The purpose of this study was to ascertain the nature and amount of inservice training which the 168 agricultural agents in New York State received during 1963. Emphasis was on refresher and other training. The greatest number of days of training offered agents was in November followed closely by March and February, in all, a total of 36% of the…

Forty-four employees of the General Extension Division of the Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service and 119 Agricultural Extension employees of the University of Nebraska comprised the population of this study comparing personnel's knowledge of Agricultural Extension and General Extension programs and differences in knowledge of programs…

This survey-type study had the following purposes: (1) to consider the sheep and Extension sheep situation and trends in the nation; (2) to gather information regarding titles and duties of sheep specialists; (3) to collect copies of available job descriptions; and (4) to identify some reasons why sheep numbers have continued to decline.…

The role of the county Extension Leader in recommending members for the County Agricultural Extension Committee is discussed from the standpoint of principles and procedures involved in identifying, selecting, orienting, training, utilizing, recognizing, and evaluating leaders. Two techniques for identifying potential leaders are the reputational…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO APPRAISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTING LIVESTOCK FEEDING INFORMATION BY TELEVISION. AUDIENCES OF "OUTLOOK" TELECASTS IN THE OMAHA AND SIOUX CITY AREAS RATED EXTENSION ECONOMISTS ON AN 18-ITEM SOURCE CREDIBILITY CHECKLIST WITH A SEVEN-POINT SCALE. RATING SHEETS WERE RETURNED BY 26 PERSONS AT OMAHA AND 40 AT SIOUX…

The article reports on a three-year community development project in rural Louisiana involving seven small communities under the supervision of the local extension community resource development agent. The community development principles presented focus on methodology rather than program content, and may thus be used by extension agents and…

The purposes of this study were to identify group characteristics of County Extension Advisory Committees which were related to the effective performance of the committees and to identify the leadership behavior dimensions of County Extension Agent Chairmen which were related to the effective performance of County Extension Advisory Committees.…

This paper outlines the concept of "program" and one set of elements that are considered to make up the program planning process in agricultural extension, and an example of practical program planning in Rhodesia is given. Although there is a wide variety of meanings attached to the term "program" in adult education, it has…

This study was concerned with the problem of decreasing county junior 4-H enrollment in Tennessee. It was designed to determine the association between selected variables concerning county 4-H programs and the total junior 4-H enrollment. The major purposes of the study were (1) to determine the relations between the total number of junior 4-H…

This study identified, defined, and applied communications concepts required by adult educators in agriculture to fulfill their role as change agents. An extensive review was made of the literature, related research, and opinions of specialists in communication, extension education, and vocational agriculture to predict behavior needed for future…

This article describes the Department of Agriculture's new program which provides a combination of biological and cultural pest control techniques in combination with chemicals, as well as long-range pest control research. (Author/JB)

Agricultural Extension Service Agents perceive the greatest influence upon their programs to come from their client group, county extension councils, and college administrations, respectively. Agricultural agents see research faculty as having an important influence; 4-H and home economics agents feel research staff should be more influential.…

Presents a marketing decision model and other methods that extension agents may use in presenting extension programs dealing with the problems of marketing agricultural commodities. (MF)

Four administrators of the Cooperative Extension System share their views concerning recent substantial changes in the system's focus of programing, sources of funding, and organizational structures; the need for all disciplines involved in extension to grapple with societal problems; and relationships with institutions of higher education. (LP)

This study focused on determining the levels of objectivity of procedures used by agents of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service to evaluate accomplishment of selected educational objectives. The population included 247 county agents who had developed and executed an educational program during 1965 and 16 selected administrative and…