8 pages, Does it matter whether farmers receive advice on pest management strategies from public or from private (pesticide company affiliated) extension services? We use survey data from 733 Swiss fruit growers who are currently contending with an infestation by an invasive pest, the fruit fly Drosophila Suzukii. We find that farmers who are advised by public extension services are more likely (+9–10%) to use preventive measures (e.g. nets) while farmers who are advised by private extension services are more likely (+8–9%) to use synthetic insecticides. These results are robust to the inclusion of various covariates, ways to cluster standard errors, and inverse probability weighting. We also show that our results are unlikely to be driven by omitted variable bias. Our findings have implications for the current debates on both the ongoing privatization of agricultural extension and concerns regarding negative environmental and health externalities of pesticide use.
12 pages., via online journal., This study explores the status of mobile usage among the agriculture community in the North‐Central province of Sri Lanka in relation to interactions with major agriculture stakeholders. The objectives of the study were to study the factors affecting the mobile use by farmers, farmers' willingness to receive agricultural information through mobile communication technology, and awareness on mobile based agriculture information systems. Primary data were collected at two stages using two structured interview schedules (N=390, n=65). According to the findings the access to mobile phone was considerable higher among the study group while age and education had an effect on using a mobile phone. Only a few farmers have yet started using them efficiently for agriculture and other commercial purposes. A considerable number of farmers used the mobile phones to contact input suppliers, buyers, agriculture extension officers and other farmers in the area, mostly those who represent community based organizations.
Akers, Cindy (author), Davis, Chad S. (author), Fraze, Steve (author), Campbell, Meredith (author), and Doerfert, David (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: C24006
Notes:
24 p. Paper presented at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists' 103rd annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. [Agricultural Communications Section].
Johnson, Leslie (author), Suvedi, Murari (author), and Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07918
Notes:
search through volume, In: Jacquelyn Deeds and Demetria Ford, eds. Summary of Research in Extension (1992-1993). Mississippi State, MS: Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics, Mississippi State University, July 1994. p. 23
Byrum, D. (author), Depolo, M. (author), Ferris, M. (author), Suvedi, M. (author), and Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Michigan State University, Lansing
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07917
Notes:
search through volume, In: Jacquelyn Deeds and Demetria Ford, eds. Summary of Research in Extension (1992-1993). Mississippi State, MS: Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics, Mississippi State University, July 1994. p. 22
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07105
Notes:
Snowdon, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, Information Services, 1993. 2 p. (Decision Data Summary, Information Guide to Communications Planning No. 32)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07106
Notes:
Snowdon, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, Information Services, 1993. 1 p. (Decision Data Summary, Information Guide to Communications Planning No. 32S)
Scherer, Clifford (author), Yarbrough, Paul (author), and Department of Communication, Cornell University
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06426
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1991. 10 p. Paper presented at the USDA/University of Missouri videoconference "Poised for the Press" on September 5, 1991., Print media seem to have a clear edge over television and radio in communicating complex information which requires detailed explanations. Most effective choice of media depends on what needs to be communicated.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09926
Notes:
NCR-90 Collection, From Document D09924, "Department of agricultural journalism University of Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty and graduate student research, 1990". Page 5.
Galle, J. (author), Reneau, F.W. (author), and Department of Agricultural Education and Mechanization, Southern Illinois University; Department of Agricultural Education and Mechanization, Southern Illinois University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 61 Document Number: C01866
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 49 Document Number: C00177
Notes:
451-457, Harold Swanson Collection, Mimeographed, 1983. 5 p. Paper presented at the 1983 National Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE) Meeting; 1983 July 17-21; Madison, WI
