Search Term List (ACDC Thesaurus)


Alphabetical Search: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Meaning of codes used:

BT: broader term
NT: narrower term
RT: related term
SN: scope note;
USE: use instead
UF: use for/ used to mean


A

AAEA [DON’T USE]
USE: American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)
OR
American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA)

ABC Agricultural Publisher

abstracts
BT: publications

access

accuracy
RT: research communication

ACE [DON’T USE]
USE: Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE)
OR
Association for Communication Excellence (ACE)

acid rain

ADAS [DON’T USE]
USE: Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS)

administration
NT: Food and Drug Administration
USDA
RT: legislation
organizational communication
organizations
policies
programs
regulations

adoption
SN: Acceptance and utilization of ideas and practices
UF: product introduction [DON’T USE]
NT: adoption behavior
adoption process
RT: behavior
change
decision making
decision process
diffusion
farmer attitudes
influences
innovations
technological gatekeepers
technology transfer

adoption behavior
BT: adoption
behavior

adoption process
BT: adoption

adult education
BT: education
RT: continuing education

adult programs
BT: programs

advertising
BT: marketing
promotion
NT: advertising agencies

advertising research
cooperative advertising
group advertising
RT: buying behavior
fertilizer promotion
marketing communication
promotion
sales methods
sales promotion
selling
slogans

advertising agencies
UF: PR agencies [DON’T USE]
BT: advertising
RT: campaigns
advertising claims

advertising research
BT: advertising
communication research
marketing research
RT: audience research

advisory services
SN: Extension in some countries
UF: counseling programs [DON’T USE]
RT: extension
extension services

advisory training
BT: training
advocacy

Afghanistan (Southern Asia)

Africa

African Council on Communication Education

AGDEX

AGNET

agrarianism
SN: Philosophy of farming as a superior way of life
RT: family farm
farmer self-image
image
rural-urban communication

agri-marketers
SN: This term is sometimes used to describe communication
practitioners involved in marketing process
agri-marketing
RT: agribusiness
dealers

agribusiness
SN: Businesses directly depending on farming (input
and output)
NT: cooperatives
food industry
input industries
RT: agri-marketing
commercial organizations
dealers
farms

agribusinesses
RT: commercial organizations

Agricola

Agricom

agricultural
SN: Use also farm

agricultural agents [DON’T USE]
USE: extension agents

Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)

Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE)
UF: ACE [DON’T USE]

Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT)

Agricultural Council of America (ACA)

agricultural development
BT: development
RT: rural development

Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS)
UF: ADAS [DON’T USE]

agricultural education
BT: education
occupational education
NT: farmer education
RT: education programs
teaching
teaching methods
young farmer programs

Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AKIS)

agricultural laborers [DON’T USE]
USE: farm workers

agricultural occupations
BT: employment
NT: farm workers

Agricultural On-Line Access (Agricola)

agricultural policy
UF: farm programs [DON’T USE]
BT: government policies
RT: food policy
USDA programs

Agricultural Publishers Association (APA)

Agricultural Relations Council (ARC)

agricultural technology [DON’T USE]
USE: farming methods

agriculture [DON’T USE]
SN: This noun is omitted from the thesaurus.

Agriculture Council of America

agriculture news
BT: news
RT: coverage
reporting
agriculture policy
BT: policies
RT: food policy
legislation
nutrition policy
urban interests
USDA programs

agriculture research
SN: Production oriented
BT: research
RT: research methods
research projects

AgriData Network

AGRIS

AgriTalk

agronomy

AID [DON’T USE]
USE: U.S. Agency for International Development (AID)

air

Alabama, USA

Alampi, Phil

Alar scare
BT: food issues

Alaska, USA

Albania (Europe)

Alford, Bill

Algeria (Africa, Northern)

American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)
UF: AAEA [DON’T USE]

American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA)
UF: AAEA [DON’T USE]

American Agriculturalist

American Business Media Agri-Council

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)

American Farmer

American Quotation Systems (AQS)

American Samoa (Oceania)

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
UF: ASA [DON’T USE]

analysis
NT: audience analysis
communication analysis
content analysis
data analysis
market analysis
RT: baseline research
evaluation
research

Andorra (Europe)

Angola (Africa, Middle)

Anguilla (Latin America; Caribbean)

animal communication

animal diseases
BT: diseases
NT: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
RT: animal health
health

animal health
BT: animals
health
RT: animal diseases
animal rights

animal rights
BT: animals
RT: animal health
animal welfare
farming methods

animal welfare
RT: animal rights

animals
NT: animal health
animal rights
livestock

antibiotics
BT: food issues

APA

appeals (message)
BT: message content

applications (apps)
RT: computer programs
software

appropriate technology

aquaculture

Antigua and Barbuda (Latin America; Caribbean)

ARC

archives
RT: history
information storage and retrieval
information storage and retrieval systems
libraries
publications

areas [DON’T USE]
USE: communities

Argentina (Latin America; South America)

Arizona, USA

Arkansas, USA

Armenia (Western Asia)

Arnold, Barney

Arnold, Burnis

art
artificial intelligence
RT: computers
expert systems

Aruba (Latin America; Caribbean)

ASA [DON’T USE]
USE: American Society of Agronomy

ASEAN [DON’T USE]
USE: Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Asia

Asian Institute of Journalism (AIJ)

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
UF: ASEAN [DON’T USE]

associations [DON’T USE]
USE: organizations

Atkins, George

attendance [DON’T USE]
USE: participation

attitudes
SN: Ways of thinking or feeling
NT: audience attitudes
corporate attitudes
farmer attitudes
public attitudes
RT: behavior
influences
knowledge
opinions
perceptions

Atwood, Frank

audience
NT: listenership
readership
target audience
RT: audience analysis
audience research
media use
television viewing

audience analysis
SN: Determination of audience
BT: analysis
RT: audience
audience research
feedback
target audience

audience attitudes
BT: attitudes
RT: farmer attitudes
public attitudes
audience participation
BT: participation
RT: feedback

audience research
BT: communication research
research
RT: advertising research
audience
audience analysis

audio cassettes [DON’T USE]
USE: tape recordings

audio tape recordings [DON’T USE]
USE: tape recordings

audiovisual aids [DON’T USE]
USE: audiovisual materials

audiovisual equipment
BT: audiovisual materials

audiovisual materials
USE ALSO: film
television
video
UF: audiovisual aids [DON’T USE]
RT: audiovisual media
audiovisual training
educational media
multimedia
teaching aids

audiovisual media
BT: media
visual communication
NT: films
television
video
videotapes
RT: audiovisual materials
audiovisual training
interactive media
multimedia
multimedia training

audiovisual training
BT: education
training
RT: audiovisual materials
audiovisual media

Australia (Oceania)

Austria (Europe)

auto-tutorial [DON’T USE]
USE: educational media

avian flu
UF: avian influenza [DON’T USE]
USE ALSO: bird flu

awards
UF: contest [DON’T USE]
contests [DON’T USE]
BT: incentives
RT: communicator effectiveness
premiums

Azerbaijan (Western Asia)


B

Bahamas (Latin America; Caribbean)

Bahrain (Western Asia)

Bangladesh (Southern Asia)

banking
RT: credit
finance
investments

Barbados (Latin America; Caribbean)

baseline research
BT: research
RT: analysis

Battles, Roy

BBC [DON’T USE]
USE: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

beans
BT: legumes

Beaty, Layne

beef
BT: meat
cattle

Beef Breed Journals

beer [DON’T USE]
USE: drink

behavior
NT: adoption behavior
buying behavior
communication behavior
farming methods
information behavior
RT: adoption
attitudes
decision making
knowledge

Belarus (Europe)

Belgium (Europe)

Belize (Latin America; Central America)

Benin (Africa, Western)

Bennett, Charles Dana

Bermuda (North America)

Bhutan (Southern Asia)

bias
RT: gatekeeping
information control

bibliographies
BT: publications

Biggar, George C.

biotechnology
BT: food issues
technology
RT: food safety
genetic engineering
genetic modification
bioterrorism
bio-based energy
RT: ethanol

bird flu
USE FOR: avian influenza [DON’T USE]
USE ALSO: avian flu
BT: food issues
birds

Bliss, Milton E.

blogs

Bolivia (Latin America; South America)

books
BT: print media
publications

NT: literature
RT: libraries

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe)

Botswana (Africa, Southern)

bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
USE ALSO: mad cow disease
BT: animal diseases
food issues
RT: animal health
diseases

boycotts

brands

branding
RT: campaigns

Brazil (Latin America; South America)

bread

breeding
RT: crops
genetics
livestock
research
seeds

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
UF: BBC [DON’T USE]

British Virgin Islands (Latin America; Caribbean)

broadband

Bulgaria

broadcast
BT: mass media
oral communication

broadcasters
RT: communicators

broadcasting
RT: broadcasts
journalism
radio
television

broadcasts
NT: rural broadcasts
RT: broadcasting
listenership
listening habits
radio
radio programs
television
television programming

Brown, Bob

Brown, Taylor

Brunei Darussalam (South-Eastern Asia)

BSE [DON’T USE]
USE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

budget [DON’T USE]
USE: financial management

Buffum, Jesse

Buice, Bob

buildings
BT: setting

Bulgaria (Europe)

bulletins [DON’T USE]
USE: newsletters

Burkina Faso (Africa, Western)

Burns, Conrad

Burundi (Africa, Eastern)

buyers
RT: buying behavior
consumers
markets (selling)

buying behavior
BT: behavior
RT: advertising
buyers
consumers

Byrnes, Francis C.


