5pgs, This time of year, fresh produce production is abundant in most U.S. states, with the North arriving to the party little later than those below the Mason Dixon line.
While retailers know how to source, merchandise and market locally grown programs, engaging consumers in a locally grown program can prove to be trickier than in the past. But there are a lot of opportunities.
16 pages., via online journal., Case study examined the efforts of a rural hyperlocal outlet to adapt community traditions as engagement interventions by reimagining "society columns" as community contributors -- and using "liars tables" as listening circles. Findings show promising signs by making the processes of journalism more participatory, allowing residents to represent and share their own stories and cover a wider range of stories that are not exclusively negative. The "liars table" concept "has a steeper road ahead."
17 pages., As the United States grapples with increasingly partisan media and affective polarization, how do cultural and political fault lines filter into residents’ daily lives, and how are they navigated? This case study of a region within a red state uses a communication infrastructure theory framework to examine how this political context affects residents’ relationships with media and their larger community storytelling networks. Through a series of focus groups, story diaries, and interviews with residents and local journalists, it explores whether shared communication resources remain and the potential for creating spaces for dialogue across political and demographic divides. Findings illustrate how residents negotiate interpersonal relationships, community spaces, and local and national media in a polarized communication context. The study highlights the importance of recognizing place-based identities and media representations to facilitate trust in journalism and points to possible responses for local news and community engagement.
19 pages., Online via UI e-subscription., Authors examined impacts of efforts by Report for America (RFA) to strengthen the capacity of local news and increase trust from the perspective of two communities: a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side and a rural county in eastern Kentucky. Findings illustrated "the influence of place and power dynamics on how residents navigate trustworthiness factors." They also revealed lack of feedback loops to provide coverage for communities.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00570
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Pages 149-166 in Harry K. Schwarzweller and Thomas A. Lyson (eds.), Research in rural sociology and development. Volume 6. JAI Press, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut. 270 pages.
2004 Presidential address to the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, Hyde Park, New York, June 11, 2004,, Author defined food citizenship, described four ways to practice it, suggested the role of universities in fostering it, and identified barriers to that effort.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37098
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See C37095 for original, Pages 149-156 in Harry K. Schwarzweller and Thomas A. Lyson (eds.), Research in rural sociology and development: sustaining agriculture and rural communities. Volume 6. JAI Press Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut. 270 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07688
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Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. 3 pages., Featuring farmer markets in airport terminals.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08705
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Pages 240-249 in Gordon Wilson, Pamela Furniss and Richard Kimbowa (eds.), Environment, development and sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the world. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. 290 pages.
15 pages., Many U.S. state governments have programs that promote the food grown or made within their state. In this study, the websites of 41 such programs were analyzed for indicators of stewardship, a framework concerned with relationship cultivation. Several of the indicators were observed commonly, demonstrating a generally balanced use of stewardship strategies by the programs. The websites also provided a platform to grow relationships between producers and consumers. One recommendation for managers of statewide food promotion programs, or similar umbrella food brand programs, is to examine their own websites to ensure indicators of all stewardship strategies are present. Though most websites examined in this study posted mission statements, for example, not all of them did. Expressions of gratitude to multiple stakeholder groups were also lacking on many of the websites. Another recommendation for managers is to implement some of the more creative ways programs have practiced stewardship such as giving audiences opportunities to co-create content. Overall, this analysis showed that state-run food promotion programs function as public relations and agricultural communications tools.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08688
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Pages 133-146 in William Ascher and John M. Heffron (eds.), Cultural change and persistence: new perspectives on development. Palgrave McMillan, New York City, New York. 263 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10569
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3 pages., via website, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, Community banks are essential to the local economy and play a vital role in the nation’s financial health. They provide business journalists a plethora of stories. To jump-start your reporting, here are national and regional trends regarding local banks.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 176 Document Number: C30262
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7 pages., "If more of our news is going to be produced by non-traditional sources - like NGOs who have an interest in promoting their own agenda - how can news consumers sort through their sources and figure out who to believe?"
4 pages., Author suggests that"social forestry seeks to manage forests through local communities for their own plus national benefits, but is still falls short of the targets set. Reconciling local concerns for livelihood opportunities with the need for accountability requires intermediaries who successfully negotiate in the bureaucratic jungle of forestry as an institution."
USA: The Harvest Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 47 Document Number: D10714
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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/, 11 pages, Brief history and description of the publisher of five state farm publications and two trade magazines.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11718
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly from the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program and partner RFD-TV. 2 pages., Release announces "the first live national farm show that includes both the local and virtual aspect for farmers and ranchers to participate in the best way that suits their operations."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: D08545
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ACDC holds introduction, including table of marketing resources., Online from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) maintained by USDA Rural Development, Washington,D.C., and Iowa State University, Ames. 98 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27602
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Web site of British Food Fortnight. 2 pages., Describes British Food Fortnight, "the biggest ever national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces."
USA: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11183
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Via online release. 1 page., Findings of a digital ethnography report indicate that while the climate change debate is expected to grow 3.6 percent in the next two years, the conversation on causes is expected to grow 260 percent and solutions 202 percent.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09696
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Online from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France. 3 pages., Case report of a successful and influential Indonesian River School Movement, which involves establishment of local river schools and activities.
This article is maintained in the office of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Philippines CARD Group" file folder., Excerpts from a survey of farm radio broadcasting in developing Asian-Pacific countries by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP)
USA: International Food Information Council Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10554
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3 pages., Via website, International Food Information Council Foundation., While consumers cite broad aspects like taste, price and familiarity as the top reasons to purchase certain foods, they also crave a deeper understanding of what they are eating. Americans want to learn more about the origins of their food and its entire journey from farm to fork, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation.
Delmar Hatesohl Collection, Describes a county-wide Ag Awareness Committee through which seven local organizations cooperate to carry out Farm-City Week activities. Reports on a Merchants Appreciation Breakfast to express appreciation to local retailers throughout the county.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29027
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Posted at http://www.youtube.com > Search on "grassroots journalism", Via YouTube., Describes efforts of students in a community radio class at West Virginia University to help residents of Monroe County gain access to more local news through a radio program, "News at Noon" on a station based at the Monroe County Vocational Technical Center. Part 1 (8:22) describes the program. Part 2 (5:13) presents comments by class members and one of the participating high school students about the project. It also shows students gather information at two local public meetings.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25822
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Proceedings of the Cooperative Research Centres Association 12th annual conference, May 16-18, 2007, in Perth, Western Australia. 1 page., Features a presentation by Professor Anil Gupta, professor of entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Management.
This article is maintained in the office of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Philippines CARD Group" file folder., Recommendations from a conference of communication and rural development experts representing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09786
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Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Nature Resources, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 2 pages.
Online via UI subscription. 10 pages., How libraries are teaming up with journalists to promote media literacy, spur civic engagement, and even take on reporting projects
