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2. Determining the professional development needs of florida integrated pest management extension agents
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Benge, Matt (author), Martini, Xavier (author), Diepenbrock, Lauren M. (author), and Smith, Hugh A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12279
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- vol. 58, num. 6
- Notes:
- 10 pages, With agriculture as the second largest economic industry in Florida, the state's Extension agents need subject matter expertise necessary for disseminating the latest in agricultural research information to agricultural producers. Using an exploratory sequential design coupled with a Borich model, we determined the professional development needs of Florida Extension agents working in integrated pest management (IPM). Through our needs assessment, we identified 16 IPM competencies and found that the highest priority relative to needed professional development was for the competency "determining pest thresholds." Extension personnel can use the list generated to assess perceptions of importance and ability level regarding IPM competencies among Extension professionals in their states.
3. Assessing the Need and Potential of Community Networking for Development in Rural India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Blattman, Christopher (author), Jensen, Robert (author), and Roman, Raul (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 176 Document Number: C30144
- Journal Title:
- The Information Society
- Journal Title Details:
- 19 (2003): 349-364
4. Comparison of extension personnel and supervisor perceptions of communications activities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bowman, Brittany (author), Settle, Quisto (author), North, Elizabeth Gregory (author), Lewis, Kerri Collins (author), and Oklahoma State University Mississippi State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10159
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(4)
- Notes:
- 18 pages, via online journal, Extension is often called the “best-kept secret” having low awareness with the public but high satisfaction with clientele. Extension services nationwide have faced budget cuts, creating a need for the organization to re-evaluate its activities, including how it communicates with its stakeholders. While Extension personnel are the ones who will do most of the communicating, their supervisors impact the personnel’s actions, which means it is important to assess both groups. A survey was conducted with Extension personnel and their supervisors in Mississippi assessing engagement in communications activities and perceptions of those activities, as well as personnel’s preference of professional development activities. Personnel reported higher use, comfort, and importance of more traditional (e.g. making a speech) and written activities (e.g. writing a promotional handout) than media-relations activities (e.g. being interviewed for TV), social media-related activities (e.g. managing a Twitter account), and visual communication activities (e.g. graphic design). Supervisors perceived individual communications activities as less important overall than personnel did, and although supervisor and communication scores for use and comfort/capability were similar for most communication activities, there were noticeable exceptions. Additionally, personnel preferred professional development activities that were hands-on or showing the activities first-hand (e.g. demonstrations and field days). Future research should be expanded to other states, conducted in a case study format to study specific relationships, and involve qualitative components. Extension should ensure clear supervisor-communication dialogue on prioritizing communication activities, provide training on communication activities with low use and comfort, and utilize early innovators who are comfortable using newer communication activities.
5. Commercial urban agriculture in Florida: a qualitative needs assessment
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Catherine G. (author), DeLong, Alia N. (author), and Diaz, John M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-19
- Published:
- England: Cambridge University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12833
- Journal Title:
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 8pgs, The global trend of urbanization coupled with an increasing awareness of the importance of food systems resilience, has led to an increasing interest in urban agriculture to sustainably feed the rapidly growing urban population and mitigate against food supply chain disruptions. While home and community gardens have been long studied, there has been relatively little empirical research focused specifically on commercial urban agriculture (CUA) operations. The purpose of this study was to characterize commercial urban farms, and to identify their primary barriers to business development and expansion, their perceptions of future opportunities, and their specific informational needs. Because CUA has received relatively less attention in previous empirical research, a qualitative approach was used for this needs assessment to collect rich, contextualized information to help differentiate the specific barriers, opportunities and needs of CUA operations as opposed to their rural counterparts. We conducted semi-structured interviews (n = 29) of CUA producers in Florida. These interviews revealed that CUA operations face many of the same barriers that are common to establishing and growing small farms, with additional barriers due to local government regulations and tensions associated with farming on land that is not traditionally used for agriculture. Despite these difficulties, CUA operators believe their urban location is a key benefit to their operation and they see a variety of opportunities for future business and market expansion.