C

CABI (CAB International; Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)

CAB International [DON’T USE]
USE: CABI (CAB International; Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)

cable
NT: cable television
cable television
BT: television
BT: cable

California, USA

call lines [DON’T USE]
USE: call-in

Callahan, Colleen

call-in
UF: call lines [DON’T USE]
hot lines [DON’T USE]
news lines [DON’T USE]
RT: feedback
interactive media
media relations
radio schools

CAMA [DON’T USE]
USE: Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA)

Cambodia (South-Eastern Asia)

Cameroon (Africa, Middle)

Camis Project

campaign planning
BT: planning
RT: communication planning
media selection
message content
timing

campaigns
NT: media mix
RT: advertising agencies
branding
communication planning
persuasion
promotion
slogans

Canada (North America)

Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA)
UF: CAMA [DON’T USE]

Canadian Farm Management Data System (CANFARM)
UF: CANFARM [DON’T USE]

CANFARM [DON’T USE]
USE: Canadian Farm Management Data System

Cape Verde (Africa, Western)

Capper, Arthur

Capper’s Farmer

careers
UF: vocations [DON’T USE]
RT: occupations
professional development

Caribbean Netherlands (Latin America; Caribbean)

CARIS [DON’T USE]
USE: Current Agricultural Research Information System (CARIS)

cartoons
RT: comics

case studies
BT: research methods

CAST [DON’T USE]
USE: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)

cattle
BT: livestock
NT: beef
dairy

cats
BT: companion animals

Cayman Islands (Latin America; Caribbean)

CB [DON’T USE]
USE: radio

CD-ROM
UF: optical data disks [DON’T USE]
BT: computers
RT: information storage and retrieval systems
interactive media
multimedia systems

celebrities

cell phones
RT: mobile communication systems
smartphones
telephone communication

censorship
BT: freedom of press
RT: gatekeepers
information control

Central African Republic (Africa, Middle)

Ceylon (former)(Southern Asia)
RT: Sri Lanka (Southern Asia)

Chad (Africa, Middle)

change
NT: rural change
social change
RT: adoption
climate
development
progress
trends
weather

Channel Islands (Europe)

channels [DON’T USE]
USE: communication channels

chemicals
BT: farm inputs
NT: herbicides
pesticides
RT: food issues
input industries

Chicago Tribune

children
NT: farm children
RT: youth

Chile (Latin America; South America)

China [DON’T USE]
USE: People’s Republic of China (PROC)(Eastern Asia)

China, Hong Kong SAR (Eastern Asia)
UF: Hong Kong [DON’T USE]

China, Macao SAR (Eastern Asia)

churches [DON’T USE]
USE: religion

CIP [DON’T USE]
USE: International Potato Center (CIP)

circulation
RT: readership

citizen band [DON’T USE]
USE: radio

citizen journalism

city life [DON’T USE]
USE: urban conditions

civic journalism

class structure [DON’T USE]
USE: social structure

climate
RT: change
climate change

cloning
BT: food issues

clothing

cloud (computing)

colleges
BT: schools
RT: higher education
land grant universities
universities

Colman, Norman J.

color
RT: design
illustrations
visual communication

Colorado, USA

Colombia (Latin America; South America)

comics
RT: cartoons

commercial organizations
BT: organizations
RT: agribusinesses
cooperatives
private sector

commodities
RT: crops
farm products

commodity markets [DON’T USE]
USE: markets (selling)

Commodity News Service (CNS)

commodity promotion
UF: livestock promotion [DON’T USE]
BT: promotion

Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau [DON’T USE]
USE: CABI (CAB International; Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)

Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB)[DON’T USE]
USE: CABI (CAB International; Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)

communication
NT: development communication
environment communication
extension communication
face-to-face communication
intercultural communication
international communication
mass communication
non-verbal communication
oral communication
organizational communication
research communication
risk communication
rural communication
rural-urban communication
scientific communication
social communication
telecommunication
telephone communication
visual communication
RT: public speaking

communication analysis
BT: analysis
research
RT: communication research
content analysis
research methods

communication barriers
RT: conflict
gatekeepers

communication behavior
BT: behavior
NT: media use
RT: information behavior

communication channels
UF: channels [DON’T USE]
information channels [DON’T USE]
RT: communication networks
communication systems
extension programs
extension systems
gatekeepers
media
online systems

communication education
BT: education
RT: communication training
courses
curriculum
education programs
journalism education
journalism training

communication flow [DON’T USE]
USE: information flow

communication methods
UF: communication skills [DON’T USE]

communication techniques [DON’T USE]
RT: communicator effectiveness
interactive media
media
media use

communication networks
BT: networks
RT: communication channels
communication units
linkages
organizational communication

communication objective [DON’T USE]
USE: communication planning

communication patterns
RT: information seeking
media use

communication planning
UF: communication objective [DON’T USE]
BT: planning
RT: campaign planning
campaigns
curriculum
media mix
media selection
message content
timing

communication research
BT: research
NT: advertising research
audience research
television research
RT: communication analysis
marketing research

communication skills [DON’T USE]
USE: communication methods

communication systems
UF: communication technologies [DON’T USE]
BT: information systems
multimedia
technology
NT: mass communication systems
mobile communication systems
RT: communication channels
delivery systems
information networks
information services
multimedia systems
networks
online systems

communication techniques [DON’T USE]
USE: communication methods

communication technologies [DON’T USE]
USE: communication systems
information technology

communication theory
RT: concepts
feedback
information theory
models
theory

communication training
BT: training
RT: communication education
journalism training

communication units
RT: communication networks
organizations
Communications Network (COMNET)

Communications Officers of State Departments of Agriculture (COSDA)
UF: COSDA [DON’T USE]

communicator effectiveness
RT: awards
communication methods
special effects
writing skills

communicators
NT: consulting communicators
editors
journalists
RT: broadcasters
educators
extension agents
information specialists

communities
UF: areas [DON’T USE]
neighborhoods [DON’T USE]
NT: rural communities
RT: housing

community development
BT: development
NT: rural community development
community of practice

community services
BT: programs
community supported agriculture

Communications Network (COMNET)
UF: COMNET [DON’T USE]

COMNET [DON’T USE]
USE: Communications Network (COMNET)

Comoros (Africa, Eastern)

companion animals
NT: cats
dogs
horses

comprehension
RT: literacy

computer programs
RT: applications (apps)
software
word processing

computer-assisted reporting

Computerized Management Network (CMN)

Computerized Outlook Information Network (COIN)

computers
UF: hardware [DON’T USE]
NT: CD-ROM
exports
RT: artificial intelligence
data processing
databases
desktop publishing
expert systems
on-farm computing
online systems
word processing

concentration

concepts
UF: definitions [DON’T USE]
RT: communication theory
research
theory

conferences
BT: meetings
NT: teleconference
RT: media relations

conflict
RT: communication barriers

Congo (Africa, Middle)

Connecticut, USA

consensus

conservation
NT: soil conservation
RT: energy
environment
erosion (soils)
hazardous waste
land use planning
natural resource management
pollution
sustainability
water quality

consultants [DON’T USE]
USE: consulting communicators
extension agents

consulting communicators
UF: consultants [DON’T USE]
BT: communicators

consumer information
BT: information
RT: labeling
nutrition education
nutrition information
nutrition labeling
public information
risk communication

consumers
RT: buyers
buying behavior
consumption
rural-urban communication
urban interests

consumption
RT: consumers

content analysis
BT: analysis
research methods
RT: communication analysis
coverage
message content

contest [DON’T USE]
USE: awards

contests [DON’T USE]
USE: awards

continuing education
UF: lifelong education [DON’T USE]
BT: education
RT: adult education
in-service training

control

convergence

Cook Islands (Oceania)

cooperation

cooperative advertising
BT: advertising
RT: cooperative communication
dealers
group advertising

cooperative communication
RT: cooperative advertising
cooperatives

Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA)

cooperative information [DON’T USE]
USE: cooperative communication

cooperative programs
BT: programs

cooperative training
BT: training

cooperatives
UF: farmer cooperatives [DON’T USE]
BT: agribusiness
organizations
RT: commercial organizations
extension
farmers

copyright

corn
BT: grains
RT: ethanol
Cornell University

corporate attitudes
BT: attitudes

corporate farms
BT: farms

correspondence education
BT: education
RT: distance education
home instruction
radio schools

COSDA [DON’T USE]
USE: Communications Officers of State Departments of Agriculture (COSDA)

cost recovery

Costa Rica (Latin America; Central America)

costs
RT: economics
expenditures
finance

cotton [DON’T USE]
USE: fiber

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
UF: CAST [DON’T USE]

counseling programs [DON’T USE]
USE: advisory services

country of origin

coupon promotion
BT: promotion
RT: incentives

courses
BT: education
training
RT: communication education
curriculum

coverage
RT: agriculture news
content analysis
journalism
reporting

Cox, Murray

creativity

credibility (media)

credibility (sources)

credit
BT: finance
RT: banking
farm credit

crime

CRIS [DON’T USE]
USE: Current Research Information System (CRIS)

crisis communication
RT: food issues

Croatia (Europe)

crops
BT: farm products
NT: grains
rice
soybeans
tobacco
RT: breeding
commodities
seeds

Crowner, Jack

Cuba (Latin America; Caribbean)

cultural dominance

Curaçao (Latin America; Caribbean)

Current Agricultural Research Information System (CARIS)
UF: CARIS [DON’T USE]

current awareness
UF: current awareness services [DON’T USE]
BT: library services

current awareness services [DON’T USE]
USE: current awareness

Current Research Information System (CRIS)
UF: CRIS [DON’T USE]

curriculum
RT: communication education
communication planning
courses
education
education programs
journalism education
training
training programs

Curtiss, Dean

Cyprus (Western Asia)

Czech Republic (Europe)

Czechoslovakia


D

dairy
UF: milk [DON’T USE]
BT: cattle
farm products
food
RT: livestock

drink

dance

data
RT: statistics

data analysis
UF: statistical analysis [DON’T USE]
BT: analysis

data collection
RT: databases
information gathering
research methods
data divide
data management

data processing
UF: electronic data processing [DON’T USE]
RT: computers

Data Transmission Network (DTN)

database marketing
BT: marketing
RT: direct marketing
electronic marketing
marketing techniques

databases
RT: computers
data collection

Davies, Bruce

dealers
RT: agribusiness
agri-marketing
cooperative advertising
retail promotion

death

decision making
UF: decision processing opinion [DON’T USE]
BT: management
RT: behavior
decision process
decision processing opinion
participation

decision making process [DON’T USE]
USE: decision process

decision process
UF: decision making process [DON’T USE]
RT: adoption
decision making
influences

decision processing opinion [DON’T USE]
USE: decision making

deer
BT: wildlife

definitions [DON’T USE]
USE: concepts

Delaware, USA

delivery systems
NT: document delivery systems
electronic mail
RT: communication systems
information services

