{"id":15836,"date":"2023-04-10T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=15836"},"modified":"2023-04-10T16:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:28:58","slug":"april-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-23-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/april-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-23-04\/","title":{"rendered":"April News and Research from the ACDC\u2013 Issue 23-04"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/04\/DocNews23-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>UK farmers feeling short on information for agri-tech investments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A lack of knowledge about agri-tech is holding farmers in the United Kingdom back when it comes to implementing agri-tech in their business. So reported Caroline Stocks in a September 2022 article in the Farming Future Food independent news website.\u00a0 Results of a National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society survey of about 400 farmers revealed that almost half (46.2%) felt they didn\u2019t know enough about agri-tech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstandably, there\u2019s a real fear amongst farmers that they could make the wrong tech-choice for their farm and end up with an expensive system that becomes outdated quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read the report <a href=\"https:\/\/farmingfuturefood.com\/lack-of-knowledge-holding-uk-farmers-back-from-ag-tech-investment\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>New research in the <em>Journal of Applied Communications<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPodcasts in production: An examination of current and best practices for agricultural and natural resource podcast producers\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cA culture of fire: Identifying community risk perceptions surrounding prescribed burning in the Flint Hills, Kansas\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFactors influencing public perception of science\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIdentifying stakeholders\u2019 needs for agricultural communications in higher education curriculum in Australia\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read these <em>JAC<\/em> articles by open access <a href=\"https:\/\/newprairiepress.org\/jac\/vol106\/iss4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Trump effect on rural newspapers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A 2022 book chapter that we added recently to ACDC described \u201cThe Trump effect on rural communities and newspapers.\u201d Author Al Cross serves as Director and Professor of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He noted that the presidency of Donald Trump increased divisions between rural and urban America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you probably have not heard is that Trump also increased divisions among people living in rural communities, and that in combination with social media, it accelerated the decline of non-metropolitan newspapers, the most important source of local news and information for 60 million rural Americans.\u201d In his chapter of <em>The Future of the Presidency, Journalism and Democracy <\/em>(Routledge) he detailed findings of his national analysis.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the chapter by open access<a href=\"https:\/\/irjci.blogspot.com\/p\/the-trump-effect-on-rural-communities.html\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Boost awareness of ways to shorten food supply chains<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A 2023 article in <em>Environmental Research and Public Health<\/em> highlighted ways to boost awareness of local agri-food products. The research team found a high potential demand for such foods in Poland and European countries such as France and Italy &#8211; but a \u201cpersisting low awareness regarding the existence of alternative distribution networks\u201d for them.<\/p>\n<p>Authors encouraged active involvement of local governments in creating short food supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the journal article <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph20043641\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Impact of Extension Services on small farmers in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <em>Journal of Extension Education<\/em> recently contained an article examining effectiveness of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) in the Assam region of India. ATMA is a market-driven extension model introduced under the National Agricultural Technology Project. Researchers Christopher Tirkey and Manesh Choubey surveyed a probability sampling of 160 small and marginal farmers in the Golaghat District. They concluded that timely dissemination of extension services, which meet the actual needs of the farmers, can affect the farmers\u2019 production to a larger extent.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the article by open access <a href=\"https:\/\/extensioneducation.org\/index.php\/jee\/article\/view\/926\/365\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Communicator events approaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Here are event plans you may find helpful, with contact information you can use for details. We welcome suggestions or revisions for this calendar.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>April 25-27, 2023<br \/>\nAnnual meeting of the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) in Portland, Maine. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toca.org\/toca-annual-meeting\">https:\/\/www.toca.org\/toca-annual-meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 26-28, 2023<br \/>\n\u201cNext2Now: Tap into the Future Today.\u201d Conference of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) in St. Louis, Missouri.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nama.org\/2023-agri-marketing-conference.html\">https:\/\/www.nama.org\/2023-agri-marketing-conference.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 26-29, 2023<br \/>\nConference of the International Agricultural and Extension Education Association (IAEE) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/aiaee.org\/2023conference\">https:\/\/aiaee.org\/2023conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 4-6, 2023<br \/>\n\u201cPutting the Spotlight on Communications.\u201d 2023 Institute of the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) in Portland, Maine.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"mailto:cca@communicators.coop\">cca@communicators.coop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 11-13, 2023<br \/>\nConference of the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) in Ashville, North Carolina. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/aceweb.org\/2023conference\">https:\/\/aceweb.org\/2023conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 13-15, 2023<br \/>\nAnnual meeting of the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) in Des Moines, Iowa. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/agrelationscouncil.org\">https:\/\/agrelationscouncil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>A communications insight from Brazil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We close our April issue of <em>ACDC News<\/em> with this Brazilian proverb:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA timely \u2018no\u2019 beats a hasty \u2018yes\u2019<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Best regards and wishes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ACDC is a deep and open resource for you, so please feel free to invite our help as you search for information, local to global. You are welcomed to follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACDCUIUC\">@ACDCUIUC<\/a>. And please suggest (or send) agricultural communications documents we might add to this unique and valued international collection. We welcome them in hard copy (sent to Ag Comm Documentation Center, 510 ACES Library, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801) &#8211; or in electronic format sent to <a href=\"mailto:acdc@library.illinois.edu\">acdc@library.illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue UK farmers feeling short on information for agri-tech investments A lack of knowledge about agri-tech is holding farmers in the United Kingdom back when it comes to implementing agri-tech in their business. 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