Becoming Agricultured: Creating An Agriculture Literacy Podcast For Consumers, 2020 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Becoming Agricultured: Creating An Agriculture Literacy Podcast For Consumers, Madalyn C. Souza
Agricultural Education and Communication
Today’s consumers want to become more aware of where their food comes from. There is a need and a desire to bridge the gap between consumers and production agriculture. One way to reach consumers is through audio podcasts. Podcasts are digital audio recordings that are streamed online. The podcast Becoming Agricultured will be a platform to show the relationship between agriculture and the environment, food, fiber and energy, animals, lifestyle, the economy and technology. The podcast is aimed to tell agriculture's story through factual research and personal accounts of those involved in different sectors of the agriculture industry and cultivate …
Increasing Groundwater Recharge Activity In The San Joaquin Valley Of California, 2020 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Increasing Groundwater Recharge Activity In The San Joaquin Valley Of California, Jacob Willhite, Jacob Willhite
Agricultural Education and Communication
Over the past several decades, groundwater has become a primary source of water used for agriculture in California. Surface water available for agricultural use has depleted due to declining rain totals and reallocation to environmental purposes. As a result, groundwater overdraft has become a severe challenge, especially in the San Joaquin Valley of California. This excessive overdraft causes a plethora of issues, one of the most serious being land subsidence (Faunt, Sneed, Traum, & Brandt, 2016). Studies suggest some areas of the San Joaquin Valley have experienced more than a 28-foot drop in the land level since the 1970’s (Alley …
Creating A Livestock Show From The Beginning For The Benefit Of Youth In The Agriculture Industry And Continuing The Tradition Of Showing, 2020 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Creating A Livestock Show From The Beginning For The Benefit Of Youth In The Agriculture Industry And Continuing The Tradition Of Showing, Chloé Fowler, Matthew Durian
Agricultural Education and Communication
Youth throughout the country have been shown to benefit through organizations focused on leadership and real-world tangible skills. Organizations such as the National FFA Organization and 4-H Youth Development are key organizations for this growth. Livestock shows are another layer to these organizations and youth development. “Livestock shows provide interactions through different environments that expose participants to different cultures,” (Davis, 1998).
For these reasons it is important to provide more opportunities to the next generation of agriculture. There are currently 28 different livestock jackpots within the state of California throughout one year, (CJLA, 2020). Due to the large geographic landscape …
Economic Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Arkansas Economy In 2018, 2020 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Economic Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Arkansas Economy In 2018, Leah English, Jennie Popp, Wayne Miller
Research Reports and Research Bulletins
Agriculture and associated agricultural activities are major contributors to the Arkansas economy. Agriculture is defined as the sum of agricultural production and processing activities, unless otherwise specified, and includes crop and animal production and processing, agricultural support industries, forestry and forest products, and textile goods. Agriculture contributes to the economy through direct agricultural production and value-added processing, leading to economic activity in other parts of the economy. This report is the thirteenth in a series that examines agriculture’s economic contribution to the Arkansas economy. The total economic contribution of agriculture (direct, indirect, and induced effects) on value added, employment, and …
Nebline, June/July 2020, 2020 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nebline, June/July 2020
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
Top 5 Ag Topics From 5 Years
7 Tips for Successfully Baking as a Family
Recipe of the Month
Timing Your Fruit Harvesting Apples, Pears & Plums
Paper Wasps and Yellow Jackets
Severe Weather Preparedness and COVID-19
Time to Look for Bagworms
Garden Guide: What to Do This Month
5 Tips for Working Remotely from Home and Caring for Children During COVID-19
HEART OF 4-H VOLUNTEER AWARD: Grace Kim
HEART OF 4-H VOLUNTEER AWARD: Greater Lincoln Obedience Club
4-H/FFA Livestock Booster Club Scholarships Due July 6
Video Companion Animal (and Cat and Pet Rabbit) Showmanship Entries Due Aug. 10
Horse …
Tomatillos In The Garden, 2020 Utah State University
Tomatillos In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost
All Current Publications
This fact sheet describes tomatillos. It includes information on varieties of tomatillos, how to grow them, problems that may occur, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.