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)(Eastern Asia)
UF: North Korea (DO NOT USE)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa, Middle)

demographic factors [DON’T USE]
USE: socio-economic aspects

demonstration farms
BT: farms
RT: extension methods
field days
teaching methods

demonstrations
RT: exhibits
fairs
field days
shows
visual communication

Denmark (Europe)

dependence (knowledge)

depression [DON’T USE]
USE: financial management

design
RT: color
layout
visual communication

deskilling

desktop publishing
BT: publishing
RT: computers

developing countries [DON’T USE]
USE: developing nations

developing nations
UF: developing countries [DON’T USE]
third world [DON’T USE]
underdeveloped countries [DON’T USE]
RT: underdeveloped areas

development
UF: modernization [DON’T USE]
NT: agricultural development
community development
economic development
professional development
program development
rural development
technological gatekeepers
RT: change
development journalism
influences
innovations
technological advancement
technology transfer
trends

development communication
BT: Communication
RT: development journalism
rural communication
rural development

development issues

development journalism
BT: journalism
RT: development
development communication

development programs
BT: programs
NT: rural development programs
RT: educational projects

diary studies [DON’T USE]
USE: use studies

diet
RT: food issues

diffusion
RT: adoption
information dissemination
technological transfer
technology transfer

diffusion of information

digital

Dinkins, Harvey

direct mail
BT: direct marketing
mail
RT: directories
letters
newsletters
public relations

direct marketing
UF: markets (fairs) [DON’T USE]
telemarketing [DON’T USE]
NT: direct mail
electronic marketing
RT: database marketing
marketing techniques

directories
UF: mailing lists [DON’T USE]
phone lists [DON’T USE]
BT: publications
RT: direct mail
organizations

disadvantaged [DON’T USE]
USE: poor

disaster

discussion groups

diseases
NT: animal diseases
RT: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

disparity [DON’T USE]
USE: distribution

distance education
BT: education
RT: correspondence education

distribution
UF: disparity [DON’T USE]
equity [DON’T USE]
income distribution [DON’T USE]
RT: ethical issues
finance
marketing
transportation

diversity

Djibouti (Africa, Eastern)

Doane

document delivery systems
BT: delivery systems

documentation

dogs
BT companion animals

Dominica (Latin America; Caribbean)

Dominican Republic (Latin America; Caribbean)

drama

drink
UF: beer [DON’T USE]
wine [DON’T USE]
BT: farm products
RT: dairy
food
food industries

Drovers Journal

DVD


E

e-books

e-commerce

e-mail
RT: electronic mail

e-marketing

E. coli (Escherichia coli)
BT: food issues

E.C. [DON’T USE]
USE: European Communities (E.C.)East-West Center

ecology [DON’T USE]
USE: environment

economic development
BT: development

economic information
BT: information
RT: finance

economic research
BT: research
RT: models

Economic Research Service, USDA (ERS)
UF: ERS [DON’T USE]

economics
NT: economics of information
RT: costs
expenditures
income levels
productivity

economics of information
BT: economics
NT: value of information

Ecuador (Latin America; South America)

editing
RT: information processing
journalism
publishing
television programming

editors
BT: communicators
RT: journalism
journalists
media gatekeepers
publishing
writing skills

education
BT: socio-economic aspects
NT: adult education
agricultural education
audiovisual training
communication education
continuing education
correspondence education
courses
distance education
environment education
extension education
health education
higher education
medical education
member education
non-formal education
nutrition education
occupational education
primary education
technical education
RT: learning
libraries
literacy
professional development
programs
students
study tours
teaching

education effects

education levels

education profiles

education programs
BT: programs
NT: occupational education
RT: agricultural education
communication education
curriculum
in-service training
journalism education

education research
BT: research

education systems

educational films
UF: instructional films [DON’T USE]
BT: educational media
educational media films
RT: educational video

educational innovations
UF: instructional innovations [DON’T USE]
BT: innovations

educational media
UF: auto-tutorial [DON’T USE]
BT: media
NT: educational films
educational radio
educational television
educational video
RT: audiovisual materials
teaching aids
telecommunications
teleconference
teletext

educational media films
NT: educational films

educational media radio
NT: educational radio

educational media television
NT: educational television

educational media video
NT: educational video

educational methods
UF: instructional methods [DON’T USE]
RT: teaching methods

educational needs
BT: needs
RT: information needs

educational projects
RT: development programs

educational radio
BT: educational media
educational media radio

educational strategies
BT: instruction

educational technology
BT: technology

educational television
BT: educational media
educational media television
RT: educational video
educational video conference
teleconference

educational video
BT: educational media
educational media video
RT: educational films
educational television

educational video conference
RT: educational television

educators
UF: faculty [DON’T USE]
teachers [DON’T USE]
RT: communicators
extension agents

edutainment

EEC [DON’T USE]
USE: European Communities (E.C.)

eggs

Egypt (Africa, Northern)

El Salvador (Latin America; Central America)

electronic data processing [DON’T USE]
USE: data processing

elderly

electronic mail
BT: delivery systems
RT: e-mail
teletext

electronic marketing
BT: direct marketing
NT: teletext
RT: database marketing
marketing techniques

electronic media

electronic publishing
BT: publishing

Embry, Dink

emergency management

employee management
UF: motivation [DON’T USE]
RT: personnel management

employment
UF: vocation [DON’T USE]
NT: agricultural occupations
RT: interviewing

energy
BT: environment
RT: conservation

England (Europe)
BT Great Britain (Europe)
BT United Kingdom (UK)(Europe)
BT Europe

entertainment
RT: humor

environment
UF: ecology [DON’T USE]
natural resources [DON’T USE]
NT: energy
hazardous waste
soil
RT: conservation
land use planning
pollution
sustainability

environment (artificial)[DON’T USE]
USE: settings

environment education
BT: education

environmental communication
BT: communication
RT: risk communication

environmental policy
BT: government policies
RT: legislation
regulation
sustainability

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

environmental quality
NT: water quality
RT: ethical issues
government policies
hazardous waste
legislation
pollution
sustainability

Equatorial Guinea (Africa, Middle)

equines
RT: horses

equity [DON’T USE]
USE: distribution
erosion (finance)

Erickson, Wally

Eritrea (Africa, Eastern)

erosion (finance)
UF: equity [DON’T USE]

erosion (soils)
NT: soil conservation
RT: conservation
pollution
environment

ERS [DON’T USE]
USE: Economic Research Service, USDA (ERS)

Estonia (Europe)

ethanol
RT: bio-based energy
corn

ethical issues
RT: distribution
environmental quality
freedom of press

Ethiopia (Africa, Eastern)

ethnic factors

Europe

European Communities (E.C.)
UF: E.C. [DON’T USE]
EEC [DON’T USE]

evaluation
NT: program evaluation
RT: analysis

event planning

events

exhibits
BT: visual communication
RT: demonstrations
open houses
posters
shows

expenditures
RT: costs
economics
finance
income levels

experiments
UF: trials [DON’T USE]
BT: research methods

expert systems
RT: artificial intelligence
computers

explicit knowledge

exports
BT: computers
RT: foreign markets
imports
international trade
markets (selling)

extension
NT: extension communication
extension methods
extension programs
extension services
extension systems
RT: advisory services
cooperatives
land grant universities

extension advisors [DON’T USE]
USE: extension agents

extension agents
UF: agricultural agents [DON’T USE]
consultants [DON’T USE]
extension advisors [DON’T USE]
extension officers [DON’T USE]
extension personnel [DON’T USE]
extension workers [DON’T USE]
RT: communicators
educators

extension communication
BT: communication
extension

extension education
BT: education
RT: in-service training

extension information
BT: information
extension methods
BT: extension
RT: demonstration farms

extension officers [DON’T USE]
USE: extension agents
extension organizations

extension personnel [DON’T USE]
USE: extension agents

extension programs
BT: extension
programs
RT: communication channels
program development

extension research
BT: research

extension services
BT: extension
RT: advisory services
information services
information sources

extension systems
BT: extension
NT: training and visit system
RT: communication channels

extension workers [DON’T USE]
USE: extension agents


F

face-to-face communication
BT: communication
presentation
NT: meetings
RT: interpersonal communication
open houses
public speaking
selling

Facebook
BT: social networking
social media

FACTS [DON’T USE]
USE: Fast Agricultural Communications Terminal Systems (FACTS)

faculty [DON’T USE]
USE: educators

Faeroe Islands (Europe)

fair trade

fairs
UF: farmer markets [DON’T USE]
markets (fairs)[DON’T USE]
RT: demonstrations
field days
shows

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)(Latin America)

family farm
BT: farms
RT: agrarianism
farm families
farming systems

family planning
UF: population programs [DON’T USE]
BT: planning
RT: health education
health programs

FAO [DON’T USE]
USE: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

farm broadcasts [DON’T USE]
USE: rural broadcasts

farm children
UF: farmers’ children [DON’T USE]
BT: children
farm families

farm credit [DON’T USE]
USE: credit

farm equipment [DON’T USE]
USE: machinery

farm families
NT: farm children
farm women
farmers
RT: family farm
rural families

