Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View, Texas

Farm Clubs and the Agriculture Options

Larry J. Smith, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

This presentation was centered around field tests and how to get the farmers to network. It was brought out that system-atic replication field tests are much more successful than one year demonstrations. The presenter told of his success in bringing together environmental groups to work with traditional farmers. The environmental groups and farmers were at odds and did not get along at first. These groups are now providing grants to these farmers to get them to change their farming practices and become environ-mentally friendly.

Reaching the Agricultural Community by Electronics

Dave Varner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska

Issues discussed:

1. Nufacts Information Center

• fast, convenient, and user friendly
• accessible 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk
• audio hotline messages
• fax-back documents

2. Part-time farming video

• learn at leisure - an example of video was shared. It included five sections: Livestock; poultry, horses, Crops; Hayland and pasture Speciality enterprises, Farm management

3. Acreage and Small Farm Insights on the Web

• Global Access to informa-tion
• Databases
• Audience include part-time farmers. Those that worked and used computers and fax machines to access information.

An Alternative Educational Delivery Opportunity

John Richardson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

This presentation discussed low tech distance education. It pertained to developing self directed learning modules. These modules were developed to address specific problems in a particular county. They were developed by the local County Extension Agent.

They included:

• Photographs
• Video Tapes
• Pocket Guides
• And Information

Para-professionals: Teaching in a One-On-One Setting

Terry Gibson, Kentucky State University, Frankfort

Para-professionals' main duties are to reach a specific audience. They work one-on-one on the farmers farms in a whole farm development program.

Some of the steps utilized in working with hard to reach farmers include:

1. Establish a report

2. Help them establish goals

3. Educate them to reach their goals

4. Collect data throughout the process

National Agricultural Library Databases: A Sampler

Andy Clark & Mary Gold, USDA-ARS, Beltsville

The intent is to link research and Extension.

It includes:    Databases

Discussion group on the internet

Gopher

WWW

Diskettes

Other databases

Under the databases, Agnet was discussed. This is a way to find out which databases do exist.

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