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Involving International Students In Designing And Implementing International Extension Tours, Giovani Stefani Faé, Gregory W. Roth
Involving International Students In Designing And Implementing International Extension Tours, Giovani Stefani Faé, Gregory W. Roth
The Journal of Extension
International Extension experiences can provide valuable outcomes to clientele. Careful planning is necessary to maximize the benefits to participants and the potential impacts of the tour. International agricultural sciences students can benefit from participating in these tours and greatly add to their success. In this article, we describe the main organizational steps we used and lessons we learned while planning and executing a comprehensive tour program to Brazil involving substantial contribution by an international student.
Development Of A Team-Based On-Farm Learning Program While Challenging Soybean Growers To Increase Yield, Vince M. Davis, Linda S. Kull, James A. Nelson
Development Of A Team-Based On-Farm Learning Program While Challenging Soybean Growers To Increase Yield, Vince M. Davis, Linda S. Kull, James A. Nelson
The Journal of Extension
Illinois soybean growers have not been satisfied with recent lagging yield trends. A yield "challenge" was created to blend the motivation and creativity of a yield contest with the learning power of teamwork and on-farm demonstration. In the initial year (2010), 123 on-farm side-by-side demonstration plots were located throughout the state; 81% of those locations showed increased soybean yields through additional management, and 55% of the experimental challenge plots were profitable. Participant surveys indicated that 92% learned a new production practice and that 69% would adopt experimental practices on more production acres the following year.