Yu, Xi (author), Hailu, Getu (author), and Cao, Jessica (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02720
Notes:
Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES joint symposium: Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 28-30, 2014. 30 pages.
Liang, Chyi-Lyi (author) and Pescatore, Matthew (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02725
Notes:
Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association joint AAEA/EAAE/CAES symposium: Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 29-30, 2014. 19 pages.
Experiment using a commercial service called Reuters Market Lights. Market, weather and other information provided to farmers by mobile phones resulted in no statistically significant average treatment effect on the prices received by farmers, crop losses resulting from rainstorms, or the likelihood of changing crop varieties and cultivation practices.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06745
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Online via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. PhD dissertation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Publication No. 9432117. Source: DAI-A 55/08, p. 2196, February 1996. 2 pages.
Gausset, Quentin (author) and Larsen, Anna Folke (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
Tanzania
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07181
Notes:
Pages 113-123 in Helen Bie Lilleor and Ulrik Lund-Sorensen (eds), Farmers' choice: evaluating an approach to agricultural technology adoption in Tanzania. 154 pages.
A version of this article appeared in print on December 13,2015, in the News section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline "Man vs nature.", Online from Chicago Tribune. 12 pafwa.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08065
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Report of a national survey in support of the GreenCOMM Egypt III project supported by the U. S. Agency for International Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, Egypt. 144 pages. See GreenCOMM Egypt III Project file (Document D08064).
Page 79 in Extension Circular 532, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1959, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of research report, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana. 1959. 24 pages.
Pages 34-35 in Extension Circular 534, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1960, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of thesis research for master of science in cooperative extension education, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1960. 99 pages.
Page 56-57 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, Ohio State University, Columbus. 1960. 79 pages.
Pages 58-59 in Extension Circular 541, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1961, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 617 of that title. State College, Mississippi. 1961. 8 pages.
Page 59 in Extension Circular 541, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1961, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of thesis for the master of science, Ohio State University, Columbus. 1961. 70 pages.
Page 53 in Extension Service Circular 544, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1961, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of Progress Report 120, Agricultural Experiment Station and Department of Rural Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 1962. 16 pages.
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08640
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of research report. Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington. Prog. Rpt. 40. 18 pages.
Shikuku, Kelvin M. (author), Winowiecki, Leigh (author), Twyman, Jennifer (author), Eitzinger, Anton (author), Perez, Juan G. (author), Mwongera, Caroline (author), and Läderach, Peter (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-03-08
Published:
Africa
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08757
Brennan, Marnie L. (author), Wright, Nick (author), Wapenaar, Wendela (author), Jarratt, Susanne (author), Hobson-West, Pru (author), Richens, Imogen F. (author), Kaler, Jasmeet (author), Buchanan, Heather (author), Huxley, Jonathan N. (author), and O'Connor, Heather M. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-10-11
Published:
United Kingdom
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08767
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08994
Notes:
Datu Case Studies, Datu Research, Durham, North Carolina. Summary of a case study posted on the website of the National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, D.C. 2 pages., Study shows adoption of conservation practices boosted net income $83-110 per acre.
Ranjan, Pranay (author), Wardroppe, Chloe B. (author), Eanes, Francis R. (author), Reddy, Sheila M. W. (author), Harden, Seth C. (author), Masuda, Yuta J. (author), and Prokopy, Linda S. (author)
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2019-01
Published:
USA: Science Direct
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10297
10 pages., Via online journal., Agricultural conservation programs often focus on farm operators when promoting conservation practices. However, much of U.S. farmland is owned by landowners not directly involved in farm operations. Rental arrangements on these lands can dis-incentivize the adoption of conservation practices that could improve soil health, water quality, and land values. To date, agricultural conservation policy has largely ignored the role of non-operating landowners (NOLs) and rental arrangements. We help improve the evidence-base for policy by identifying barriers to adoption of conservation practices on rented farmlands. Analysis of forty interviews with NOLs, operators, farm managers and university extension personnel in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana revealed five categories of barriers: cash rent lease terms, rental market dynamics, information deficits/asymmetries, cognitive/interpersonal, and financial motivations. Some barriers, such as risk aversion and farm aesthetics were expressed by both NOLs and operators, while other barriers, such as status quo bias and annual renewal of leases were only expressed by NOLs and operators, respectively. To overcome barriers to conservation, interviewees recommended improving communication between NOLs and operators and modifying cash rent lease terms in order to build in flexibility for equitable sharing of risks and rewards. Agricultural conservation programs could readily apply these results—possibly working with intermediaries (e.g., farm managers, lawyers)—to offer communication and lease tools and assistance to NOLS and operators. Future research should evaluate the efficacy of these conservation interventions and how intermediaries affect the balance of power between NOLs and operators.
Ben-Othmen, Marie Asma (author) and Ostapchuk, Mariia (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2019-05
Published:
France
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10583
Notes:
16 pages., Paper presented at the 172nd European Association of Agricultural Economists Seminar,"Agricultural policy for the environment or environmental policy for agriculture?" Brussels, Belgium, May 28-29, 2019., via database., Results of this study indicate that environmental consideration is not the key factor behind farmers' preference involving land restoration programs. The financial component remains the main incentive.
Jasper, A. William (author / American Agricultural Marketing Association)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
1970-12-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 59 Document Number: D10724
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/, Speech presented at the Midwest Seminar sponsored by the American Poultry and Hatchery Federation, Des Moines, Iowa, December 3, 1970. 12 pages.
