Opinion article, Via online digital edition. 1 page., Editor speaks to inaccuracies in politicians' descriptions of "farting cows" as a significant factor in greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17030
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Pages 102-124 in Robert A. Solo and Everett M. Rogers (eds.), Inducing technological change for economic growth and development. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 238 pages.
Hill, Steven G. (author / Kansas State University)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-06
Published:
USA: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-3402.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21023
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Presented at annual conference of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences, Lake Tahoe, Nevada., 18 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06959
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In: Proceedings of the VIth World Conference on Animal Production, Helsinki 1988. Helsinki, Finland : Finnish Animal Breeding Association, 1988. p. 255
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09640
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Eugene A. Kroupa Collection, Thesis for master of science degree in agricultural journalism, Agricultural Journalism Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 107 pages.
Holt, Jessica (author) and Cartmell, Dwayne (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2012-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01526
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Paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, February 5-6, 2012. 24 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06961
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In: Proceedings of the VIth World Conference on Animal Production, Helsinki 1988. Helsinki, Finland : Finnish Animal Breeding Association, 1988. p. 257
Hughes, Harlan (author / Livestock Economist and Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 98 Document Number: C08055
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James F. Evans Collection, In: The Information Age: what it means for extension and its constituents. Columbia, MO: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Missouri, 1994. (Proceedings of a North Central Region Extension workshop for marketing and management specialists, May 24-26, 1994, St. Louis, MO.) p. 227-246.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06954
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In: Proceedings of the VIth World Conference on Animal Production, Helsinki 1988. Helsinki, Finland : Finnish Animal Breeding Association, 1988. p. 138-141
Hyland, John J. (author), Jones, Davey L. (author), Parkhill, Karen A. (author), Barnes, Andrew P. (author), Williams, APrysor. (author), and School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-06
Published:
United Kingdom: Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08215
21 pages, Climate change and variability have adversely affected communities’ pastoral livelihoods in Kenya. The study aimed to investigate sustaining pastoral livelihoods in a changing climate in Loima Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya. A total of 59 pastoralists were interviewed using a questionnaire. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software Version 22. SPSS employed descriptive statistical techniques like frequencies, percentages, cross-tabulations and proportions, means, and standard deviation. Pie charts, graphs, figures, and tables were used to present the data analysis output. Climate has been observed to vary continuously by pastoralists. Climate hazards mostly reported were livestock diseases and the frequency of droughts. The findings also indicated that livestock keepers preferred to graze their livestock on mountains/hills. Pasture and water availability and security determine the pattern of livestock movement. Pastoralists adopted various strategies to cope with climatic changes. Some of these strategies included diverse utilisation of livestock products, controlled grazing, herd diversification, and labour distribution among household members. In conclusion, climatic change and variability effects on the livelihoods of the pastoralists are evident. However, they have diversified ways of adapting and coping with these catastrophes to sustain themselves. To avert the effects of climate change, Turkana agriculture extension officers should focus on value addition to livestock products, provision of livestock insurance schemes, veterinary services, and livestock disease surveillance. Furthermore, agriculture extension needs to develop and enforce livestock policies and develop appropriate contingency plans. Among the policies recommended are- the management of grazing areas, regulations on migratory routes, and rules governing the use of water sources.
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