Agro-biotechnology Outreach Program Using SACUC Model rural life Conference. Poster presentation; personal and group contact high schools are incorporating biotech topics in their agriceducation curricula. http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/4/1/1/836_jalaluddin.htm
Extractions: Home About Publications Services ... Print Friendly Agro-biotechnology outreach program using SACUC model Agro-biotechnology outreach program using SACUC model Mohammad Jalaluddin , Manoharan Muthusamy and Shahidul Islam University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601. Email Jalaluddin_m@uapb.edu Abstract Media summary The outreach model used by SACUC was effective in enhancing awareness and interests among the target populations about risks and benefits of the genetically modified crops. Key Words Genetically modified, GM, DNA, bio-pesticide, food-safety Agricultural biotechnology is the foremost innovation for a better world in the 21 st Ten states in the southern US were involved in this consortium project. The overall activities included 1) Educational Outreach, 2) Commodity Outreach, 3) Community Outreach, and 4) Socio-economic Studies as shown in the task integration diagram (Figure 1). Five counties that are normally served by each member institution were the target areas for the outreach activities (Figure 2). Individual institutions prepared projects based on their capabilities and interests, and funds were allocated accordingly. The campus coordinator was responsible to keep the model functioning throughout the life of the project. An advisory committee consisting of three expert members from outside the consortium provided the planning and evaluation guidelines.
Conferences On Agricultural History Agriculture. Education in rural Areas in the Interwar Period Venue The Museumof English rural life, University of Reading, Reading http://www.history.ac.uk/conferences/agric.html
Extractions: The national centre for history skip main menu 'News and events' menu related links site map ... Subject index > Agricultural history date index subject index back to the top 27 - 28 October 2005 The Conference on Illinois History - now in its seventh year - is the state's largest meeting devoted to the history of the Prairie State. More than two hundred fifty attended the 2004 conference, which featured traditional academic papers, local history studies, teacher workshops, and roundtable discussions. The Conference on Illinois History is a meeting that encourages the sharing of Illinois history research with a diverse audience. website Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, Illinois, USA
Scottish Surnames Chief Scientific and agricultural Adviser to Min. of agric., and DirectorGeneral His writings were popular for his descriptions of Scottish rural life, http://www.fife.50megs.com/scottish-surnames-w.htm
Extractions: An inspector of a forest. Walker, Sir James (1863-1935) of Dundee. Chemist. Known for his work on hydrolysis, ionization and amphoteric electrolytes. Elected FRS in 1900. Walker, James (1916-) educated Falkirk. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Visiting Prof. Univ. of New York State (1957), Florida (1965) and McGill Univ. (1967) WALLACE The family are descended from Eimurus Galleius, whose son Richard Walense was living in the time of Walter the first Steward, and was father of Henry Waleys; whose son was Adam Wallace of Riccarton, 1158. Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913) ofUsk, Monmouthshire and of Scottish descent. Architect, land surveyor and naturalist who independently formulated before Darwin, the theory of natural selection. Elected FRS in 1893.
Extractions: SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER, page V RESPIRATORY HEALTH STATUS RELATES TO ENDOTOXIN EXPOSURE IN PRESENCE OF LOW DUST LEVELS - J. Zejda, E. Barber, J. A. Dosman, S. A. Olenchock, H. H. McDuffie, C. Rhodes, T. Hurst, page 97 DUST-BORNE MICROBIAL HAZARDS IN POLISH AGRICULTURE - J. Dutkiewicz, page 98 LIVING WITH FARMER'S LUNG DISEASE: A 30 YEAR PERSPECTIVE - D. Emanuel, H. Larson, R. Bredl, page 99
Agricultural Ethics And Multifunctionality Are Unavoidable The rural life values are equally urgent with production goals, agric History57 6482. McDean HC (1984) Professionalism in the rural social sciences http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=523869
Eur. J. Agric. Educ. Ext (1994), 1, 2, Pp 1-14 life Irrigation Cooperatives -Dairy Cooperatives. Community Organisationand rural Development a learning process approach . Public Admin. http://library.wur.nl/ejae/v1n2-1.html
Extractions: I. Wallace Agricultural Education as a "Learning Sub-system" Agricultural Education is often described as a complex discipline (White, 1990), but may also be viewed as a "learning sub-system", linked to wider rural knowledge and learning systems. It has been suggested elsewhere that it may be divided into two major sectors, representing formal and nonformal components of the subsystem. The interface between these two can become a fruitful point for innovative, educational activity. In addition both the formal and nonformal sectors may be thought of as being bounded by permeable membranes - there are mutual interactions both between the two, and with the wider environment in which agricultural education operates.(Wallace, 1992:52) The latter include exchanges with policy makers and planners, research institutions, linked academic disciplines, commercial organisations; and also a broad spectrum of rural clienteles and the groups and organisations to which they belong, or which represent them.
