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Increasing Your Productivity With Web-Based Surveys, Mary Wissman, Brittney Stone, Ellen Schuster
Increasing Your Productivity With Web-Based Surveys, Mary Wissman, Brittney Stone, Ellen Schuster
The Journal of Extension
Web-based survey tools such as Survey Monkey can be used in many ways to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Extension professionals. This article describes how Survey Monkey has been used at the state and county levels to collect community and internal staff information for the purposes of program planning, administration, evaluation and planning effective training.
The Changing Interest In Organic Agriculture In Texas And Its Implications For Texas Agrilife Extension Service, Patrick T. Lillard, James R. Lindner
The Changing Interest In Organic Agriculture In Texas And Its Implications For Texas Agrilife Extension Service, Patrick T. Lillard, James R. Lindner
The Journal of Extension
The study reported here sought to determine the level of demand Texas AgriLife Extension agents are receiving for information on organic agriculture and their interest in training on organic agriculture. A majority of agents perceived the interest in organic agriculture was low to moderate in their respective counties, but was increasing. Agents indicated they had not received much formal training in organic agriculture but expressed an interest in training and noted traditional information resources and Extension workshops would be the most useful.
Using A Training Video To Improve Agricultural Workers' Knowledge Of On-Farm Food Safety, Lisa Mathiasen, Katija Morley, Benjamin Chapman, Douglas Powell
Using A Training Video To Improve Agricultural Workers' Knowledge Of On-Farm Food Safety, Lisa Mathiasen, Katija Morley, Benjamin Chapman, Douglas Powell
The Journal of Extension
A training video was produced and evaluated to assess its impact on the food safety knowledge of agricultural workers. Increasing food safety knowledge on the farm may help to improve the safety of fresh produce. Surveys were used to measure workers' food safety knowledge before and after viewing the video. Focus groups were used to determine workers' views of the video and identify areas that could be improved. Results indicated a high level of food safety knowledge, but some significant improvements were observed. The project provides a framework for assessing videos as training tools and suggestions for further research.