Farm Industry News

farm inputs
NT: chemicals
machinery
seeds
RT: input industries

Farm Journal

farm journals
UF: farm press [DON’T USE]
BT: journals
NT: trends in farm publishing

farm management
BT: management
NT: farm records
RT: farming methods

farm managers
RT: farmers

farm media

farm operations [DON’T USE]
USE: farming

farm outputs [DON’T USE]
USE: farm products

farm practices [DON’T USE]
USE: farming methods

farm press [DON’T USE]
USE: farm journals

farm products
UF: farm outputs [DON’T USE]
NT: crops
dairy
drink
livestock
RT: commodities
feedstuffs
fiber
food
markets (selling)

farm programs [DON’T USE]
USE: agricultural policy

Farm Progress Companies

farm records
BT: farm management
RT: finance farm safety
BT: safety
RT: health
machinery

farm tours
BT: tours
RT: field days

farm women
BT: farm families
women
RT: gender

farm workers
UF: agricultural laborers [DON’T USE]
migrant workers [DON’T USE]
BT: agricultural occupations

farmer attitudes
UF: farmers’ opinions [DON’T USE]
BT: attitudes
RT: adoption
audience attitudes
farmer perceptions
influences
rural-urban communication

farmer cooperatives [DON’T USE]
USE: cooperatives

farmer education
BT: agricultural education
RT: rural-urban communication
rural-urban differences
farmer field schools

farmer markets [DON’T USE]
USE: fairs

farmer needs
BT: needs
RT: feedback

farmer perceptions
RT: farmer attitudes

farmer self-image
BT: image
RT: agrarianism
rural-urban communication

farmers
UF: producers [DON’T USE]
BT: farm families
NT: low-income farmers
part time farmers
small farmers
young farmers
RT: cooperatives
farm managers
farms

farmers’ children [DON’T USE]
USE: farm children

Farmers’ Institute

farmers’ opinions [DON’T USE]
USE: farmer attitudes
farming
UF: farm operations [DON’T USE]

farming methods
UF: agricultural technology [DON’T USE]
farming practices [DON’T USE]
BT: behavior
NT: irrigation
RT: animal rights
farm management
farming systems
land use
machinery
traditional technology

farming practices [DON’T USE]
USE: farming methods

farming systems
RT: family farm
farming methods
farming systems research

farming systems research
UF: FSR [DON’T USE]
BT: research
RT: farming systems
feedback
on-farm research

farms
NT: corporate farms
demonstration farms
family farm
small farms
RT: agribusiness
farmers
land tenure

Fast Agricultural Communications Terminal Systems(FACTS)
UF: FACTS [DON’T USE]

fax

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

feedback
RT: audience analysis
audience participation
call-in
communication theory
farmer needs
farming systems research
participation

feedstuffs
RT: farm products

Ferraton, Hubert

fertilizer promotion
BT: promotion
RT: advertising

fertilizers
RT: input industries
soil fertility

FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America)
UF: Future Farmers of America (FFA) [DON’T USE]
RT: youth

fiber
UF: cotton [DON’T USE]
flax [DON’T USE]
jute [DON’T USE]
wool [DON’T USE]
RT: farm products
fiber optics

field days
RT: demonstration farms
demonstrations
fairs
farm tours
open houses
shows
test plots

Fiji (Oceania)

film production
BT: production techniques
RT: photography
video

films
UF: motion pictures [DON’T USE]
movies [DON’T USE]
BT: audiovisual media
mass media
RT: television
video

filmstrips
RT: slides
visual communication
finance
NT: credit
RT: banking
costs
economic information
expenditures
farm records
income
investments
sales

financial management
UF: budget [DON’T USE]
depression [DON’T USE]
BT: management

Finland (Europe)

fire

fish
BT: food

flax [DON’T USE]
USE: fiber

Florida, USA

flowers

flu
BT: diseases

focus groups
BT: research methods
RT: pretests

folk media [DON’T USE]
USE: traditional media

food
NT: dairy
fish
fruit
meat
nuts
poultry
RT: drink
farm products
labeling

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
UF: FAO [DON’T USE]

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
BT: administration

food deserts

food handlers

food industry
BT: food
drink
industry
RT: agribusiness
farms
input industries
restaurants

food irradiation
RT: food safety

food issues
NT: Alar scare
antibiotics
biotechnology
bird flu
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
cloning
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
food safety
genetic engineering
genetic modification
H1N1
hormones
lean fine textured ground beef
mad cow disease
obesity
pink slime
Salmonella
swine flu
RT: chemicals
crisis communication
diet
risk communication

food labels [DON’T USE]
USE: nutrition labeling

food policy
BT: government
government policies
RT: agricultural policy
agriculture policy
legislation
nutrition policy
nutritional labeling
USDA programs
food preparation
food processing
food production

food safety
BT: food issues
safety
RT: biotechnology
food irradiation
risk communication
food security
food supply
forages

Foreign Agricultural Service

foreign markets
BT: markets
RT: exports
imports
international trade

forestry
UF: lumber [DON’T USE]

Foundation for American Agriculture

Four H

frames
framing
RT: image

France (Europe)

free-lancing

freedom of press
NT: censorship
RT: ethical issues

French Guiana (Latin America)

French Polynesia (Oceania)

fruit
BT: food

FSR [DON’T USE]
USE: farming systems research

functional foods

Future Farmers of America (FFA) [DON’T USE]
USE: FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America)


G

Gabon (Africa, Middle)

Gambia (Africa, Western)

games

gardening [DON’T USE]
USE: horticulture

gatekeepers
NT: media gatekeepers
technological gatekeepers
wire services
RT: censorship
communication barriers
communication channels
information control
information overload

gatekeeping
RT: bias
gender
RT: farm women

genetic engineering
BT: food issues
RT: biotechnology
genetic modification

genetic modification
BT: food issues
RT: biotechnology
genetic engineering

genetics
RT: breeding

genomics

Georgia (Western Asia)

Georgia, USA

Germany (Europe)

Ghana (Africa)

Gibraltar (Europe)

global

globalization

glossary

Google

Google+
BT: social networking

government
NT: food policy
RT: international relations
legislation
policies
politics

government policies
UF: government projects [DON’T USE]
BT: policies
programs
NT: agricultural policy
environmental policy
food policy
government services
national programs
nutrition policy
state programs
RT: environmental quality
land use planning

government programs [DON’T USE]
USE: government services

government projects [DON’T USE]
USE: government policies

government services
UF: government programs [DON’T USE]
BT: government policies
RT: national programs

grains
BT: crops
NT: corn
rice
soybeans
wheat

graphics
RT: illustrations

grassroots

Great Britain (Europe)
BT United Kingdom (Europe)
NT England (Europe)
Scotland (Europe)
Wales (Europe)

Greece (Europe)

Green Thumb Project

Grenada (Latin America; Caribbean)

group advertising
BT: advertising
RT: cooperative advertising

group leaders [DON’T USE]
USE: leadership

group leadership methods
RT: leadership

group teaching
RT: meetings

Guadeloupe (Latin America; Caribbean)

Guam (Oceania)

Guatemala (Latin America; Central America)

guides [DON’T USE]
USE: manuals

Guinea (Africa)

Guinea-Bissau (Africa, Western)

Guyana (Latin America; South America)


H

H1N1
BT: food issues
RT: swine flu

Haeg, Larry (Lawrence)

Haiti (Latin America; Caribbean)

handbooks [DON’T USE]
USE: manuals

Hansen, Mal

hardware [DON’T USE]
USE: computers

Harper, Dix

Hawaii, USA

Hays, Ron

hazardous waste
BT: environment
RT: environmental quality
RT: conservation

health
NT: animal health
RT: animal diseases
farm safety

health education
BT: education
RT: family planning
nutrition education

health programs
BT: programs
RT: family planning

Heinz, Al

herbicides
BT: chemicals
pesticides
RT: insecticides

higher education
BT: education
RT: colleges
universities

historical research
BT: research methods

history
RT: archives

Hoard, W. D.

Hoard’s Dairyman

hogs
RT: swine

Holy See (Europe)

home instruction
RT: correspondence education
in-service training
radio schools
training programs

homemaker education
BT: occupational education

homemakers
UF: housewives [DON’T USE]
RT: women

Honduras (Latin America; Central America)

honey

Hong Kong [DON’T USE]
USE: China, Hong Kong SAR (Eastern Asia)

Hood, Johnnie

hormones
BT: food issues

horses
BT: companion animals
RT: equines

horticulture
UF: gardening [DON’T USE]

hot lines [DON’T USE]
USE: call-in

housewives[DON’T USE]
USE: homemakers

housing
RT: communities

Hull, Rich

humor
BT: special effects
RT: entertainment

Hungary (Europe)

hunger

hyperlocal


I

Iceland (Europe)

Idaho, USA

identification system

IDRC [DON’T USE]
USE: International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Illinois, USA

illustrations
BT: visual communication
RT: color
graphics
layout
photographs

image
NT: farmer self-image
RT: agrarianism
framing
perception
public relations
rural-urban communication

immigration

imports
BT: international trade
RT: exports
foreign markets

in-service training
UF: inservice training [DON’T USE]
BT: training
RT: continuing education
Education programs
extension education
home instruction
professional development

incentives
UF: sweepstakes [DON’T USE]
NT: awards
premiums
RT: coupon promotion
sales promotion
special effects

income
BT: socio-economic aspects
RT: finance

income distribution [DON’T USE]
USE: distribution

income level
RT: economics
expenditures

India (Southern Asia)

Indiana, USA

indigenous knowledge
BT: knowledge
RT: technical knowledge
traditional knowledge
traditional technology
indigenous media [DON’T USE]
USE: traditional media

