Sustainable forestry and environmental impacts: Assessing the economic, environmental, and social benefits of adopting sustainable agricultural practices

S Fatima, S Abbas, A Rebi, Z Ying - Ecological Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
An emphasis on sustainable agricultural methods is required due to the increasing stress on
natural resources and ecosystems caused by the world's growing demand for agricultural …

A correlational study of two US state Extension professionals' behavioral intentions to improve sustainable food chains through precision farming practices

CL Lee, R Strong, G Briers, T Murphrey, N Rajan… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Precision farming provides one of the most important solutions for managing agricultural
production to advance global food security. Extending professionals' competencies to …

Evaluating Agroforestry Extension Workers' Technical and Human Relation Competencies: A Ranked Discrepancy Model Needs Assessment

B Flanagan, A Boren-Alpizar, G Wingenbach, D Lawver… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increasingly, agroforestry is being promoted to smallholders as a method to adapt to and
mitigate climate change while addressing socio-economic limitations. Promoting …

Sustaining global food systems with youth digital livestock production curricula interventions and adoption to professionally develop agents of change

R Strong, S Sprayberry, K Dooley, J Ahn, J Richards… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Improving the sustainability of global food systems requires competent and impactful change
agents who are tasked with disseminating knowledge to stakeholders in local communities …

Development and validation of an instrument to measure the vision of European agricultural advisors towards innovation

C Lybaert, L Debruyne, E Kyndt… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This article describes the development and validation of a survey designed to
measure the vision of European agricultural advisors towards innovation …

Measuring the perceived usefulness of social media professional learning networks to elevate agricultural development

N Ray, R Strong, C Meyers - Advancements in Agricultural …, 2022 - agdevresearch.org
Elevating agricultural development requires attention to aspects beyond production such as
education and professional development. Individual demands for professional development …

A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women's Influence on Egocentric Networks' Food Waste Behaviors

K Palmer, R Strong, C Elbert - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
COVID-19, the most recent multi-dimensional global food crisis, challenged leadership and
impacted individuals' personal networks. Two cross-sectional surveys were disseminated to …

Improving positive food waste behaviors: An egocentric network analysis evaluation of leading women in agriculture's advice networks

K Palmer, R Strong, M Patterson, C Elbert - 2023 - oaktrust.library.tamu.edu
The multidimensionality of COVID-19's consequences on food access and food waste
behaviors was not immune to one gender versus another. The role of agricultural women …

Analyzing and visualizing repeated-measures needs assessment data using the ranked discrepancy model

L Narine, A Harder - Advancements in Agricultural Development, 2024 - agdevresearch.org
Abstract The Ranked Discrepancy Model was introduced in 2021 as an alternative for
analyzing Borich-style competency-based needs assessment data which avoided the pitfalls …

Factors predicting innovation-decisions: The effects of performance expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions on US Extension's promotion of precision …

CL Lee, R Strong, G Briers, T Murphrey… - NJAS: Impact in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The human and social dimensions of knowledge transfer are essential to understand
applied solutions for improving climate, land sustainability, and food production. The lack of …