Make sure that participants know about the initiative and know how to participate. Continue reading →
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Napier, T. L., & Johnson, E. J. (1998) Finding 4
Use farmer-preferred sources of information and strategies for outreach about making decisions. Continue reading →
Napier, T. L., & Sommers, D. G. (1996) Finding 1
Assure that intervention programs are relevant to perceived needs of farmers, relevant to cultural milieu of subgroups, and relevant to specific environmental needs:
- Cultural and farm-structure differences must be considered when intervention strategies are developed to bring about behavioral changes among specific groups
- Potential Mennonite adaptors have to be convinced that adoption of conservation tillage will be profitable and not threaten the values of the collective group
Napier, T. L., & Sommers, D. G. (1996) Finding 2
Assure that intervention programs are relevant to the cultural milieu of the subgroup, such as ethnic or culturally-related farm-structure differences. Continue reading →
Napier, T. L., Robinson, J., & Tucker, M. (2000) Finding 1
Focus programs designed to facilitate adoption of precision farming techniques on farmers who:
- Are relatively economically secure
- Place importance on use of conservation information when making farm-level decisions
- Perceive that their children will be operating their farms in the future
Napier, T. L., Robinson, J., & Tucker, M. (2000) Finding 2
Include environmental stewardship information shown to be significant in predicting farmer adoption of new practices:
- Information about soil and water conservation benefits to be derived from adoption of precision farming techniques
Nelson, D. R., & Trede, L. D. (2000, December 2000) Finding 1
Collect and assess data about the following, prior to developing the outreach program:
- Approach and materials for training new farmers based on input from farmers
Nelson, D. R., & Trede, L. D. (2000, December 2000) Finding 2
Focus training for new farmers on problem-solving and production agriculture skill development Continue reading →
Nelson, D. R., & Trede, L. D. (2000, December 2000) Finding 3
Use the internet for training new farmers in preference to other distance education techniques Continue reading →
Nelson, D. R., & Trede, L. D. (2000, December 2000) Finding 4
Design outreach to address farmer preferred learning style:
- When training new farmers, focus on problem-solving and production agriculture skill development
