{"id":11258,"date":"2005-01-02T21:01:29","date_gmt":"2005-01-02T21:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2018-03-02T21:24:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T21:24:15","slug":"acdc-news-issue-05-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/acdc-news-issue-05-05\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDC News \u2013 Issue 05-05"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"zero\"><\/a><strong>The blog world \u2013 coming to agriculture.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">Evidence is apparent in recent documents about agriculture-related potentials for an emerging communications tool, the Web log. Blogs may have roots as publicly accessible personal online journals. However, we are adding reports of other uses. Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blair L. Fannin and Edith A. Chenault, \u201cBlogging agricultural news: a new technology to distribute news real-time.\u201d Describes an experimental use in covering the 2004 Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&amp;M University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Posted @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/agnews.tamu.edu\/saas\/2005\/fannin2.pdf\">http:\/\/agnews.tamu.edu\/saas\/2005\/fannin2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chuck Zimmerman, \u201cBlogging: coming to your computer now!\u201d Zimmerman, of ZimmComm, Holts Summit, Missouri, describes in an\u00a0<em>Agri Marketing\u00a0<\/em>article how agri-firms and groups are using blogs to announce and cover meetings and conferences, create and distribute news releases, offer perspectives, invite feedback and serve other functions. The ZimmComm site, \u201cTalking News Releases,\u201d includes audio, photos and video as well as text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Posted @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zimmcomm.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/zimmcomm.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"one\"><\/a><strong>Viewing other ag-related blogs<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">The web site, Globe of Weblogs\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globeofblogs.com\/\">www.globeofblogs.com<\/a>, identifies hundreds of blogs that relate, for example, to activism in animal rights, conservation, food safety, genetic engineering, sustainable agriculture and sustainable development. These blogs, based in many countries, tend to be highly personal in approach and content.<\/p>\n<p>The blog of the Center for Rural Affairs illustrates uses by an agricultural organization. Posted\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfra.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cfra.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\">\u00a0<b><a name=\"two\"><\/a><\/b><strong>New research reports from SAAS communications scholars.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The report from Blair Fannin and Edith Chenault (above) is one of nine papers presented February 5-9 at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Others presented to the Agricultural Communications Section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEvaluating the effectiveness of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Hueco Tanks State Historic Site orientation\/conservation video: a media system dependency theory perspective.\u201d Cindy Akers, David Segrest Jr., Mark Kistler, James Smith, Chad Davis and Matt Baker, Texas Tech University.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAssessing agricultural communications students\u2019 learning styles.\u201d Dwayne Cartmell II, Melissa Majors, Marcus Ashlock and Shelly Sitton, Oklahoma State University.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCognitive responses by West Texas Hispanic\/Latinos to agricultural news: a comparison of four English and Spanish presentation media.\u201d Chad Davis, Cindy Akers, Marvin Cepica, David Doerfert, Steve Fraze and David Lawver, Texas Tech University.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSyndicating agriculture news with RSS.\u201d Blair Fannin, Texas A&amp;M University.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt takes two: public understanding of agricultural science and agricultural scientists.\u201d Lisa Lundy, Louisiana State University, and Amanda Ruth, Ricky Telg and Tracy Irani, University of Florida.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPerceptions of job satisfaction and gender roles among select Florida agricultural communication practitioners.\u201d Rebecca McGovney and Tracy Irani, University of Florida.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDistance education in the agricultural communications realm: a synthesis of research.\u201d Emily Rhoades, University of Florida.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommunication preferences of politically active agricultural leaders.\u201d Ricky Telg, University of Florida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The papers are posted @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/agnews.tamu.edu\/saas\/saasproceedings.html\">http:\/\/agnews.tamu.edu\/saas\/saasproceedings.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also are entering them into the ACDC search system and collection.<\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"three\"><\/a><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s time for a colossal mind shift\u00a0<\/strong><strong>in the local agricultural community<\/strong>,\u201d<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">According to an executive cited in a\u00a0<em>Guelph Mercury\u00a0<\/em>( Canada) article we added recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to change this thought process in that all we are doing was feeding people,\u201d argued Gord Surgeoner, president of Ontario Agri-Food Technologies. \u201cNow, we\u2019ve gone ahead and met that challenge. Now, we can look at reducing pollution, building car parts and improving health care. We have this whole new world where the basic building blocks come from plant oils and plant starches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.aces.uiuc.edu\/agcomdb\/view.asp?ID=C21870\">Cutting a new path in farming<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posted February 1, 2005 at Food Safety Network\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archives.foodsafetynetwork.ca\/agnet-archives.htm\">http:\/\/archives.foodsafetynetwork.ca\/agnet-archives.htm<\/a><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"four\"><\/a><strong>Nonverbal ways of communicating with nature.