine. Questions involved where farmers first see and hear such information and what sources they consider most useful.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11021
Notes:
Online via Accelerating Innovation in Technology Data and Media. 2 pages., Summarizes results of a survey among nearly 3,000 U.S. owners of ranches and farmers.
Summarizes findings of a 2019 survey among U.S. farmers regarding their daily information sources for farming, agricultural news, weather and markets. "Even as new information sources appear and some farmers partake in them, traditional farm-news sources like radio continue to show broad-based strength."
National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) staff summarizes findings of 2019 listenership research and unique capabilities of audio media in providing farmers with timely, "hands free" information.
Online via keyword search of UI Library e-Catalog., Farmer interviews revealed that various forms of agricultural journalism were significant: radio, television, cable network, print media, social media, mobile phone service, and internet websites. Use of some of these was strongly dependent on education level.
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.