6. Do agricultural research and rural extension organizations satisfy households’ agricultural demands? Evidence from maize growers in sussundenga district, mozambique
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Come, Sérgio Feliciano (author), Neto, José Ambrósio Ferreira (author), and Cavane, Eunice Paula Armando (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-06
- Published:
- Academic Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12346
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 13, N. 2
- Notes:
- 9 pages, This paper compares the supply and demand of agricultural technologies related to maize crop in Sussundenga district, Mozambique. The field work was carried out in February and March 2018 and comprises of a survey of 140 households’ maize growers, interviews with 15 agricultural technicians and six focus group meetings (four with maize growers and two with agricultural technicians). Data analysis was done using Bardin’s content analysis and descriptive statistics. The results reveal that agricultural research and rural extension focus more on supplying technologies related to maize production. But farmers have holistic expectations that go beyond production technologies to include the entire marketing chain. It makes the technical support provided with little use to maize growers. Besides it, there are also farmers’ unanswered demands and the supply of non-demanded technologies. It means that there is a mismatch between supply and demand of maize farming technologies. Agricultural research and rural extension organizations are suggested to supply not only agricultural technologies that maximize crop yield, but also services that help households improve their ability to store agricultural products and to sell it when prices are high. These actions have the potential to improve agricultural market performance and make the agricultural technologies more useful to maize growers.
7. The inclusion of risk communications in the agricultural communications curriculum: a preassessment of need
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Doerfert, David L. (author), Simon, Leslie Ann (author), and Robertson, J. Tanner (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2003-04-23
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24760
- Notes:
- Retrieved September 30, 2006, Presented at the 22nd Annual Western Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 23-26, 2003. 14 pages., "Based on the evidence collected during this preassessment of need study, the researchers concluded that a potential need exists for the addition of risk communication theory and practice to agricultural communcations degree programs."
8. Volunteer needs assessment of extension professionals in Florida
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Easton, Janice (author) and Rudd, Rick (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2001
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24765
- Notes:
- Retrieved October 1, 2006, Poster abstract at a conference, "Shifting perspectives: agricultural education's commitment to excellence," Fort Worth, Texas, January 27-30, 2001. 2 pages.
9. Identifying forest health gaps: A needs assessment of tree and forest health extension education
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gusto, Cody (author), Silvert, Cody (author), Diaz, John (author), Carton de Grammont, Paloma (author), Coyle, David (author), and University of Florida
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11360
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 58(1)
- Notes:
- 14 pages, via online journal, There is growing demand for a broader conception of tree and forest health by commercial and private timberland owners, who make up a substantial proportion of Extension clientele in the southeastern United States. There has been little research to comprehensively capture and represent Extension agents' needs, concerns, and perceived barriers as they respond to client questions and requests regarding tree and forest health topics. Our needs assessment results highlight needs and barriers Extension agents encounter as they address tree and forest health requests from clientele. We provide recommendations for research and practical applications for improving relevant resource support in Extension.
10. Adoption challenges, needs for extension programming, and program delivery formats for organic grain producers in the U.S. Corn Belt
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Han, Guang (author), Grudens-Shuck, Nancy (author), Arbuckle, J. Gordon (author), and Martin, Robert (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-10-19
- Published:
- United States: Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12518
- Journal Title:
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 46
- Notes:
- 33 pages, This study surveyed 258 organic grain farmers in Iowa in the U.S. Midwest. We identified seven areas of challenges related to organic grain farming adoption: organic farming operations, marketing, policy, finance, inputs and information, social pressures, and land tenure. Respondents reported three key areas where extension programs were needed: education, research, and technical services. Regarding outreach formats, organic farmers preferred events where peers were featured or provided leadership, such as field days, one-on-one mentor programs, and farmer-to-farmer workshops. Results provided empirical evidence to support theoretical discussions and policy implications on issues related to adoption of organic grain farming.
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