13 pages., Via online journal., Developing public and policy maker understanding of agriculture and natural resources is a national research priority of the American Association for Agricultural Education. Because of cultural and geographic distancing from agriculture, consumers' ability to obtain firsthand knowledge of agriculture may be limited to a handful of experiences including local, county, and state fairs. As such, agriculturalists' opportunities to communicate with the public about production agriculture may be limited to these experiences. Youth livestock exhibitors fill a gap in the agricultural education system. While a body of research exists about agricultural literacy among youth and adult groups, few studies exist concerning the impact of youth livestock show exhibits upon fairgoers. This study employed a survey research method using semantic differential scales with a then-now approach. Fairgoers, who had been through the youth livestock exhibits at the California State Fair, were asked about their attitudes toward the exhibits. Findings led to the conclusion viewing livestock exhibits and interacting with youth exhibitors resulted in fairgoers having more positive attitudes toward animal agriculture. Interaction between fairgoers and livestock exhibits should be encouraged and exhibitors should be prepared to view interactions with fairgoers as opportunities to educate about agriculture.
Buse, Rueben C. (author), Driscoll, James L., eds. (author), and Buse: Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Driscoll: Research and Development, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA, Kansas City, MO
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06498
Notes:
Contains Table of Contents only; See C06499-C06505 for individual chapters; James F. Evans Collection, Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. 1992. 458 p.
The objective of this document is to provide a point of departure for discussing, defining, and outlining the latter area of inquiry, namely, small farmer fertilizer purchasing behavior., Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, Questionnaire on development of small farmer fertilizer purchasing behavior. 20 pages., The concept of fertilizer purchasing behavior may be usefully defined as referring to those activities in which farmers engage as a means for effecting or facilitating the purchase of fertilizer.
Chern, Wen S. (author), Hushak, Leroy J. (author), Tweeten, Luther (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06500
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; See C06498 for book, In: Rueben C. Buse and James L. Driscoll, eds. Rural Information Systems: New Directions in Data Collection and Retrieval, 1992. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. p. 118-213
13 pages, online journal, This article examines the reach, the amount, the content and the quality of agricultural extension in County Laois in Ireland as reported by farmers. It seeks to better understand extension interaction in an Irish county case.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10688
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Claude W. Gifford Collection. 9 pages., Proposes which of two national public research projects will include specific kinds and topics of survey questions. The projects involve Professional Agricultural Communications Editorial Research (PACER) and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09931
Notes:
NCR-90 Collection, From Document D09924, "Department of agricultural journalism University of Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty and graduate student research, 1990". Pages 7-8.
Fiore, Mariantonietta (author), Silvestri, Raffaele (author), Contò, Francesco (author), Pellegrini, Giustina (author), and Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Largo Papa Giovanni Paolo II, 1, Foggia, Italy
Department of Economic Science, University of Bari, Largo Abbazia Santa Scolastica 53, Bari, Italy
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-01-20
Published:
Italy: Elsevier Ltd.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08100