Indonesia (South-Eastern Asia)

industrialization

industry
NT: food industry

inertia

influences
RT: adoption
attitudes
decision process
development
farmer attitudes

infographics

informatics

information
NT: consumer information
cooperative communication
economic information
extension information
information technology
market information
nutrition information
occupation information
public information
sci-tech information
RT: knowledge
libraries
research

information behavior
BT: behavior
NT: information gathering
information processing
information seeking
information utilization
RT: communication behavior

information centers

information channels [DON’T USE]
USE: communication channels

information collection [DON’T USE]
USE: information gathering

information control
RT: bias
censorship
gatekeepers
media gate
keepers

information dissemination
RT: diffusion

information flow
UF: communication flow [DON’T USE]
information transfer [DON’T USE]
RT: technological gatekeepers
technology transfer

information gathering
UF: information collection [DON’T USE]
BT: information behavior
RT: data collection
information seeking
interviews

information issues
RT: information overload

information management
BT: management

information needs
BT: needs
RT: educational needs

information networks
RT: communication systems
multimedia systems

information overload
RT: gatekeepers
information issues

information processing
BT: information behavior
RT: editing

information retrieval [DON’T USE]
USE: information storage and retrieval systems

information science
RT: librarianship
information security

information seeking
BT: information behavior
RT: communication patterns
information gathering

information services
NT: Instant Update
sci-tech information services
RT: communication systems
delivery systems
extension services

information sources
UF: sources [DON’T USE]
RT: extension services

information specialists
RT: communicators
librarians

information storage and retrieval
SN: Use for the concepts of storing and retrieving
RT: archives

information storage and retrieval systems
SN: Use for processes used in storing and retrieving
UF: information retrieval [DON’T USE]
BT: information systems
RT: archives
CD-ROM
library services

information systems
NT: communication systems
information storage and retrieval systems
microforms

information technology
UF: communication technologies [DON’T USE]
BT: information
technology

information theory
BT: theory
RT: communication theory

information transfer [DON’T USE]
USE: information flow

information utilization
BT: information behavior

infrastructure
RT: rural communities

innovations
NT: educational innovations
RT: adoption
development
technological advancement

input industries
BT: agribusiness
RT: chemicals
farm inputs
fertilizers
food industries

insecticides
BT: pesticides
RT: herbicides

inservice training [DON’T USE]
USE: in-service training

Instagram
BT: social networking

Instant Update
BT: information services

Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues

instruction
NT: educational strategies
radio schools

instructional films [DON’T USE]
USE: educational films

instructional innovations [DON’T USE]
USE: educational innovations

instructional materials [DON’T USE]
USE: teaching aids

instructional methods [DON’T USE]
USE: educational methods

instructional programs
BT: programs

instructions (guidelines) [DON’T USE]
USE: manuals

insurance

intellectual property rights

interactive media
BT: media
RT: audiovisual media
call-in
CD-ROM
communication methods
multimedia systems

intercultural communication
BT: communication
RT: international communication

intercultural programs
BT: programs
RT: international programs

interest groups
BT: organizations
RT: opinion leaders
politics

international

International Agricultural Development Service (IADS)

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (ICTA)

international communication
BT: communication
RT: intercultural communication
international relations
languages
satellites

international cooperation

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT)

International Development Research Center (IDRC)
UF: IDRC [DON’T USE]

International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ)

International Federation for Documentation

International Information System for the Agricultural Science

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

international organizations
BT: organizations

International Potato Center (CIP)
UF: CIP [DON’T USE]

international programs
BT: programs
RT: intercultural programs

International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS)
UF: INTERPAKS [DON’T USE]

international relations
RT: government
international communication

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
UF: IRRI [DON’T USE]

International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR)

international trade
UF: trade [DON’T USE]
NT: imports
RT: exports
foreign markets

Internet
NT: web
World Wide Web

internships [DON’T USE]
USE: job training

INTERPAKS [DON’T USE]
USE: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS)

interpersonal communication
RT: face-to-face communication

interviewing
BT: job search
RT: employment

interviews
RT: information gathering
reporting
surveys

intrapersonal communication

investigative reporting

investments
RT: banking
finance
markets (selling)

Iowa, USA

Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Southern Asia)

Iraq (Western Asia)

Ireland (Europe)
NT: Republic of Ireland (Europe)
Northern Ireland (Europe)
BT: Europe

irradiation

IRRI [DON’T USE]
USE: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

irrigation
BT: farming methods
RT: water

Isle of Man (Europe)

Israel (Western Asia)

issue management

Italy (Europe)

Ivory Coast (DON’T USE)
USE: Republic de Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)(Africa, Western)


J

Jackson, Jack

Jamaica (Latin America; Caribbean)

Japan (Eastern Asia)

Jarmul, David

job search
NT: interviewing

job skills
RT: job training
occupations

job training
UF: internships [DON’T USE]
BT: training
RT: job skills
occupational education
professional development
vocational guidance

Johnson, Samuel W.

Jordan (Western Asia)

journalism
NT: development journalism
RT: broadcasting
coverage
editing
editors
photography
publishing
reporting
writing skills

journalism education
RT: communication education
curriculum
education programs

journalism training
RT: communication education
communication training

journalists
BT: communicators
RT: editors

journals
UF: magazines [DON’T USE]
periodicals [DON’T USE]
BT: press
print media
publications
NT: farm journals

Judd, Orange

jute [DON’T USE]
USE: fiber


K

Kadderly, Wallace

Kansas, USA

Kazakhstan (Central Asia)

Keathley, Clyde

Kentucky, USA

Kenya (Africa, Eastern)

Ketelsen, Lynn

kinship

kiosks

Kiribati (Oceania)

Kirkpatrick, Keith

Kline, Lee

knowledge
NT: indigenous knowledge
technical knowledge
traditional knowledge
RT: attitudes
behavior
information
learning

knowledge exchange

knowledge gap [DON’T USE]
USE: knowledge level

knowledge level
UF: knowledge gap [DON’T USE]

knowledge management

Korea [DON’T USE]
USE: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)(Eastern
Asia) AND/OR Republic of Korea (South Korea)(Eastern Asia)

Kremer, Ray

Kummerow, Glenn

Kuwait (Western Asia)

Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)


L

labeling
NT: nutrition labeling
RT: consumer information
food
nutrition information
pesticides

lamb

land [DON’T USE]
USE: soil and grant universities
BT: universities
RT: colleges
extension

land management
BT: management

land policy [DON’T USE]
USE: land use planning

land tenure
UF: tenants [DON’T USE]
RT: farms

land use
RT: farming methods
natural resource management

land use management
RT: sustainability

land use planning
UF: land policy [DON’T USE]
BT: planning
RT: conservation
environment
government policies
land management
sustainability
landscape

languages
RT: international communication

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)(South-Eastern Asia)

Latin America

Latvia (Europe)

Laugfitt, Merrill

layout
BT: visual communication
RT: design
illustrations
legibility

leadership
UF: group leaders [DON’T USE]
NT: opinion leaders
RT: group leadership methods
interest groups

leadership training
BT: training
RT: learning
young farmer programs

lean fine textured ground beef
BT: food issues

learning
RT: education
knowledge
leadership training

Lebanon (Western Asia)

legibility
RT: layout

legislation
RT: administration
agricultural policy
environmental policy
environmental quality
food policy
government
nutrition policy
policies
politics
programs

legumes
BT: crops
BT: grains
NT: beans

Lerch, Don

Lesotho (Africa, Southern)

letters
RT: direct mail
newsletters

Levering, Wilbur

Liberia (Africa, Western)

librarians
RT: information specialists

librarianship
RT: information science

libraries
RT: archives
books
education
information

library services
UF: literature services [DON’T USE]
NT: current awareness
RT: information storage and retrieval systems

Libya; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Africa, Northern)

Liechtenstein (Europe)

lifelong learning [DON’T USE]
USE: continuing education

Liles, Wayne

limited resource farmers [DON’T USE]
USE: small farmers

linkages
BT: networks
RT: communication networks
organizational communication

LinkedIn
BT: social networking

listenership
UF: listening habit [DON’T USE]
radio audience [DON’T USE]
radio audiences [DON’T USE]
BT: audience
media use
RT: broadcasts
radio

listening
NT: radio schools

listening groups [DON’T USE]
USE: radio schools

listening habit [DON’T USE]
USE: listenership
listening habits
BT: media use
RT: broadcasting
radio
television viewing

literacy
RT: comprehension
education
traditional media

literature
BT: books
RT: publishing
writing styles

literature services [DON’T USE]
USE: library services

Lithuania (Europe)

livestock
BT: animals
farm products
NT: cattle
hogs
horses
poultry
sheep
RT: breeding
dairy
meat

livestock promotion [DON’T USE]
USE: commodity promotion

Livestock Publications Council (LPC)

lobbying

local

local programs
BT: programs

Logan, George

Los Angeles Times

Loudon, Gordon

Louisiana, USA

low-income farmers
BT: farmers
RT: small farmers

low-power radio

low-power television

lumber [DON’T USE]
USE: forestry

Luxembourg (Europe)


M

machinery
UF: farm equipment [DON’T USE]
BT: farm inputs
RT: farm safety
farming methods
transportation

Mack, Chris

mad cow disease
USE ALSO: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
BT: food issues

Madagascar (Africa, Eastern)

magazines [DON’T USE]
USE: journals

magic [DON’T USE]
USE: special effects

mail
NT: direct mail

mailing lists [DON’T USE]
USE: directories

Maine, USA

Malawi (Africa, Eastern)

Malaysia (South-Eastern Asia)

Maldives (Southern Asia)

Mali (Africa, Western)

Malta (Europe)

management
NT: decision making
farm management
financial management
information management
land management
natural resource management
personnel management
pest management

manuals
UF: guides [DON’T USE]
handbooks [DON’T USE]
instructions (guidelines) [DON’T USE]
BT: publications

market analysis
BT: analysis
RT: markets (selling)

market information
UF: marketing information [DON’T USE]
BT: information

marketing
NT: advertising
database marketing
promotion
selling
RT: sales methods
transportation

marketing communication

marketing information [DON’T USE]
USE: market information

marketing research
BT: research
NT: advertising research
RT: communication research

marketing techniques
RT: database marketing
direct marketing
electronic marketing

markets
NT: foreign markets

markets (fairs) [DON’T USE]
USE: direct marketing
fairs

markets (selling)
UF: commodity markets [DON’T USE]
RT: buyers
exports
farm products
investments
market analysis

Markham, Emerson

Marshall Islands (Oceania)

Martin, Harry

Martinique (Latin America; Caribbean)

Maryland, USA

Mason, Bill

mass communication
BT: Communication

mass communication systems
BT: communication systems
NT: satellites

mass media
BT: media
NT: broadcast
films
newspapers
radio
RT: news media
television

Massachusetts, USA

Mauritania (Africa, Western)

Mauritius (Africa, Eastern)

Mayotte (Africa, Eastern)

