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A Correlational Study of Two U.S. State Extension Professionals’ Behavioral Intentions to Improve Sustainable Food Chains through Precision Farming Practices [PDF]

open access: yesFoods, 2023
Precision farming provides one of the most important solutions for managing agricultural production to advance global food security. Extending professionals’ competencies to promote precision farming practices can increase the adoption rate, ultimately ...
Chin-Ling Lee   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Cooperative Extension professionals' knowledge and attitudes toward the opioid epidemic: Implications for capacity development and outreach [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionWorsening of the opioid epidemic amplifies calls for involvement of the nationwide Cooperative Extension System (Extension) in addressing this crisis.
Washburn LT   +3 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Maternal health service utilization from urban health extension professionals and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last one year in Ambo town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2018. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Despite the existence of urban and rural health extension workers maternal mortality and morbidity remain, as a public health problem in Ethiopia.
Berri KM   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

What factors prevent sustainable agriculture science from being applied?: Understanding U.S. Extension professionals’ intentions to promote precision agriculture technologies

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Sustainability relies upon physical and applied sciences synergy. When sustainable practices such as precision agriculture technologies (PATs) are promoted by agricultural Extension professionals and adopted by farmers, they will enhance land ...
Chin-Ling Lee   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Farming in transition Overview: Society pressures farmers to adopt more sustainable systems

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1994
Pressures ranging from government regulation of air, water and food to the often unsympathetic views of an urban populace have put increasing demands on farmers to adopt more sustainable practices.
Jill Shore Auburn
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of extension professional’s job satisfaction and the quality of relationship with department heads on field faculty career commitment to Montana State University Extension

open access: yesAdvancements in Agricultural Development, 2021
This research increased the understanding of Extension professionals’ career commitment by measuring the relationship between their job satisfaction and how they perceive their relationship with their supervisor using the Leader-Member Exchange Theory ...
Steven Siegelin, Daniel Lee, Cody Stone
doaj   +1 more source

Closing the extension gap: Information and communication technology in sustainable agriculture

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 2018
As the information revolution sweeps through the agricultural sector, extension professionals may be lagging behind their clients in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) such as social media, which could be a valuable tool for ...
M Lubell, N McRoberts
doaj   +2 more sources

Proclivity to Use Reality Television Shows for Information on Climate-Smart Agriculture among Extension Professionals in Southwestern Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension
The proclivity to use Reality Television Shows (RTS) for disseminating information on Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) strategies in southwestern Nigeria was studied.
Rasak Bamidele Olajide   +1 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Sources of Information and Perceived Practices that Predispose Extension Professionals and Farmers to HIV/AIDS in SouthwesternNigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2007
The study investigated the sources of information and perceived practices that predispose extensionprofessionals and farmers to HIV/AIDS infection in Southwestern Nigeria.
A E Agwu, O M Akinnagbe
doaj   +4 more sources

Role of Social Media as Communication Channel for Veterinary Extension Workers

open access: yesJournal of Extension Education, 2018
A study was conducted to assess the role of social media networks for effective digital communication among the veterinary extension workers. The study involved assessing the role and constraints of a social media group named as veterinary technical ...
Vigil Anbiah, Ranganathan Vijayalakshmi
doaj   +1 more source

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