Achieving on-farm practice change through facilitated group learning: evaluating the effectiveness of monitor farms and discussion groups

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Prager, Katrin (author) and Creaney, Rachel (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017
    URL:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016717300177
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11345
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Rural Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    56 : 1-11
    Subject Term:
    adoption, beef, change, demonstration farms, extension, extension methods, extension programs, farmers, farming methods, group learning, learning, participation, Scotland, discussion groups, farmer roles, Ireland (Europe), farmers as teachers, and Farmer decision-making
    Notes:
    November issue., Article investigated two examples of group extension for knowledge exchange and innovation among farmers, discussions within the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) in Ireland and monitor farms in Scotland.

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