McDonald, John

McGinnis, Dallas

McReynolds, Bill

meat
UF: beef [DON’T USE]
BT: food
RT: livestock
poultry

media
NT: audiovisual media
educational media
interactive media
mass media
news media
RT: communication channels
communication methods
multimedia systems

media effectiveness

media gatekeepers
BT: gatekeepers
RT: editors
information control
media influence

media mix
SN: Refers to the end product of selection efforts in planning
communication programs/campaigns
BT: campaigns
RT: communication planning
media organizations

media relations
UF: press relations [DON’T USE]
BT: public relations
RT: call-in
conferences
news releases

media research
BT: research

media sales

media skills

media selection
SN: refers to the actions involved in choosing media as part of a
communication planning process
RT: communication planning

media use
UF: rating [DON’T USE]
BT: communication behavior
NT: listenership
listening habits
readership
television viewing
RT: audience
communication methods
communication patterns
use studies

mediation

medical education
BT: education

meetings
BT: face-to-face communication
NT: conferences
RT: group teaching
organizations

Meister Media

member education
BT: education
RT: organizations

Menard, George

mentoring

Meredith Corporation

Meredith, E. T.

message

message content
NT: appeals (message)
RT: communication planning
content analysis

Mexico (Latin America; Central America)

Meyerdirk, Carl

Michigan, USA

microblogs
BT: social networking
NT: Twitter

microfiche [DON’T USE]
USE: microforms

microforms
UF: microfiche [DON’T USE]
BT: information systems

Micronesia (Federated States of) (Oceania)

Middle East

Midwest Farm Newspaper Group

Might, Charles

migrant workers [DON’T USE]
USE: farm workers

migration

Miller, Bob

milk [DON’T USE]
USE: dairy

Miller Publishing Company

Minnesota, USA

Mississippi, USA

Missouri, USA

Mitchell, Cliff

mobile communication systems
BT: communication systems
RT: cell phones
smart phones
telephone communication

mobile radio
BT: radio

models
SN: research
RT: communication theory
economic research

modernization [DON’T USE]
USE: development

Monaco (Europe)

Mongolia (Eastern Asia)

Montana, USA

Montenegro (Europe)

Montserrat (Latin America; Caribbean)

Morocco (Africa, Northern)

Moshier, Bill

motion pictures [DON’T USE]
USE: films

motivation [DON’T USE]
USE: employee management

movies [DON’T USE]
USE: films

Mozambique (Africa, Eastern)

Mullen, Frank E.

multimedia
NT: communication systems
training
RT: audiovisual materials
audiovisual media

multimedia systems
RT: CD-ROM
communication systems
information networks
interactive media
media

multimedia training
BT: training
RT: audiovisual media
teaching aids

music
BT: non-verbal communication

Myanmar (South-Eastern Asia)


N

NAFB [DON’T USE]
USE: National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB)
OR
USE National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB)

NAL [DON’T USE]
USE: National Agricultural Library, USDA (NAL)

NAMA [DON’T USE]
USE: National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA)

Namibia (Africa, Southern)

Nance, Bob

nanotechnology

National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA)
UF: NAMA [DON’T USE]

National Agricultural Library, USDA (NAL)
UF: NAL [DON’T USE]

National Association of Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ)

National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB)
UF: NAFB [DON’T USE]

National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB)
UF: NAFB [DON’T USE]

national programs
BT: government policies
NT: USDA programs
RT: government services

National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC)
UF: NPAC [DON’T USE]

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)

natural

natural resource management
BT: management
RT: conservation
land use

natural resources [DON’T USE]
USE: environment

Nauru (Oceania)

Nebraska, USA

needs
NT: educational needs
farmer needs
information needs
research needs
training needs

negotiation

neighborhoods [DON’T USE]
USE: communities

Nepal (Southern Asia)

Netherlands (Europe)

networks
NT: communication networks
communication systems
linkages

Nevada, USA

New Caledonia (Oceania)

New England Farmer

New Hampshire, USA

New Jersey, USA

new media [DON’T USE]
USE: technological advancement

New Mexico, USA

New York, USA

New York Farmer

New Zealand (Oceania)

news
NT: agriculture news
RT: news media
reporting

news lines [DON’T USE]
USE: call-in

news media
BT: media
NT: newsletters
newspapers
radio
television
RT: mass media
news
press

news releases
UF: press releases [DON’T USE]
RT: media relations

newsletters
UF: bulletins [DON’T USE]
BT: news media
print media
publications
RT: direct mail
letters

Newspaper Farm Editors Association (NFEA)
UF: NFEA [DON’T USE]

newspapers
BT: mass media
news media
press
print media

NFEA [DON’T USE]
USE: Newspaper Farm Editors Association (NFEA)

Nicaragua (Latin America; Central America)

Niger (Africa, Western)

Nigeria (Africa, Western)

Niue (Oceania)

non-governmental organizations
RT: private sector

non-verbal communication
BT: Communication
NT: music
visual communication

nonformal education
BT: education

North Carolina, USA

North Dakota, USA

North Korea [DON’T USE]
USE: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) (Eastern Asia)

Northern Mariana Islands (Oceania)

Norton, John P.

Norway (Europe)

NPAC [DON’T USE]
USE: National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC)

nutrition

nutrition education
BT: education
RT: consumer information
health education

nutrition information
BT: information
RT: consumer information
labeling

nutrition labeling
UF: food labels [DON’T USE]
BT: labeling
RT: consumer information
public information

nutrition policy
BT: government policies
RT: agriculture policy
food policy
Legislation

nuts
BT: food


O

obesity
BT: food issues
health

occupation information
BT: information

occupational education
UF: vocational education [DON’T USE]
BT: education
education programs
NT: agricultural education
homemaker education
RT: job training

occupational mobility

occupations
RT: careers
job skills
part-time farmers

Ohio, USA

oil (bio-based)

oil (petroleum)

Oklahoma, USA

olfactory information

Oman (Western Asia)

on-farm computing
RT: computers

on-farm research
RT: farming systems research
test plots

online services

online systems
RT: communication channels
communication systems
computers

open access

open houses
RT: exhibits
face-to-face communication
field days

opinion
RT: public attitude

opinion leaders
BT: leadership
RT: farmer attitudes
interest groups

opinions
RT: attitudes

optical data disks [DON’T USE]
USE: CD-ROM

oral communication
BT: communication
NT: broadcast
RT: storytelling

organic

organic farming

Oregon, USA

organizational communication
BT: communication
RT: administration
communication networks
linkages
personnel management

organizations
UF: associations [DON’T USE]
societies [DON’T USE]
NT: commercial organizations
cooperatives
interest groups
international organizations
research organizations
student organizations
young farmer organizations
RT: communication units
directories
meetings
member education
private sector
volunteers

outdoor

outlook information
RT: trends

oysters
BT: seafood


P

Page, Arthur C.

Pakistan (Southern Asia)

Palau (Oceania)

Panama (Latin America; Central America)

pandemic

Papua New Guinea (Oceania)

Paraguay (Latin America; South America)

part-time farmers
BT: farmers
RT: occupations
small farmers
socio-economic aspects

participation
UF: attendance [DON’T USE]
NT: audience participation
RT: decision making
feedback

PCARR [DON’T USE]
USE: Philippine Council of Agriculture and Resources Research (PCARR)

PEACESAT

peanuts

peasants [DON’T USE]
USE: small farmers

Peeples, Roddy

Pennsylvania, USA

Penton Media

People’s Republic of China (PROC) (Eastern Asia)
UF: China [DON’T USE]
PROC [DON’T USE]

perception
RT: image

perceptions
RT: attitudes

periodicals [DON’T USE]
USE: journals

periurban [DON’T USE]
USE: peri-urban

peri-urban
UF: periurban [DON’T USE]

personal digital assistant (PDA)

personal management

personnel management
BT: management
RT: employee management
organizational communication

persuasion
UF: propaganda [DON’T USE]
RT: campaigns

Peru (Latin America; South America)

pest management
UF: plant diseases [DON’T USE]
BT: management
RT: plant protection

pesticides
BT: chemicals
NT: herbicides
insecticides

Peterson, Arnold

Philippine Council of Agriculture and Resources Research (PCARR)
UF: PCARR [DON’T USE]

Philippines (South-Eastern Asia)

phone lists [DON’T USE]
USE: directories

photographs
BT: visual communication
RT: illustrations

photography
BT: production techniques
RT: film production
journalism

Pierson, Russell

pink slime
BT: food issues

Pinterest
BT: social networking

plagiarism

Plambeck, Herb

planning
NT: campaign planning
communication planning
family planning
land use planning

plant diseases [DON’T USE]
USE: pest management

plant protection
RT: pest management

podcasts

Poe, Clarence Hamilton

point-of-purchase

Poland (Europe)

policies
NT: agriculture policy
government policies
RT: administration
government
legislation
politics
programs
regulations

politics
RT: government
interest groups
legislation
policies

polls [DON’T USE]
USE: surveys

pollution
RT: conservation
environment
environmental quality

poor
UF: disadvantaged [DON’T USE]

poverty [DON’T USE]
NT: rural poor

population programs [DON’T USE]
USE: family planning

pork

Portugal (Europe)

postal service
RT: mail

posters
BT: visual communication
RT: exhibits

potatoes

poultry
BT: food
livestock
RT: meat

poverty [DON’T USE]
USE: poor

PR [DON’T USE]
USE: public relations

PR agencies [DON’T USE]
USE: advertising agencies
public relations

Prairie Farmer

predictions
RT: trend

precision farming

premiums
BT: incentives
RT: awards

prescription farming

presentation
NT: face-to-face communication

press
NT: journals
newspapers
RT: news media

press relations [DON’T USE]
USE: media relations
news releases

press releases [DON’T USE]
USE: news releases

Prestel

prestige

pretests
RT: focus groups
research methods

primary education
UF: primary schools [DON’T USE]
BT: education

primary schools [DON’T USE]
USE: primary education

print media
NT: books
journals
newsletters
newspapers

printing
BT: production techniques
RT: publishing
typography

privacy

private sector
UF: privatization of government services [DON’T USE]
RT: commercial organizations
non-governmental organizations
organizations

privatization of government services [DON’T USE]
USE: private sector

PROC [DON’T USE]
USE: People’s Republic of China (PROC) (Eastern Asia)

