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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"county agents"”.
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The Impact of a Ballot Education Program on Arkansas Voters
… participants, to determine knowledge transfer of county agents, to describe knowledge acquisition of program participants, and to measure whether people who attended Cooperative Extension Service presentations made informed choices on Election Day. Researchers found that program participants were …
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Suggested plan for home demonstration work in rural China
… as well as in reading the reports of state and county Extension workers. A period of seven months was spent in six states divided as follows: two months each in Alabama, Iowa and New York, and one month in the three states Illinois, Ohio, and Vermont. In each of these six states the investigator …
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The Need for a Gender Neutrality Policy in One State's 4-H Program
… neutrality can most effectively serve members, agents, and volunteers of the 4-H Youth Development Program in the state under study. The context of this study was the 4-H program in one state (agents and administrators as participants) and 4-H programs around the United States (administrators as …
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Increasing Program Effectiveness Through use of Principles of Andragogy in Tennessee Beef Quality Assurance Programs
… BQA programs. The results showed Extension agents followed the seven-step andragogical design process and showed that BQA participants have the six andragogical principles. Recommendations for future research were identified to adapt the Andragogy in practice inventory for instructors, …
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Hydrocyanic Acid Potential of Black Cherry Leaves
… of the present study conducted a survey of County Agricultural Extension Agents in Kentucky to determine the distribution of black cherry trees in agricultural areas, and to evaluate the concern which cattle producers have about the threat of hydrocyanic acid poisoning from cherry trees. …
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Assessment of the Arkansas Horse 4-H Program: Perspectives from Multiple Stakeholders
… summer horse camp, purposive interviews with county agents (n = 6), volunteer leaders (n = 4), and parents (n = 4) of horse 4-H clubs, and a statewide survey provided to Extension staff (n =26) and volunteer leaders (n = 28) affiliated with horse 4-H clubs. </p> <p>The 2016 summer camp …
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Bridging the Gap: Community Gardens as a Supplement to Senior Adult Food Assistance Programs
… three phases: 1) surveying the trends in Shelby County, Texas senior adults receiving food assistance to determine if there were differences between life satisfaction or food security by age or level of education, 2) interviewing food site directors to discern if they face challenges or …
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The design and performance of a unit to dry long hay on wagons
… weather hazards in all counties of Virginia. The county agents estimated that 31.6% of Virginia's total hay crop was damaged 25%, 15% was damaged 50%, and 4% was a total loss. This report shows that 50.6% of all hay produced in Virginia was damaged 25% or more. Reports from Virginia hay inspectors …
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Once proud princes: planters and plantation culture in Louisiana's northeast Delta, from the First World War through the Great Depression
The Delta country of northeast Louisiana is a richly productive alluvial region stretching south from the Arkansas line to the confluence of the Red and Mississippi Rivers below Natchez. As the source of great cotton fortunes made during antebellum times, it reflected the Old South ideal and, for …