Facebook Activity Of Oklahoma Agritourism Facebook Pages, 2020 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Facebook Activity Of Oklahoma Agritourism Facebook Pages, Brittany L. Bowman, Quisto Settle, Stacy Tomas, Angel Riggs
Journal of Applied Communications
Agritourism is recreational travel for agricultural activities. Agricultural operations benefit from income diversification, the public receives hands-on agricultural experiences, and rural communities benefit from economic development. However, agritourism operators have reported challenges in marketing. As social media becomes increasingly important in tourism marketing, the purpose of this research is to describe overall Facebook activity related to Oklahoma agritourism. A quantitative content analysis was conducted on 174 Facebook pages of Oklahoma agritourism operations to describe posts, public interaction, events, and advertisements. Oklahoma agritourism operations had a mean of 1,330 page likes, and 69% of Facebook pages had posts during the sample …
Does Circularizing Source-Separated Food Waste Present A Risk To Our Food?, 2020 University of Maine, Orono
Does Circularizing Source-Separated Food Waste Present A Risk To Our Food?, Astha Thakali
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
About a third of the food produced annually is wasted. Food waste recycling can be a way to close the loop and attain a more sustainable food system, however, the system must be carefully monitored and managed to avoid the introduction and build-up of contaminants. To study the potential presence of contaminants in food waste, source-separated food waste was collected and screened for five classes of contaminants (physical contaminants, heavy metals, halogenated organic contaminants, pathogens, and antibiotic resistance genes) from two separate regulatory environments (voluntary vs mandated food separation). The regulatory environment did not affect the level of contamination, except …
The Perceptions Of Professionals, Faculty, And Students Regarding The Implementation Of An Agricultural Communications Degree Program In The United Kingdom, 2020 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Perceptions Of Professionals, Faculty, And Students Regarding The Implementation Of An Agricultural Communications Degree Program In The United Kingdom, Abigail Taylor
Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology Undergraduate Honors Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of professionals, faculty, and students regarding the implementation of an agricultural communications degree program in the United Kingdom. It aimed to gather detailed opinions to aid in the planning of future agricultural communications disciplines. This study used a qualitative approach in the form of interviews. Interviews were designed to gain in-depth opinions on four different research objectives. Subjects were pooled from three different subject groups: Professionals, faculty, and students. Subjects expressed that writing and journalistic skills were extremely important for agricultural communications graduates to possess. Interpersonal skills were also useful. …
Nebline, May 2020, 2020 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nebline, May 2020
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
"Sewing for Hospitals" Community Service Project
Extension Postponements, Cancellations & Changes
Making a Meal With What's on Hand
Recipe of the Month
2020 Cash Rent Survey
Pesticide Applicators: Deferment of License Recertification
When Thunder Roars or Lightening Flashes, Go Indoors!
Sleep Impacts Mental and Physical Health
2020 Perennial Plant of the Year
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
Composting How-To Videos
Spending Time in Nature is Beneficial to Children and Adults
4-H Announcements for enrolled 4-H'ers or 4-H volunteers
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Mary Burroughs
Clover College Workshop Descriptions
Extension Calendar
Support Local 4-H …
A Case Study Comparing The Life Skills Development And Knowledge In Youth Participants Of Horseless And Traditional Horse Programs In Utah, 2020 Utah State University
A Case Study Comparing The Life Skills Development And Knowledge In Youth Participants Of Horseless And Traditional Horse Programs In Utah, Haley M. Johnson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Traditional horse 4-H programs develop life skills and knowledge in youth. Horseless horse programs lack evaluation for the same benefits. This study evaluated and compared four horseless and seven traditional horse participants from Washington County 4-H in Utah for gains in horse knowledge and development of 10 life skills that are commonly found in 4-H curriculum today: leadership, teamwork, self-responsibility, personal safety, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, goal setting, communication, and concern for others.
The researcher conducted interviews to learn about life skill experiences of the horse program participants and discover what barriers prevented horseless youth from participating in …
Perceptions And Behavioral Intentions Of Utah 4-H Equine Program Leaders In Teaching Equine Safety To Youth, 2020 Utah State University
Perceptions And Behavioral Intentions Of Utah 4-H Equine Program Leaders In Teaching Equine Safety To Youth, Katelyn M. Huffman
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
There is an inherent risk associated with working with youth and large equine. The Utah 4-H Equine program is a volunteer-based program that seeks to properly educate youth on equine husbandry, this includes the topic of safe equine handling practices. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and behavioral intentions of Utah 4-H Equine Program leaders about teaching equine safety, including attitudes, perceived behavioral controls and subjective norms. The survey instrument consisted of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and six-point Likert scale questions regarding personal demographics, experience teaching equine safety, attitudes towards safety, perceived behavioral controls, …
Student Teaching Internship Experiences And Perceived Success Of First-Year School Based Agricultural Education (Sbae) Teachers, 2020 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Student Teaching Internship Experiences And Perceived Success Of First-Year School Based Agricultural Education (Sbae) Teachers, Mary Samoei
