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Assessing The Impact Of Parental Involvement On The Scaling Of Agricultural Technologies From School Garden To Home Farm Through Experiential Learning, Gracie Pekarcik

Masters Theses

Cambodia is a predominantly rural nation with a heavy dependence on agriculture, particularly smallholder rice farming systems. While several sustainable agricultural technologies have been successfully piloted on research stations or with small numbers of early adopters, questions remain on how to extend these technologies to large numbers of resource-poor smallholders. The Scaling Suitable Sustainable Technologies Project (S3-Cambodia) seeks to examine pathways for scaling sustainable intensification (SI) technologies to smallholder farmers. One of the identified pathways to scaling SI is through the education system. Cambodian youth serve as an entry point to extend target technologies to farm families through experiential learning …

Reasons Youth Choose Or Do Not Choose To Be Involved In 4-H Livestock Projects In Tennessee, Leigh Erin Fuson

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to find reasons youth choose or do not choose to be involved in 4-H livestock projects. Livestock projects are an important part of 4-H youth development because they teach life skills like responsibility and hard work. However, many youth are unable to participate or do not have the interest. This study sought to discover what motivates some youth to become involved in a livestock project and why others do not.

Focus groups were used as the data collection tool. Two groups of youth livestock participants and two groups of non-livestock participants were utilized. Themes …

Assessing Tennessee Livestock Producers' Awareness, Attitudes And Perceptions Of Right-Of-Way Hay Harvesting, Sarah Joy Maccaro

Masters Theses

In the state of Tennessee, statute 54-5-134, cutting hay along controlled access highway right-of-way, gives Tennessee agriculturalists the right to harvest hay along interstate medians and shoulders. Current maintenance is contracted out to private mowing companies and paid for by Tennessee taxpayers. Relatively few studies have been published on the topic of right-of-way hay harvesting, so this study was preliminary in nature. Through a questionnaire, this study sought to assess Hickman, Dickson, Williamson, Wilson and Rutherford county livestock producers’ current awareness, attitudes, and barriers concerning right-of-way hay harvesting as well as to conduct economic impact analyses to determine producers’ willingness …

Evaluation Of Fungicide Efficacy Against Cercospora Sojina And Selection For Qoi-Fungicide Resistance In Soybean, Alicia Mercedes Cochran

Masters Theses

Frogeye leaf spot (FLS) of soybean is caused by Cercospora sojina. In 2010, resistance to the quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides was reported. Since then, evaluating FLS for QoI-resistance has been of particular interest in Tennessee and other soybean-producing states. In order to determine alternative fungicide options, fungicides with solo and combination mode of action were tested in 2013-2014. The objectives were,1) to evaluate fungicide efficacy for disease control and yield protection, and 2) evaluate selection pressure for QoI-resistance. Treatments included the following fungicide groups: QoI, DMI, MBC, Chlorothalonil, QoI+DMI, SDHI+QoI, SDHI+QoI+DMI, and DMI+MBC. QoI and Chlorothalonil treatments failed …

Impact Of International Student Teachers On A New South Wales, Australia Community Over Ten Years: A Qualitative Study, Derek Anthony Brawner

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate change in the impact of American agriculture education student teachers on a rural community in New South Wales, Australia over ten years. The study analyzed interviews with ten participants of the American Student Teaching Program in a New South Wales community. The researcher was a student teacher in the New South Wales community for ten weeks and taught agriculture in one of the community’s high schools. Exposure to individuals in the community and also recommendations from the agriculture teachers and principals of the Australian school, which included the principal, deputy principal, one …

Factors Impacting Ffa Involvement After High School, Danielle Eve-Marie Sanok

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence FFA members to continue or discontinue with their FFA experience past high school. The specific objectives of this study were to determine the reasons why students discontinue with their FFA experience past high school, determine membership needs from the Collegiate and Alumni FFA Organization and ways to overcome membership attainment barriers.

Data collection methods included three sets of focus groups: (a) one for inactive FFA members, (b) one for current Collegiate FFA members, and (c) one for current and past State Officers. Data was analyzed using the thematic …

The Benefits Of Ffa Membership As Part Of The Three-Circle Model In Agricultural Education, Chelsea Brooke Rose

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to understand the benefits of membership in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) student leadership organization among Tennessee FFA members by surveying members attending Camp Clements FFA Leadership Training Camp. The study focused on the fulfillment of FFA members’ basic human needs as defined by Abraham Maslow (1943). The three needs on which this study focused are: love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization (1943). The study found that a majority of FFA members’ three basic human needs are met due to their involvement in career development events, leadership positions, and other FFA activities. Of …

W289-M Ipm Quickfacts Series: Cottony Maple Scale, Amy Fulcher, Taylor Cavanaugh, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-H Imp Quickfacts Series: Southern Blight, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W 289-P Quickfacts Series: Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W 289-O Ipm Quickfacts Series: Apple Scab, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-K Ipm Quickfacts Series: European Fruit Lecanium Scale, Amy Fulcher, Taylor Cavanaugh, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-F Ipm Quickfacts Series: Rust Diseases, John Hartman, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-G Verticillium Wilt, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-A Ipm Quickfacts Series: Fire Blight, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-L Ipm Quickfacts Series: Black Root Rot, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

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W289-D Ipm Quickfacts Series: Phytophthora Root Rot, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-C Ipm Quickfacts Series: White Peach Scale, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-N Ipm Quickfacts Series: Obscure Scale, Amy Fulcher, Taylor Cavanaugh, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

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W 289-J Ipm Quickfacts Series: Potato Leafhopper, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-E Ipm Quickfacts Series: Calico Scale, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

W289-B Ipm Quickfacts Series: Bacterial Leaf Scorch, Amy Fulcher, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

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W289-I Ipm Quickfacts Series: Tuliptree Scale, Amy Fulcher, Taylor Cavanaugh, Heather Bowers

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

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W290-A Preventing Off-Target Herbicide Problems In Tobacco Fields, Trevor D. Israel, G. Neil Rhodes Jr., Paul Denton

Field & Commercial Crops

Herbicide Stewardship Publication

Sp746-A Developing A Worker Health And Hygiene Program For Fruit And Vegetable Harvesting And Packing Operations, Faith Critzer, Annette Wszelaki

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

No abstract provided.

W290-B Diagnosing Suspected Off-Target Herbicide Damage To Tobacco, Trevor D. Israel, G. Neil Rhodes, Paul Denton

Field & Commercial Crops

Herbicide Stewardship Publication

W235-G Cover Crops And Green Manures, Annette Wszelaki, Sarah Broughton

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

W235-D Increasing Farm Biodiversity, Annette Wszelaki, Sarah Broughton

Field & Commercial Crops

Organic & Sustainable Crop Production series

W235-C Building Healthy Soils, Annette Wszelaki, Sarah Broughton

Field & Commercial Crops

Organic & Sustainable Crop Production series

W235-B Transitioning To Organic Farm Systems, Annette Wszelaki, Sarah Broughton

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.