ARC-ANPI Divisions Its main aim is the improvement of the quality of life of rural and periurbancommunities E-mail cwalt@arc.agric.za. Risk profiles of rural food http://www.arc.agric.za/institutes/anpi/main/divisions/div1a.htm
Extractions: Visitors Book Introduction The Programme assists, facilitates and guides the process whereby the emerging farmer and potential processing entrepreneur is serviced with appropriate new or existing technology. It further serves to assist in creation of awareness of both producers and consumers of the various products and new potentials. Information, demonstrations and training To determine which information resources are needed by small farmers, rural entrepreneurs, extension officers, NGO's and RPA scientists. To repackage relevant existing information into six formats: Cartoons, InfoPaks, Information manuals, video, audio and computer formats. To deliver information resources to small farmers, rural entrepreneurs, NGO's, Extension Officers, RPA scientists via telephonic, facsimile, postal or electronic mail channels. To create awareness of the potential value-adding possibilities of livestock.
Extractions: The Yorke Peninsula Alkaline Soils Group, in conjunction with the SA No-Till Farmers Association and agricultural bureaus on the Yorke Peninsula, will hold a post-emergence seeding tour departing from Minlaton at 9am on July 20. Growers will have the opportunity to examine the progress of crops for which new techniques have been applied at the paddock scale, including herbicide incorporation with disc seeders, different application techniques for knockdowns, mid-row nitrogen banding, crop establishment between last year's stubble rows, wide row crops and precision inter-row weed control, liquid fertilisers compared to granular at farm scale, and discs versus tines in stony soils. For more information contact the YPASG on (08) 8853 2241. Feedback on fertiliser Farmers in New South Wales are being asked to comment on a proposal to prevent the use of harmful industrial wastes as fertilisers or 'soil improvers'. NSW Agriculture and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) have proposed that specific wastes and by-products be banned from uses which are directly related to growing plants for agriculture, forestry and environmental regeneration in order to prevent harmful wastes from contaminating produce or degrading land. Possible substances that could be banned includes slag, certain residues, ashes, catalysts and foundry sands, but not materials such as manures and food and garden waste. Comment is invited until June 25.
RP38. Rural Sustainability Sus bility indicators monitoring / Sus. agric. forestry / Sus. dev. (gen . Breathing new life into rural communities , CA 120, 2003. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/planbiblios/bibs/country/38.html
Extractions: Partnerships in the bibliography Development Plans: ( Regional plg. Structure plg. Local plg. Unitary Dev. Plans (UDPs ... Community forests in the Green Belts bibliography Local economic dev. Reuse of bldgs. Social enterprise in the Urban Regeneration bib'y the bibliography Plg. aid Plg. conditions Plg. consultancy Plg. implementation ... Urban Design in the Effectiveness of Planning etc. bib'y the Sustainable Urban Travel bibliography N.B. also the RTPI library catalogue on the web - go to http://www.rtpi.org.uk - then to library search See also these websites, etc.:- Campaign (former 'Council' until June 2003) for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE): http://www.cpre.org.uk
Agriculture Sector of the local economy and while New Zealand s agricultural technology isinternationally recognised the basics of rural life are largely unchanged. http://wairarapa.gen.nz/agric.html
Extractions: Choose another Sector Forestry Horticulture Manufacturing Tourism Wine BACKBONE OF THE REGION Wairarapa was founded on the fortunes of its pioneer farmers and their hard-working rural descendants. Those who devoted their energies to agriculture relied on others who built the infrastructure and the commerce that supported a rural economy. To this day, after a century of change, the fundamental nature of the industry is still very much a fact of Wairarapa life. Sheep and cattle farms, dairying, mixed crop holdings, and newer pasture enterprises such as deer farming, are mainstays of the local economy and while New Zealand's agricultural technology is internationally recognised the basics of rural life are largely unchanged. In a New Zealand context, Wairarapa has had more than its fair share of innovation in agriculture. Aerial top-dressing of fertiliser, responsible for the huge increase in pastoral production following the Second World War, had its beginnings in Wairarapa. Today, use of technology and on-farm monitoring tools are helping break new ground in much the same way. Feed budgeting systems,new genetics and fertility enhancing techniques are contributing to increased farm productivity.
