Agunga, Robert A. (author / Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07836
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1994. 15 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural Communicators in Education Conference, Moscow, ID/Pullman, WA, July 16-20, 1994.
Posted at http://www.agrimarketingdigital.com/?iid=9297, Pages 22-23 in 2008 Agribusiness Employer Guide, a special supplement of Agri Marketing magazine.
cited reference, IN 1971-2, samples of extension officers in the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture recorded the distribution of their work time to establish the proportion of time spent on direct extension, supportive work and non-extension duties, and to examine the relative emphasis on mass, group and individual extension contact. About half the time was spent on communicating with farmers or preparing to do so, and the individual contact overshadowed group and mass media extension. Major changes in the distribution of work time could be brought about by a redefinition of objectives and improved planning.
James F. Evans Collection, A national study including a mailed questionnaire and personal interviews sought the opinions of human resource managers regarding experience and educational needs of entry-level employees with a BS degree in agriculture. Great value is placed on coop-type programs as well as various work experiences before and during college preparation. Other needs also identified. (original)
Pages 6-7 in a special supplement, Agribusiness Employer Guide., Sponsored supplement profiles 17 agribusiness organizations and offers advice for aspiring professionals in the field.
Brown, Diane V. (author / Agricultural Education Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07934
Notes:
abstracted from Ed.D., 1991; search through volume, In: Jacquelyn Deeds and Demetria Ford, eds. Summary of Research in Extension (1992-1993). Mississippi State, MS: Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics, Mississippi State University, July 1994. p. 78
Byrnes, Francis C. (author / Program Officer, International Agricultural Development Service, New York, NY)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1980
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 99 Document Number: C08223
Notes:
Theodore Hutchcroft Collection, Mimeographed, 1980. 15 p. Paper presented at "Accent on the 80's" sponsored by the Minnesota Council for Coordinating Education in Agriculture, June 11, 1980, St. Paul, MN.