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">In a recent book chapter, Michelle Scollo Sawyer proposed that \u201cacross cultures there is a set of related, largely nonverbal forms of communication that people use to connect with the natural world.\u201d Examination of several cases led her to identify five dimensions that could be added to the usual framework for analyzing communication:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Level of activity (stillness-movement)<\/li>\n<li>Pace (slow-fast)<\/li>\n<li>Sound level (silence-noise)<\/li>\n<li>Verbal activity (nonverbal-verbal)<\/li>\n<li>Quantity of verbal activity (small-great)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.aces.uiuc.edu\/agcomdb\/view.asp?ID=C21511\">Nonverbal ways of communicating with nature<\/a><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"five\"><\/a><strong>Do viewers and readers respond differently to environment news?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">Findings reported in\u00a0<em>Society and Natural Resources\u00a0<\/em>suggest that newspaper content about the environment may generate audience reactions different from those generated by television content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026those most exposed to the world as presented on television have potentially higher concern \u2026 and less tendency toward action \u2026 than those who have had less exposure. On the other hand, newspaper exposure was associated with lower concern but more action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.aces.uiuc.edu\/agcomdb\/view.asp?ID=C21878\">Skepticism about media effects concerning the environment<\/a><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><a name=\"six\"><\/a><strong>Preserving the embrittled.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">A newly added journal article highlights a national effort to identify and preserve agricultural literature that would otherwise be lost to decay. Twenty-three states are taking part, each identifying relevant state and local literature published between 1820 and 1945. Seminal works are then microfilmed and stored to preservation standards that provide a minimum life of 500 years. The U.S. Agricultural Information Network and National Agricultural Library, USDA, developed this program supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n<p>We would note that agricultural journalists and communicators helped create and publish much of this important literature during the 125 years.<\/p>\n<p>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.aces.uiuc.edu\/agcomdb\/view.asp?ID=C21873\">The national preservation program for agricultural literature<\/a><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3><a name=\"seven\"><\/a><strong>Communicator activities approaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>April 4-5, 2005<br \/>\n\u201cBeyond the mechanics: agriculture at the crossroads.\u201d Southern RegionWorkshop of Cooperative Communicators Association in Atlanta, Georgia USA.<br \/>\nInformation:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.communicators.coop\/\">http:\/\/www.communicators.coop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 20-22, 2005<br \/>\n\u201cBlazin\u2019 horizons.\u201d 2005 Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show of National Agri-Marketing Association in Phoenix, Arizona USA.<br \/>\nInformation:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\">http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 15-21, 2005<br \/>\n\u201cGlobalization of information: agriculture at the crossroads.\u201d Eleventh World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists and biennial conference of the U.S. Agricultural Information Network in Lexington, Kentucky USA.<br \/>\nInformation:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca.uk.edu\/aic\/conf_home_2.htm\">http:\/\/www.ca.uk.edu\/aic\/conf_home_2.htm<\/a><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<h3><b><a name=\"eight\"><\/a><strong>A secret to success in life<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>We close this issue of ACDC News with a thought from Mark Twain, as quoted in\u00a0<em>Panic in the Pantry<\/em>:\u201cPart of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.\u201d<\/dt>\n<dt><\/dt>\n<dt><\/dt>\n<dt>\n<hr align=\"left\" \/>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h3><a name=\"nine\"><\/a><b>Best regards and good searching.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Please pass along your reactions, suggestions and ideas for ACDC. Feel free to invite our help as you search for information. And please suggest (or send) agricultural communications documents we might add to this unique collection. We welcome them in hard copy (sent to<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Ag Com Documentation Center,<br \/>\n510 LIAC, 1101 S.<br \/>\nGoodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801)<br \/>\nor electronic form (at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:docctr@aces.uiuc.edu\">docctr@library.uiuc.edu<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><i>March, 2005<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blog world \u2013 coming to agriculture.\u00a0 Evidence is apparent in recent documents about agriculture-related potentials for an emerging communications tool, the Web log. Blogs may have roots as publicly accessible personal online journals. However, we are adding reports of other uses. Examples: Blair L. Fannin and Edith A. 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