Online via keyword search of UI Library eCatalog., Guidelines of the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, for researchers to use in publishing findings of their research. Recommendations based on principles of academic freedom, and applied within the role of publicly supported institutions.
21 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, "This paper exposes the failure of government institutions to protect animals on factory farms while simultaneously silencing what is currently the only available mechanism for Americans to learn about abuse on factory farms. It also explores the Constitutional implications of Ag-Gag laws.
Online from Capital Press. 2 pages., "Several agricultural organizations have gotten language included in the pending fiscal year 2017 House Agricultural Appropriations Bill asking USDA to exempt research and promotion boards funded by grower checkoff fees from federal public records law." The language argues the change is needed to focus producers' resources on research and promotion, rather than records services.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09903
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Presentation at the Association of Communication Excellence (ACE) conference during the Agricultural Media Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 4-8, 2018. 21 pages. PowerPoint visuals and text.
