Survey panels provide extension professionals with a valuable tool for collecting data on wide range of topics without overburdening their program participants. Paid are particularly useful gathering unbiased feedback about Extension programs. However, some survey participants in these engage satisficing or straightlining behaviors to earn rewards minimal effort, which compromises quality. This study explored whether panelists’ perceptions online items varied based response It compared...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their uses are often misunderstood. Consumers regularly unsure what GMOs are, or if they safe for consumption the environment. Contradictory sometimes inaccurate information is available from numerous sources, challenges consumers others to separate facts sensationalized stories. Agricultural producers communicate with consumers, neighbors, members of general public; however, do not have share about GMOs. Multimedia resources can provide agricultural...

First paragraph: Seaweed is developing into a nascent agricultural industry in the United States. It has long been staple Asian and other diets, used variety of food dishes because its taste nutritional benefits that could rank it among superfoods (Cherry et al., 2019). Although sugar kelp (Sacchar­rina lattisima) native to Connecticut’s coast (Redmond 2014), use as product Connecticut parts U.S. limited there need for post-harvest marketing infrastructure (Venolia 2020; Yarish 2017; 1998)....

Economic viability is a key factor to sustainability for agritourism operations. A variety of challenges, including issues and crises can hinder whether an operation open, economically viable, sustainable. crisis communications plan help address minimize any negative business impacts from weather, climate, or inherent risk, therefore, helping maintain the operation's economic viability. Although many operators have experience responding issue crisis, pandemic, still lack plans, while this...

College students consume less dairy milk than in the past. Increased competition beverage aisle influences their choices. However, much of population is not meeting recommended intake guidelines for calcium. A survey undergraduate college with university dining plans focused on consumption habits, choices, and student attitudes toward healthful foods nutrition. Results are guiding Extension program educational outreach campaigns to students. By focusing nutritional benefits milk, educators...

Use of trails in rural communities across the country has surged since start COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores implications increased trail use during for including and environmental management, health economic implications, equity access.

We conducted an attitude and opinion survey of UConn Extension personnel regarding workplace home emergency preparedness. Our primary focus was on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Respondents were aware the benefits knowing CPR, with a majority having taken CPR course. generally how to use AEDs, but only minority had AED training. They indicated preference for over preparedness training, although they recognized as important. These findings...

The Connecticut 10% Campaign teaches consumers about local foods and garden opportunities while supporting communities by promoting relevant changes in behavior. It was hypothesized that several Extension programs have similar goals could partner to increase impact. A survey of University personnel gauged knowledge administered the team interest future collaboration. Results are being used strategically plan for programming. systems addressing challenges related elsewhere may face internal...

For many individuals and families, challenges surrounding food insecurity increased when the pandemic arrived. COVID-19 also created a surplus of fluid milk led to decreased prices for farmers. Dairy farms nationwide were dumping due demand lack storage space at plants. Meanwhile, pantries in desperate need more help provide nourishment increasing number facing insecurity. The Cooperative Extension 4-H Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) programs University Connecticut...

First paragraphs: The worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) has produced unprecedented challenges around the world. Agricultural producers were still working on farms, in greenhouses, and along coast Long Island Sound during early stages of outbreak. Severe related labor, food safety, on-farm biosecurity, marketing, distribution confronted producers. University Connecticut (UConn) Extension educators understood that our audiences’ needs had changed drastically, communication would...

"Buy local" campaigns educate consumers about local foods opportunities and have the potential to change consumer behavior by encouraging increased purchasing of products. Initiatives nationwide strengthen communities through entrepreneurship. An analysis buy initiatives conducted Extension, departments agriculture economic development, nonprofit organizations around country shed light on structures those best management practices for communicating with target audiences. Program staff use a...

First paragraph: Agriculture is currently in an unsustainable cycle created by the industrial food system. Breaking that and creating a sustainable agriculture system will not be easy requires dramatically altering framework. In Defense of Farmers: The Future Agriculture Shadow Corporate Power, edited Jane W. Gibson Sara E. Alexander, examines parts history agriculture, current situation, potential future. book would valuable for leaders policy-makers graduate seminars. Analyses examples...

First paragraph: Agriculture is currently in an unsustainable cycle created by the industrial food system. Breaking that and creating a sustainable agriculture system will not be easy requires dramatically altering framework. In Defense of Farmers: The Future Shadow Corporate Power, edited Jane W. Gibson Sara E. Alexander, examines parts history agriculture, current situation, potential future. book would valuable for leaders policy-makers graduate seminars. Analyses examples United States,...