USA: Southern Farm Network, Raleigh, North Carolina
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12144
Notes:
Brief report on "SFN Today" featured the national Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) student organization. 2 pages., Briefly described the development and goals of the organization, the programming it offers to student members, and the current student and faculty leadership.
Announces organization of the Association of Agricultural College Magazines. Six magazines as members. Magazines are published by students and circulated to graduates of the colleges and farmers in their respective states. "By associating they can offer an advertiser a large circulation among educated and prosperous farmers." Magazines represented: Cornell Countryman, Iowa Agriculturist, Purdue Agriculturist, Wisconsin Country Magazine, Penn State Farmer and Illinois Agriculturist.
"93% of graduate students in this sample were unable to demonstrate complete proficiency in writing." 41% showed "adequate writing ability." 60% "inadequate."
Irani, Tracy (author), Place, Nick T. (author), and Friedel, Curtis R. (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24586
Journal Title Details:
21
Notes:
Reviewed 9 August 2006, 9 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural and Extension Education group's 21st annual conference May 25-31, 2005, in San Antonio, TX
Telg, Ricky (author), Irani, Tracy (author), Roberts, Owen (author), and Rhoades, Emily B. (author)
Format:
Research paper
Publication Date:
2006-02-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24010
Notes:
Lead author is doctoral student Emily Rhoades., 12 p. Paper presented at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists' 103rd annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. [Agricultural Communications Section].
Abstract posted at http://www.aceweb.org/jac/v90n2/902-2.htm, Describes an agricultural communications student exchange program involving the University of Guelph (Canada) and University of Florida.