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived influence of student teaching internship experiences on the perceived success of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers in their first year of teaching. An explanatory mixed-methods design was utilized to gather the both qualitative and quantitative data. Census sampling was used to select 30 SBAE teachers teaching within high schools in Arkansas. The researcher collected quantitative data using an adapted questionnaire and online interviews to collect qualitative data. Males (n = 12, 54.6 %) dominate as first-year agriculture teachers. Most teachers (n = 15, 68.2 %) graduated with a major in …
The Recognition Preferences Of Ontario County 4-H Volunteers, 2020 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Recognition Preferences Of Ontario County 4-H Volunteers, Sarah Bagley
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The 4-H program relies on volunteers to deliver quality youth programing to the local community. Therefore, volunteer management is an important job of a 4-H educator. The Ontario County 4-H program utilizes 94 volunteers who serve a variety of roles within the program, and the retention of these volunteers is important to the program’s continued success. Older volunteer studies have found that volunteer recognition is an important aspect of volunteer satisfaction and retention. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the characteristics of current Ontario county 4-H volunteers, understand the underlying motivations and recognition preferences of these volunteers, determine if correlations …
Design Of A Shallow-Aero Ebb And Flow Hydroponics System And Associated Educational Module For Tri Cycle Farms, 2020 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Design Of A Shallow-Aero Ebb And Flow Hydroponics System And Associated Educational Module For Tri Cycle Farms, Julie Halveland
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Tri Cycle Farms, whose main mission is to reduce food insecurity in their community, is a non- profit urban farm in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The “Tri” in their name refers to the three parts of their foundation: giving a third of their yield to volunteers, giving a third to local food pantries, and selling a third to sustain the farm and demonstrate the economy of local food production. They want to expand on the third part and have a vision of building a hydroponic greenhouse with the intention that it will create more crops to sell and give, as well as …
Applying Agriculture Curriculum As A Vehicle For Science Learning, 2020 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Applying Agriculture Curriculum As A Vehicle For Science Learning, Nicole Sorensen
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Agricultural educators in Nebraska are confronting increasing need to integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education into agricultural curriculum. Though there are more than 80 agricultural education programs in Nebraska, the state does not provide many state-based curricula options within agricultural education pathways. The purpose of this exploratory survey research is to learn about the viability of an integrated, agriculture and science-based curriculum that is publicly available to agricultural education instructors. The study posed the questions: (1) What is the feasibility of a publicly available, science-integrated agriculture curriculum within Nebraska agricultural education programs? and (2) What are the benefits …
How Do Farmers Experience Agroecology In Rural Communities Of Northern Ecuador?, 2020 University of New Mexico - Main Campus
How Do Farmers Experience Agroecology In Rural Communities Of Northern Ecuador?, Neil Michael Ayala Ayala
Latin American Studies ETDs
Agroecology, a concept in continuous evolution embraces science, practice and sociopolitical aspects. Its meaning is gaining space of debate and global interest as an alternative for building sustainable food systems and resilient communities, not only from the environmental perspective, but from all the dimensions of sustainability. The Andes region is recognized for its agrodiversity and for its history of agricultural activity; nevertheless, the effects of unsustainable agricultural practices inspired in the principles of the so called “Green Revolution” are evident. Conventional agriculture has decreased the capacity of resilience of the agroecosystems and their associated communities. Agroecology is often perceived as …
Social Media Use Among 4-H Extension Agents In Kentucky, 2020 Morehead State University
Social Media Use Among 4-H Extension Agents In Kentucky, Misty D. Wilmoth
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Misty D. Wilmoth on April 13, 2020.
Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter Newsletter, Issue #59 2020, 2020 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter Newsletter, Issue #59 2020
Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters
In this issue:
Important dates
President's message, Paul Hay
2019 Nebraska Chapter awards: The Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta
Award of Merit recipients: Archie Clutter, Dave Vetter, Lena Luck, Suat Irmak, Angela Pannier, Sajjan Grover (Joe Louis), (Ethann Barnes, Jordan Reinders), Jayden Garrett (Daniel Gertner, Alexander Kemnitz, Trevin Ball, Kristi Patterson, Robert Gabel, Abigail Haworth), Abigail Haworth, Sydney Kimnach (Payton Flower, Kayla Johnson, Tori Pedersen).
New members inducted into the Nebraska Chapter
Gamma Sigma Delta committees 2020 (Executive: President: Paul Hay, President-Elect: TBD, Secretary/Treasurer: Dennis Brink, Membership Coordinator: Bob Wright, Historian Dana W. R. Boden, Past-President: Gary Brewer) …
Nebline, April 2020, 2020 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nebline, April 2020
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
Preparing Water for Use in an Emergency
Extension Postponements, Cancellations & Changes
Census Reminder
Create a Culture of Wellness with Nebraska Extension
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Warm Spring and Weed Growth
Creating Capable Children
Empathy Over Sympathy
Those Pesky Fruit Flies
Preventing Conflicts With Tree Squirrels
Six Annual Flowers for Sunny Locations
Hiring a Lawn & Landscape Professional
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
HEART OF 4-H
At 4-H Lock-In, Teen Council 4-H’ers “Inspire Kids to Do”
New in 4-H at Super Fair
4-H/FFA Livestock Identification Help Nights, June 2 & 9
4-H Senior Ellie Babcock’s Third Year Showcasing …