Ranjan, Pranay (author), Wardropper, Chloe B. (author), Eanes, Francis R. (author), Reddy, Sheila M.W. (author), Harden, Seth C. (author), Masuda, Yuta J. (author), and Prokopy, Linda S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11296
"To overcome barriers to conservation, interviewees recommended improving communication between NOLs [non-operating landowners] and operators and modifying cash rent lease terms in order to build in flexibility for equitable sharing of risks and rewards."
Miao, Ruiqing (author) and Hennessy, David A. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11313
Notes:
Abstract of a paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2011 AAEA and NAREA joint annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 24-26, 2011. Two-page abstract of a 54-page paper., Study of U.S. wheat farmers' willingness to pay for a near infrared sensor that can segregate wheat grains according to their protein concentration. Findings indicated willingness to pay 4.8 cents a bushel for the sorting technology.
Pronti, A. (author), Auci, S. (author), Di Paoli, A. (author), and Mazzanti, M. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
Italy
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11325
Notes:
12 pages., Online via AgEconSearch. Paper presented at the 8th Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Applicata (AIEAA) conference, Pistoia, Italy, June 13-14, 2019., Analysis of principal determinants of Italian farmers' adoption of sustainable irrigation technologies, considering social, economic, productive, geographical, and climatic aspects.
4 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Documents (DOAJ)., In interviews, "...a group of 'conservation-minded' Illinois farmers revealed that while they are not necessarily familiar with the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS), they are concerned with nutrient loss and are taking steps to address those concerns." However, authors observed that added efforts may be required to encourage adoption of the best management practices recommended by the strategy. The study also identified information sources farmers trust in making such decisions.
10 pages., Researchers investigated empowerment in the context of two strategies, Integrated Weed Management and Integrated Pest Management. Findings suggested: "With the rise of chemical resistance, the agricultural industry has placed considerable emphasis on the need to accelerate and achieve farmer adoption if IWM and IPM, but our evidence suggests that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the socio-cultural factors that affect farmer decision making. Farmer empowerment emerged as a core concept from the data."
Ngoma, Hambulo (author), Mason-Wardell, Nichole M. (author), Samboko, Paul C. (author), and Hangoma, Peter (author)
Format:
Research summary
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
Zambia: Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11674
Notes:
4 pages., Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research Paper 164., Using games, researchers tested the hypothesis that innate behavioral traits such as risk and time preferences play a role in Zambia farmers' decisions about adoption of Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. "Given our findings that more risk-averse individuals are less likely to adopt CSA, a practice that is intended to be risk-reducing, a key policy implication is the need for a retooling of both public and private extension services to better demonstrate and educate farmers on the risk-reducing effect of CSA practices such as conservation agriculture. Moreover, if insurance and subsidies are to be used successfully to nudge adoption, extension will need to educate farmers on the structure of and mechanisms of payouts. This is important to build trust in the incentive systems.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12188
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Online via AgriMarketing Update. 2 pages., Summary of results from a Farm Journal Pulse Poll asking farmers what farm technology they wish to invest in first if they were to win the lottery. The top choice was variable-rate application technology with 31% of the responses (out of a total of 577 farmers). Four other technologies ranked lower.
Marten, Gerald G. (author) and Polthanee, Anan (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
Thailand
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25326
Notes:
Pages 103-131 in Gerald G. Martin (ed.), Traditional agriculture in southeast Asia: a human ecology perspective. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 358 pages.
Marten, Gerald G. (author), Brosius, J. Peter (author), and Lovelace, George W. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25329
Notes:
Pages 187-198 in Gerald G. Martin (ed.), Traditional agriculture in southeast Asia: a human ecology perspective. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 358 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26050
Notes:
Pages 83-109 in Ulrike Grote, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau (eds.), New frontiers in environmental and social marketing. Physica-Verlag Heidelberg, New York. 241 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26728
Notes:
Pages 83-109 in Ulrike Grote, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau (eds.), New frontiers in environmental and social labeling. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. 241 pages.
Author suggests that it may be time to drop the term "precision agriculture" because farmers are much more precise than ever before. "When does a technology become mainstream?"
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27069
Notes:
Pages 113-133 in B.A.Babcock, R.W. Fraser and J.N. Lekakis (eds.), Risk management and the environment: agriculture in perspective. Kluwer Press, Dordecht. 204 pages.
Via Association AGRIDEA., "Learning how small-scale farmers learn from the new technologies exhibited in Mekelle by their peers and by modern workshops and research centres made us realize how little the majority of 'educated' people in agricultural research and development understand what interests the farmers."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27659
Notes:
Pages 67-81 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.
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.
Pannell, David J. (author) and Ghadim, Amir K. Abadi (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27661
Notes:
Pages 113-133 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.
Miller, Melanie (author) and Mariola, Matthew J. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008-03-09
Published:
Costa Rica
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27983
Notes:
Presented at the 24th annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education at EARTH University, Costa Rica, March 9-15, 2008. 12 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27988
Notes:
Presented at the 24th annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education at EARTH University, Costa Rica, March 9-15, 2008. 13 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29305
Notes:
Presented at the seminars on "Adopting new products: the influence of individuals and groups" at Gould House, New York, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 10 pages., Involved use of 2,4-D weed chemical and antibiotics for livestock.
