Present nutrient application simulations to farmers in a group, to give farmers an opportunity to learn what practices others are using and how they weigh aspects when making decisions about nutrient management.
Audience: Farmers 
People who work on the land to grow and produce food, animal feed, or other consumer products; and business professionals who support agricultural production
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Newton, B. J. (2001) Finding 1
Tailor messages to provide the audience with information that affects them personally. Continue reading →
Grudens-Schuck, N. (2000) Finding 2
Facilitate farmer-led program design and implementation that leads to:
- Farmer developed reasons for taking charge of environmental protection
- Peer development of solutions
- Peer assessment of potential hazards of current practices
- Farmers rather than technical experts complete environmental assessment and Action Plan
- Farm plan and data evaluation via peer review
Newton, B. J. (2001) Finding 2
Keep the message simple. Continue reading →
Sommers, D. G., & Napier, T. L. (1993) Finding 1
Focus outreach to farmers on farm efficiency and productivity, whatever the social characteristics of the farm group. But pay attention to unique factors of cultural groups, as well. 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
Trede, L. D., & Miller, K. S. (2000, December 2000) Finding 1
Design outreach to address farmer preferred learning style: Provide farmers with opportunities to solve a problem in addition to providing other standard hands-on outreach techniques such as opportunities for talking with specialists, field days, demonstrations, etc. Continue reading →
Newton, B. J. (2001) Finding 3
Include information that shows how the message affects landowners personally and what specific actions landowners can take to improve the situation. Continue reading →
Ashby, J. A., Beltran, J. A., Guerrero, M. d. P., & Ramos, H. F. (1996) Finding 1
Involve target audience in choosing and testing preferred technical approaches to solving a problem Continue reading →
Lanyon, L. E., Kiernan, N.-E., & Stoltzfus, J. H. (1996) Finding 3
Involve target audience in:
- Choosing and testing preferred technical approaches to solving a problem
