{"id":{"repo_id":"uiuc","oai_identifier":"oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/29576"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/uiuc/oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/29576","repository":{"repo_id":"uiuc","name":"University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign","base_url":"https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh"},"display":{"title":"Identifying factors for farmers to adopt new farming techniques","abstract":"Made available in DSpace on 2012-02-01T00:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","abstract_html":"Made available in DSpace on 2012-02-01T00:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Pearcy, Ryan"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"M.S.","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Agricultural Education","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Anderson, James C., II"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2012,"date_issued":"2012-02-01T00:56:18Z","date_published":"2012-02-01T00:56:18Z","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:27Z","subjects":["Farmer Learning Techniques","Motivation for Adoption"],"languages":["en"],"rights":["Copyright 2011 Ryan Pearcy"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29576","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Anderson, James C., II"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Pearcy, Ryan"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2012-02-01T00:56:18Z","2014-02-01T11:00:35Z","2011-12"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Dissertation / Thesis","text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Agricultural Education"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["M.S."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Farmer Learning Techniques","Motivation for Adoption"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright 2011 Ryan Pearcy"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29576"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Made available in DSpace on 2012-02-01T00:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","Item marked as restricted to the 'Administrator' Group (id=1) by William Ingram (wingram2@illinois.edu) on 2012-02-01T00:57:22Z Item is restricted until 2014-02-01T00:56:58Z","Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2014-02-01T11:00:35Z Item was in collections: Dissertations and Theses - Human and Community Development (ID: 759) Graduate Theses and Dissertations at Illinois (ID: 204) No. of bitstreams: 4 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf.txt: 75736 bytes, checksum: 905ef6ed49f92a9eb7cb238946bfd4f6 (MD5) Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","Item released from any restrictions by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2014-02-01T11:00:35Z","Farming in the United States is a triumph that is unique in world history. While not the first society to actively strive to educate farmers, American agriculturalists have benefitted from a well-constructed extension network coupled with a large information laden agriculture industrial base. When one considers the ever evolving agricultural technology and practices that are constructed at an even faster rate, there is a continuing need to understand what truly influences a farmer to augment their current practices. Research was conducted through mailings amongst Midwestern and Northeastern farmers in order to gauge the state of American farmer’s influences for adoption. Sixty-three farmers were surveyed on their educational levels as well as learning preferences to glean which instructional strategies may be considered most beneficial to knowledge acquisition. Results indicated that online and other media learning is growing especially in younger generations. In addition, social learning through the dissemination of information from friends and family was still a powerful method that was utilized by the group of farmers. Also, respondents reported that economic justification, congruency with current practices, enjoyment, family acceptance, and availability of a local knowledgeable farmer were the most influential factors in adopting new practices. These findings have implications for extension educators in understanding what avenues one can take to encourage farming practice adoption or modification.","Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2011-12-02T15:54:06Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5) Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181164 bytes, checksum: 25a202e27ac1939789fa470bb476f5b6 (MD5)"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Identifying factors for farmers to adopt new farming techniques"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Anderson, James C., II"],"dc:creator":["Pearcy, Ryan"],"dc:date":["2012-02-01T00:56:18Z","2014-02-01T11:00:35Z","2011-12"],"dc:description":["Made available in DSpace on 2012-02-01T00:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","Item marked as restricted to the 'Administrator' Group (id=1) by William Ingram (wingram2@illinois.edu) on 2012-02-01T00:57:22Z Item is restricted until 2014-02-01T00:56:58Z","Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2014-02-01T11:00:35Z Item was in collections: Dissertations and Theses - Human and Community Development (ID: 759) Graduate Theses and Dissertations at Illinois (ID: 204) No. of bitstreams: 4 Pearcy_Ryan.pdf.txt: 75736 bytes, checksum: 905ef6ed49f92a9eb7cb238946bfd4f6 (MD5) Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181190 bytes, checksum: ee7001091d8152ce7c1a86eba50256e5 (MD5) license.txt: 4058 bytes, checksum: ff7bc5be8c9198ee5aeef760db818d4a (MD5) IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5)","Item released from any restrictions by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2014-02-01T11:00:35Z","Farming in the United States is a triumph that is unique in world history. While not the first society to actively strive to educate farmers, American agriculturalists have benefitted from a well-constructed extension network coupled with a large information laden agriculture industrial base. When one considers the ever evolving agricultural technology and practices that are constructed at an even faster rate, there is a continuing need to understand what truly influences a farmer to augment their current practices. Research was conducted through mailings amongst Midwestern and Northeastern farmers in order to gauge the state of American farmer’s influences for adoption. Sixty-three farmers were surveyed on their educational levels as well as learning preferences to glean which instructional strategies may be considered most beneficial to knowledge acquisition. Results indicated that online and other media learning is growing especially in younger generations. In addition, social learning through the dissemination of information from friends and family was still a powerful method that was utilized by the group of farmers. Also, respondents reported that economic justification, congruency with current practices, enjoyment, family acceptance, and availability of a local knowledgeable farmer were the most influential factors in adopting new practices. These findings have implications for extension educators in understanding what avenues one can take to encourage farming practice adoption or modification.","Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2011-12-02T15:54:06Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ADOPT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES.docx: 80615 bytes, checksum: 4d4a992fa17e2993d6b6845705e5a68f (MD5) Pearcy_Ryan.pdf: 181164 bytes, checksum: 25a202e27ac1939789fa470bb476f5b6 (MD5)"],"dc:identifier":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29576"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2011 Ryan Pearcy"],"dc:subject":["Farmer Learning Techniques","Motivation for Adoption"],"dc:title":["Identifying factors for farmers to adopt new farming techniques"],"dc:type":["Dissertation / Thesis","text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Agricultural Education"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.S."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:27Z"}