Abbott, Eric A. (author), Evans, James F. (author), and Scharpe, Jennifer (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-06-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29031
Notes:
Presented at the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) conference, Des Moines, Iowa, June 9, 2009. 44 pages., Findings confirm the wide scatter of literature about this field, identify substantial amount of such research being conducted by a wide range of authors and reported through more than 100 scholarly journals during that period. Findings also reveal the breadth of journal literature being identified through efforts of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center. Authors call for more collaborative research efforts.
20 pgs., Several U.S. federal government agencies collect and disseminate scientific data on a national scale to provide insights for agricultural trade, research, consumer health, and policy. Occasionally, such data have potential to provide insights to advance conversations and actions around critical and controversial issues in the broad agricultural system. Such government studies provide evidence for others to discuss, further interpret, and act upon, but to do so, they must be communicated well. When the research intersects with contentious socio-political issues, successful communication not only depends on tactics, but as this study illuminates, it also depends on relationship quality between research producers, study participants, and end-users. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) conducted first-of-its kind national studies on cattle and swine producers’ use of antimicrobials. The use of antimicrobials in animal agriculture is considered a critical and controversial issue pertaining to antimicrobial resistance. In recognition of the anticipated wide-ranging interests in these studies, APHIS sought to understand stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of the federal government research process and products with aim of improving their science communication and relations. This study reports on findings from in-depth interviews with 14 stakeholders involved in the antimicrobial use studies to make recommendations for improving communication and relations between the agency and its stakeholders. From this research, we draw implications that are transferrable to numerous types of government science communication efforts within agricultural sectors.
Al-Rimawi, Ahmad Shukri (author) and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-05
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00419
Notes:
Abstract of article in the proceedings of the 26th annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 16-19, 2010.
Alison, Kathleen (author), Bentz, Robert P. (author), and Woods, John L. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1987-07
Published:
Egypt
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08027
Notes:
john L. Woods Collection, Draft report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the U. S. Agency for International Development. 100 pages. File also contains a related trip report, several charts, a survey questionnaire and other items.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D09983
Notes:
This conference report and accompanying materials are maintained in ACDC storage., Project file from the International section of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., This is the report of an international workshop involving 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries at Cali, Colombia, April 14-18, 1986. Examines needs and potentials for strengthening communications linkages among national and international agricultural research organizations organizations serving that region. File includes abstracts in English as well as correspondence about some follow-up activities.