producers [DON’T USE]
USE: farmers

product introduction [DON’T USE]
USE: adoption
product promotion

product promotion
UF: product introduction [DON’T USE]
BT: promotion

production techniques
NT: film production
photography
printing
television methods

productivity
RT: economics

professional development
BT: development
RT: careers
education
in-service training
job training

program development
BT: development
programs
RT: extension programs

program evaluation
BT: evaluation

programs
UF: projects [DON’T USE]
NT: adult programs
community services
cooperative programs
development programs
education programs
extension programs
government policies
health programs
instructional programs
intercultural programs
international programs
local programs
program development
radio programs
small farm programs
training programs
RT: administration
education
legislation
policies
social services

progress
RT: change

Progressive Farmer

project management

projects [DON’T USE]
USE: programs

promotion
BT: marketing
NT: advertising
commodity promotion
coupon promotion
fertilizer promotion
product promotion
retail promotion
sales promotion
RT: campaigns
publicity methods
sales methods
selling

propaganda [DON’T USE]
USE: persuasion

public attitudes
UF: public opinion [DON’T USE]
RT: attitudes
audience attitudes
opinion

public information
UF: public service messages [DON’T USE]
BT: information
RT: consumer information
nutrition labeling
public relations
risk communication

public journalism

public opinion [DON’T USE]
USE: public attitudes

public relations
UF: PR [DON’T USE]
PR agencies [DON’T USE]
NT: media relations
RT: direct mail
image
public information
publicity methods

public service messages [DON’T USE]
USE: public information

public speaking
UF: speeches [DON’T USE]
RT: communication
face-to-face communication

publications
SN: broad meaning; for scientific publications use
research reports
NT: abstracts
bibliographies
books
directories
journals
manuals
newsletters
reports
RT: archives

publicity methods
RT: promotion
public relations

publishing
NT: desktop publishing
electronic publishing
trends in farm publishing
RT: editing
editors
journalism
literature
printing

Puerto Rico, USA (Latin America; Caribbean)

puppetry


Q

Qatar (Western Asia)

questionnaires
BT: survey methods
RT: surveys

Quinn, Larry


R

race

radio
UF: CB [DON’T USE]
citizen band [DON’T USE]
BT: mass media
news media
NT: mobile radio
rural broadcasts
RT: broadcasting
broadcasts
listenership

radio audience [DON’T USE]
USE: listenership

radio audiences [DON’T USE]
USE: listenership

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

radio methods

radio networks

radio programs
BT: programs
RT: broadcasting
tape recordings

radio schools
UF: listening groups [DON’T USE]
BT: instruction
listening
schools
RT: call-in
correspondence education
home instruction
viewing groups

radio show

radio station

Rankin, Charlie

ratings [DON’T USE]
USE: media use

Raymond, Frank

Read, Hadley

readability
SN: easiness of understanding materials
RT: writing styles

readership
BT: audience
media use
RT: circulation

recording

recreation

regulations
UF: restrictions [DON’T USE]
RT: administration
environmental policy
policies

relationship marketing

religion
UF: churches [DON’T USE]

reporting
RT: agriculture news
coverage
interviews
journalism
news

reports
BT: publications
NT: research reports
statistical reports
weather reports

Republic de Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)(Africa, Western)

Republic of China (Taiwan)
UF: Taiwan (Republic of China)[DON’T USE]
Republic of Korea (South Korea)(Eastern Asia)
UF: South Korea [DON’T USE]

Republic of Macedonia (Europe)

Republic of Moldova (Europe)

research
NT: agriculture research
audience research
baseline research
communication analysis
communication research
economic research
education research
extension research
farming systems research
marketing research
media research
RT: analysis
breeding
concepts
information

research communication
BT: communication
RT: accuracy
scientific communication

research methods
NT: case studies
content analysis
experiments
focus groups
historical research
surveys
use studies
RT: agriculture research
communication analysis
data collection
pretests
sampling

research needs
BT: needs

research organizations
BT: organizations

research personnel [DON’T USE]
USE: scientists

research projects
RT: agriculture research

research reports
BT: reports

researchers [DON’T USE]
USE: scientists

restaurants

restrictions [DON’T USE]
USE: regulations

retail
BT: promotion
RT: retail promotion

retail promotion
BT: promotion
RT: retail

Réunion (Africa, Eastern)

Rhode Island, USA

Rhodesia (Africa)

rice
BT: crops
BT: grains

risk assessment

risk communication
BT: communication
RT: consumer information
environmental communication
food issues
food safety
public information

risk journalism

risk management

Robinson, Solon

ROC [DON’T USE]
USE: Taiwan (Republic of China)

Rodale Press

Romania (Europe)

Roesner, George

role

Root, Ken

RSS

rural areas [DON’T USE]
USE: rural communities

rural broadcasts
UF: farm broadcasts [DON’T USE]
BT: broadcasts
radio

rural change
BT: change

rural communication
BT: communication
RT: development communication

rural communities
UF: rural areas [DON’T USE]
rural settlements [DON’T USE]
BT: communities
NT: villages
RT: infrastructure

rural community development
BT: community development

rural conditions
UF: rural life [DON’T USE]
RT: rural-urban differences
urban conditions

rural development
BT: development
RT: agricultural development
development communication

rural development programs
BT: development programs

rural families
RT: farm families

Rural Free Delivery (RFD)

Rural Information Center, USDA

rural interests
SN: Socio-politic-economic; usually contrasting
urban interests
RT: urban interests

rural life [DON’T USE]
USE: rural conditions

rural lifestyle

rural living

rural people [DON’T USE]
USE: rural populations

rural poor
BT: poor

rural populations
UF: rural people [DON’T USE]
tribes [DON’T USE]

Rural Press Ltd.

rural settlements [DON’T USE]
USE: rural communities

rural society

rural sociology
RT: rural-urban differences

rural-urban communication
SN: Oriented to status, gaps
BT: communication
RT: agrarianism
consumers
farmer attitudes
farmer self-image
image
urban interests

rural-urban differences
RT: farmer education
rural conditions
rural sociology
urban conditions

Russian Federation (Europe)

Rwanda (Africa, Eastern)


S

safety
NT: farm safety
food safety

Saint Helena (Africa, Western)

Saint Kitts and Nevis (Latin America; Caribbean)

Saint Lucia (Latin America; Caribbean)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (North America)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Latin America; Caribbean)

sales
RT: finance
selling

sales methods
RT: advertising
marketing
promotion
selling

sales promotion
BT: promotion
RT: advertising
incentives

Salmonella
BT: food issues

Samoa (Oceania)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Africa, Middle)

sampling
RT: research methods
statistics

Samuelson, Orion

San Marino (Europe)

Sargent, Earl

Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE)
UF: SITE [DON’T USE]

satellites
BT: mass communication systems
RT: international communication
telecommunications
telephone communication

Saudi Arabia (Western Asia)

Schacht, Henry

Schmitz, Harold J

Schneider, Sam

schools
NT: colleges
radio schools
universities

sci-tech information
UF: scientific information [DON’T USE]
scientific-technical information [DON’T USE]
technical information [DON’T USE]
BT: information

sci-tech information services
BT: information services

scientific communication
BT: communication
RT: research communication

scientific information [DON’T USE]
USE: sci-tech information

scientific-technical information [DON’T USE]
USE: sci-tech information

scientists
UF: research personnel [DON’T USE]
researchers [DON’T USE]

Sea Grant

seafood
BT: food

search engines

Sechrest, Art

security

seeds
BT: farm inputs
RT: breeding
crops

selling
BT: marketing
RT: advertising
face-to-face communication
promotion
sales
sales methods

Senegal (Africa, Western)

senior citizens
RT: youth

Serbia (Europe)

setting
SN: Non-natural environment
NT: buildings
training centers

settings
UF: environment (artificial) [DON’T USE]

Seychelles (Africa, Eastern)

Seyler, Wes

sheep

shows
RT: demonstrations
exhibits
fairs
field days

Sierra Leone (Africa, Western)

Simpson, Wey

Singapore (South-Eastern Asia)

Sint Maarten (Latin America; Caribbean)

SITE [DON’T USE]
USE: Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE)

Slack, Evan

slides
BT: visual communication
RT: film strips

slogans
RT: advertising
campaigns

Slovakia (Europe)

Slovenia (Europe)

slow food

Slusarczyk, Ed

small farm programs
BT: programs
RT: small farmers
small farms

small farmers
UF: limited resource farmers [DON’T USE]
peasants [DON’T USE]
BT: farmers
RT: low-income farmers
part-time farmers
small farm programs

small farms
BT: farms
RT: small farm programs
smartphones
RT: cell phones
mobile communication systems

smell

social change
BT: change

social communication
BT: communication

social factors
RT: socio-economic aspects

social marketing

social media
NT: Facebook
Twitter

social movements

social networking
NT: Facebook
Google+
Instagram
LinkedIn
microblogs
Pinterest
Twitter
YouTube

social services
RT: programs

social structure
UF: class structure [DON’T USE]

societies [DON’T USE]
USE: organizations

socio-economic aspects
UF: demographic factors [DON’T USE]
NT: education
income
RT: part time farmers
social factors

software
RT: applications (apps)
computer programs

soil
UF: land [DON’T USE]
BT: environment

soil conservation
UF: tillage methods [DON’T USE]
BT: conservation
RT: pollutions

soil fertility
RT: fertilizers

Solar

Solomon Islands (Oceania)

Somalia (Africa, Eastern)

Sources [DON’T USE]
USE: information sources

South Africa (Africa, Southern)

South Carolina, USA

South Dakota, USA

South Korea [DON’T USE]
USE: Republic of Korea (Eastern Asia)

South Pacific University
South Sudan (Africa, Eastern)

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in
Agriculture (SEARCA)

Soviet Union [DON’T USE]
USE: USSR

Southern Ruralist

soybeans
BT: crops
grains
legumes

Spain (Europe)

special effects
UF: magic [DON’T USE]
NT: humor
RT: communicator effectiveness
incentives