Mbox-4: Re: Information For Small-scale Farming gardeningfarming-rural life permaculture integrated pest management meteorology agric-l envst-l grasses dairy-l bee-l hydro-l devel-l indknow-l http://www.sare.org/sanet-mg/archives/html-home/4-html/0428.html
Truman Library - Daily Presidential Appointments Publications and Exhibits, Dept. of agric., Wash., DC Mr. Phil Alampi, Radio FarmDirector, NYC in rural life. They are on the air daily, or more often, http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php?currYear=1950&currMonth=6&currDay
ND Rural Life Poll The objectives of the North Dakota rural life Poll are to 1) monitor the changing If you are interested in supporting the ND rural life Poll, http://www.und.nodak.edu/misc/ndrural/Rural Life Poll Results.htm
Extractions: North Dakota Rural Life Poll The poll is a project of the Center for Rural Studies, a collaborative effort between rural sociologists at NDSU and UND. The objectives of the North Dakota Rural Life Poll are to: monitor the changing conditions in rural North Dakota; 2) to collect timely and relevant data on the conditions of rural North Dakota; 3) and to disseminate the results to state and national policy makers as well as other interested groups, organizations and individuals. The poll has been conducted several times at the University of North Dakota before being transferred to the Center for Rural Studies. It has been funded by contributions from various rural and farm organizations, farm magazines, government agencies, and NDSU Extension Because the poll does not have a permanent source of funding, it tends to be conducted on an episodic basis, typically whenever a state agency or a rural organization is able to provide at least half of the costs of the poll and we try to raise the remainder. If you are interested in supporting the ND Rural Life Poll, please contact the webmaster Curtis Stofferahn
ND Rural Life Listserv The NDrural-life listserv is a project of the Center for rural Studies at NDSU By subscribing to ND rural life, you will automatically receive mailings http://www.und.nodak.edu/misc/ndrural/Rural Life Listserv.htm
Extractions: ND Rural Life Listserv By subscribing to ND Rural Life, you will automatically receive mailings from the following: Subscribing and Unsubscribing To subscribe to the listserv, just send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU In the body of the email type the following: SUBSCRIBE ND-RURAL-LIFE (your first name, your last name) To unsubscribe to the listserv, send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU In the body of the email type the following: SIGNOFF ND-RURAL-LIFE New Subscribers Always Welcomed We always welcome new subscribers, so please recommend this listserv to your friends.
Change & Diversity - 3.5 Survey Of Women Employed In Rural Businesses Of those firms surveyed, 33% of the women employed in rural services and 24% were partners of farm employees and five lived on rural lifestyle blocks. http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/people-and-their-issues/demographics/chan
Extractions: 3.5 Survey of Women employed in rural businesses For an overview of the employment patterns of women in rural towns a survey of 100 businesses in 13 towns was undertaken as part of this study. The towns were selected from those with populations of between 1,000 and 10,000. They are Kerikeri, Kawakawa, Waipawa/Eltham, Te Kuiti, Bulls, Wairoa, Thames, Carterton, Alexandra, Waimate, Westport, Temuka and Cromwell. Businesses were selected to provide a wide range of business types. These were then grouped into sectors. The survey achieved a 77% response rate. Within these 77 businesses, 492 women were employed either full-time or part-time. The numbers returned from each sector were as shown in the table below:
Animals And Aquatic Life Publications Animals and aquatic life publications available from Alberta Agriculture. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3897?opendocument
PEI Farm Health And Safety Program a Community Psychologist, rural Quality of life Program in Saskatoon Over the past two years, the PEI Farm Health rural Safety Program has been http://www.peifa.ca/farmsafety/assessment.html
Extractions: VII Recommendations Acknowledgements - In addition to the above organizations, there are also a number of individuals who have been instrumental in helping to create a higher awareness of the impact and consequences of farm stress. These include Marilyn Affleck I Introduction Over the past decade or more, the farming community across the country have been encountering and experiencing an increasingly higher level of uncertainty and disruption on a number of fronts. Some of the more prominent issues that have been challenging farmers include things like the isolation, many farmers continue to work alone, the ongoing loss of rural communities and rural services, the ongoing departure of young people from the industry, and uncertainty and predictability of the market place, the ambivalence and ambiguity of government policies, and the various levels of financial pressures/crises. In short, farm families are working in a social and economic environment that is more challenging than ever before, and this environment can have, and is having, a telling impact of the quality of life for many farm families. In a direct sense, these social and economic pressures can result in individual farm families experiencing a broad range of physical and emotional symptoms including such things as headaches, heart and digestive problems, relationship problems, inter-generational conflicts, substance abuse, increased tensions and violence in the home, and even suicide.
