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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"County Extension Agents"”.
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Description of Job Embeddedness in Arkansas County Extension Agents
<p>The Cooperative Extension System (CES) has had a long-standing problem with the retention of its county Extension agents (CEAs), who are in charge of running various programs in over 3,000 counties within the United States. When a CEA leaves a county, voluntarily or involuntarily, the community …
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Describing the Use of Microsoft? Lync? in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service among County Extension Agents
… the use and acceptance of Microsoft? Lync? among agents from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. A survey research design was used with an on-line questionnaire containing 23 items. The questionnaire was modified from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model and …
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Factors influencing the compensat[i]on levels of land grant university extension educators
… understand the factors that influence the salary County Extension Agents in Kansas who are employed by K-State Research and Extension. The purpose of the study was to determine factors or the correlation among factors that influence salary compensation. Information was retrieved regarding the 241 …
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Niche Croppind and the Rural Landscape in Wise, Dickenson, Scott, and Russell County Virginia
… This thesis is intended to be a tool for county extension agents and economic development professionals to use in the pursuit of guiding small farmers and land-owners into successful niche cropping enterprises. Case studies within Wise County demonstrate the income potentials of these …
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Spread of Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, in Virginia and effects of sub-lethal exposure to agrochemicals on its behavior
… it provides useful information to inform county extension agents to know where they are to expect new infestations of S. invicta. Second, we investigated the impacts of pesticide residue on the behavior of S. invicta through neonicotinoid exposure. We found detectable levels of …
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Control, Assessment and Glyphosate Resistance of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats) in Virginia
… level of glyphosate resistance in a Greensville County, Virginia population. Using a communication network of Virginia county extension agents and crop advisers, Palmer amaranth was found in 15 Virginia counties. A survey was conducted to evaluate awareness of herbicide resistance and management …