S.R. Drake, T.A. Eisele, M. A. Drake, D.C. Elfving, S.L. Drake and D.B. Visser U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, 1104 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801 Tree Top Inc., P.O. Box 248, Selah, WA 98942 Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 Washington State University, Tree Fruit Research and Exte...

1 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 100 Eighth Avenue SE St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 2 Population Biology Branch Fisheries and Ecosystems Monitoring Division Northeast Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 166 Water Street Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 3 Florida Sea Grant University of Florida Institute of Food ...

this study aimed at identifying required competencies for the labor market by the graduates majoring in the agricultural extension education field. the study population included undergraduates, faculty members, and employers, as related to bachelor level in three extension and education departments at bu ali sina, tehran, and shiraz universities of iran. the study has employed both quantitative...

1 Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2 United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Insect Behavior and Biocontrol Research Unit, Gainesville, FL, USA 3 Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA 4 United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Res...

Beijing agricultural comprehensive information service plays an important role in agricultural resources using and rapid development of the rural economy. Combined with the Web Service and its extension technology, Beijing agricultural information service platform was built with the base of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) framework. The platform enables efficient management and using of agr...

This study examined the knowledge and perception of farmers regarding privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services in Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 90 farmers in contact with extension agents was randomly selected for the study. Data for the study was collected through the use of a validated structured interview schedule. Both descriptive and inferential stati...

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA E-mail: [email protected]; 2Biotechnology Division for Fuels and Chemicals, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA 3Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA 4Department of Agr...

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agricultural extension is a client-oriented service the effectiveness and efficiency of which depends on the clientele’s satisfaction. extension agents’ performance is one of the indices of extension services' performance. extension agents’ performance has been assessed in different such ways as: study of their supervisors’ view points, study of agents’ themselves reports and as well study...