Speece, Maynard

speeches [DON’T USE]
USE: public speaking

Sri Lanka (Southern Asia)

stakeholders

State of Palestine (Western Asia)

state programs
BT: government policies

statistical analysis [DON’T USE]
USE: data analysis

statistical methods [DON’T USE]
USE: statistics

statistical reports
BT: reports

statistics
UF: statistical methods [DON’T USE]
RT: data

sampling

Stephens, George

storytelling
BT: traditional media
RT: oral communication

stress

student organizations
BT: organizations

students
RT: education
youth

study tours
BT: tours
RT: education
travel

Successful Farming

Sudan (Africa, Northern)

sugar
BT: sweeteners

Suriname (Latin America; South America)

survey methods
BT: surveys
NT: questionnaires

surveys
UF: polls [DON’T USE]
BT: research methods
NT: survey methods
RT: interviews
questionnaires
travel

sustainability
UF: sustainable agriculture [DON’T USE]
sustainable land use [DON’T USE]
RT: conservation
environment
environmental policy
environmental quality
land use management
land use planning
water quality

sustainable agriculture

sustainable land use [DON’T USE]
USE: sustainability

Swaziland (Africa, Southern)

Sweden (Europe)

sweepstakes [DON’T USE]
USE: incentives

swine
RT: hogs

swine flu
BT: food issues
RT: H1N1

Switzerland (Europe)

Syrian Arab Republic (Western Asia)


T

tacit knowledge

Taiwan (Republic of China)[DON’T USE]
USE: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Tajikistan (Central Asia)

Tanzania [DON’T USE]
USE: United Republic of Tanzania (Africa, Eastern)

tape recordings
UF: audio cassettes [DON’T USE]
audio tape recordings [DON’T USE]
RT: radio programs

target audience
BT: audience
RT: audience analysis

Tasmania

teachers [DON’T USE]
USE: educators

teaching
RT: agricultural education
education

teaching aids
UF: instructional materials [DON’T USE]
RT: audiovisual materials
educational media
multimedia training

teaching methods
RT: agricultural education
demonstration farms
educational methods

training methods

technical assistance
RT: technology transfer

technical education
BT: education

technical information [DON’T USE]
USE: sci-tech information

technical knowledge
BT: knowledge
RT: indigenous knowledge

technological advancement
UF: new media [DON’T USE]
RT: development
innovations

technology transfer

technological gatekeepers
BT: development
gatekeepers
RT: adoption
information flow

technological transfer
RT: diffusion

technology
NT: biotechnology
communication systems
educational technology
Information technology
traditional technology

technology transfer
RT: adoption
development
diffusion
information flow
technical assistance
technological advancement
telecenters

telecommunication
BT: communication

telecommunications
NT: teletext
RT: educational media
satellites

teleconference
BT: conferences
RT: educational media
educational television

telemarketing [DON’T USE]
USE: direct marketing
telephone communication

Telenet
SN: First packet-switched network service that was available to the general public. Not to be confused with Telnet.

telephone communication
UF: telemarketing [DON’T USE]
BT: communication
RT: cell phones
mobile communication systems
satellites

teletext
BT: electronic marketing
telecommunications
RT: educational media
electronic mail

television
UF: TV [DON’T USE]
BT: audiovisual media
news media
NT: cable television
RT: broadcasting
broadcasts
films
mass media

television methods
BT: production techniques

television programming
RT: broadcasts
editing

television research
BT: communication research

television viewing
BT: media use
RT: audience

Telidon

tenants [DON’T USE]
USE: land tenure

Tennessee, USA

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

terrorism

test plots
RT: field days
on-farm research

Texas, USA

texting

Thailand (South-Eastern Asia)

theory
NT: information theory
RT: concepts
communication theory

third world [DON’T USE]
USE: developing nations

tillage methods [DON’T USE]
USE: soil conservation

timing
RT: communication planning

Timmons, Jack

Timor-Leste (South-Eastern Asia)

tobacco
BT: crops

Togo (Africa, Western)

Tokelau (Oceania)

Tonga (Oceania)

Totten, Hal

tourism

tours
UF: visits [DON’T USE]

NT: farm tours
study tours
RT: travel

Towers, Jack

traceability

trade [DON’T USE]
USE: international trade

traditional knowledge
BT: knowledge
RT: indigenous knowledge

traditional media
UF: folk media [DON’T USE]
indigenous media [DON’T USE]
NT: storytelling
RT: literacy

traditional technology
BT: technology
RT: farming methods
indigenous knowledge

training
BT: multimedia
NT: advisory training
audiovisual training
communication training
cooperative training
courses
in-service training
job training
leadership training
multimedia training
RT: curriculum

training and visit system
BT: extension systems

training centers
BT: setting

training methods
RT: teaching methods

training needs
BT: needs

training programs
BT: programs
RT: curriculum
home instruction
translation

transparency

transportation
RT: machinery
marketing
travel

travel
RT: study tours
surveys
tours
transportation

trends
RT: change
development
outlook information

trends in farm publishing
BT: publishing

trials [DON’T USE]
USE: experiments

tribes [DON’T USE]
USE: rural populations

Trinidad and Tobago (Latin America; Caribbean)

Tunisia (Africa, Northern)

Turkey (Western Asia)

Turkmenistan (Central Asia)

Turks and Caicos Islands (Latin America; Caribbean)

Tuvalu (Oceania)

TV [DON’T USE]
USE: television

tweeting
RT: Twitter

Twitter
BT: microblogs
social media
social networking
RT: tweeting

typography
RT: printing


U

U.S. Agency for International Development
UF: AID [DON’T USE]

Uganda (Africa, Eastern)

UK [DON’T USE]
USE: United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland)(UK)(Europe)

Ukraine (Europe)

UN [DON’T USE]
USE: United Nations (UN)

underdeveloped areas
RT: developing nations

underdeveloped countries [DON’T USE]
USE: developing nations

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [DON’T USE]
USE: USSR

United Arab Emirates (Western Asia)

United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(UK)(Europe)
UF: UK [DON’T USE]
BT: Europe
NT: Great Britain
Northern Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania (Africa, Eastern)
UF: Tanzania [DON’T USE]

United Nations (UN)
UF: UN [DON’T USE]

United States Department of Agriculture [DON’T USE]
USE: USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)

United States of America [DON’T USE]
USE: USA (United States of America; North America)

United States Virgin Islands (Latin America; Caribbean)

universities
BT: schools
NT: land grant universities
RT: colleges
higher education

Upper Volta (Africa)

urban agriculture

urban areas

urban conditions
UF: city life [DON’T USE]
RT: rural conditions
rural-urban differences

urban interests
RT: agriculture policy
consumers
rural interests
rural-urban communication

Uruguay (Latin America; South America)

USA (United States of America; North America)
UF: United States of America [DON’T USE]

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
UF: United States Department of Agriculture [DON’T USE]
BT: administration

USDA programs
BT: national programs
RT: agricultural policy
agriculture policy
food policy

use studies
UF: diary studies [DON’T USE]
BT: research methods
RT: media use

USSR
UF: Soviet Union [DON’T USE]
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [DON’T USE]

Utah, USA

Uzbekistan (Central Asia)


V

Vail, Mark

value added

value chains

value of information
BT: economics of information

Vance Publishing Corporation

Vanuatu (Oceania)

veal
BT: meat

vegetables

vehicular promotions

Yemen (Western Asia)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) (Latin America; South America)

Vermont, USA

veterinarians

veterinary medicine

video
BT: audiovisual media
RT: film production
films

video cassette recorders

video conferences

video news releases

videodisc

videotapes
BT: audiovisual media

videotex

Viet Nam (South-Eastern Asia)

viewing groups
RT: radio schools

villages
BT: rural communities

Vines, Marvin

viral (biological)

viral (network phenomenon)
SN: Related to network culture, i.e. computers, marketing, social
networking

Virginia, USA

virtual

visits [DON’T USE]
USE: tours

visual communication
BT: Communication
non-verbal communication
NT: audiovisual media
exhibits
illustrations
layout
photographs
posters
slides
RT: color
demonstrations
design

vocations [DON’T USE]
USE: careers
employment

vocational education [DON’T USE]
USE: occupational education

vocational guidance
RT: job training

voice recognition

volunteers
RT: organizations

vocational agriculture


W

Wageningen Agricultural University

Wales (Europe)
BT Great Britain (Europe)
United Kingdom (Europe)

Wallace, Henry A.

Wallaces Farmer

Wallis and Futuna Islands (Oceania)

Ward, William

Washington Post

Washington, USA

waste management

water
RT: irrigation

water pollution [DON’T USE]
USE: water quality

water quality
UF: water pollution [DON’T USE]
BT: environment quality
environmental quality
RT: conservation
sustainability

Watt Publishing Co.

weather
RT: change

weather reports
BT: reports

Web
RT: World Wide Web
BT: Internet

Web 2.0

web logs

web sites

Webb Company

webinars

weeds

West Virginia, USA

Western Sahara (Africa, Northern)

wheat
BT: grains

wikis

wildlife
NT: deer

Wilkinson, Ray

Williams, Gene

wind
BT: energy
RT: erosion (soils)

wine [DON’T USE]
USE: drink

Winrock

wire services
BT: gatekeepers

wireless

Wisconsin, USA

women
NT: farm women
RT: homemakers

wood

wool [DON’T USE]
USE: fiber

Worcester, Chuck

word processing
RT: computers
Computer programs

word-of-mouth marketing

World Bank

World Wide Web (WWW)
UF: WWW [DO NOT USE]
BT: Internet
RT: web

writing skills
RT: communicator effectiveness
editing
journalism

writing styles
RT: literature
readability

WWW [DO NOT USE]
USE: World Wide Web (WWW)

Wyoming, USA


X


Y

Yancey, Jim

young farmer organizations
BT: organizations

young farmer programs
RT: agricultural education
leadership training

young farmers
BT: farmers
RT: youth

youth
SN: Young adults
RT: children
FFA (Future Farmers of America)
senior citizens
students

young farmers

YouTube
BT: social networking

Yugoslavia


Z

Zambia (Africa, Eastern)

Zimbabwe (Africa, Eastern)

zoonosis