scholarly journals Terminated marketing order provided resources to California peach and nectarine growers

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Plakias Zoë ◽  
Goodhue Rachael ◽  
Williams Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Voluntary Approach ◽  
Marketing Resources ◽  
Fund Industry ◽  
Marketing Orders

Marketing orders allow farmers to collectively fund industry-wide services that may be difficult to provide through a voluntary approach. But not all farmers support collective approaches. We employed ballot data from U.S. Department of Agriculture and survey data we collected to explore why farmers in California voted to terminate the federal fresh peach and nectarine marketing orders in 2011 and the implications of this termination. Even after controlling for other factors, we found that farmers who produced more were significantly less likely to vote for continuation. We also found that detailed industry information provided via the marketing orders was significantly more important to respondents voting for continuation, and respondents with more organic production were significantly more likely to vote for continuation. These results suggest farmers may have lost important production and marketing resources due to termination of the orders, with evidence that smaller farms were more affected. This termination may thus have accelerated the exit of farmers from this industry.

scholarly journals Baseline Assessment of the Vegetable Gardens (Gulayan Sa Paaralan) in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita L. Molijon ◽  
Juana M. De La Rama
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Vegetable Gardens ◽  
Organic Vegetable Production ◽  
Vegetable Gardening ◽  
The Government ◽  
Field Unit

“Gulayan sa Paaralan” (Vegetable Gardens) is one of the strategies of the National Greening Program of the government implemented to help promote food security. This study was undertaken to determine its status five years after its implementation. Descriptive research design was used. The 242 samples were randomly selected from the list of schools implementing Gulayan sa Paaralan from the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit in Region X. A survey was done in 16 elementary and six high schools of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. About 77% of the schools maintained vegetable gardens to serve as food basket or main source of vegetables to sustain supplementary feeding. Also, 77% of the schools surveyed used organic vegetable production. The schools taught agriculture in their Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) in the elementary schools and also in the Technology Livelihood Education (TLE) classes in the high schools. About 87% of the 220 pupils and students interviewed said that Gulayan sa Paaralan through vegetable gardening helped the school and their families economically. It is concluded that schools are still vibrant in the implementation of the program. Through the program, the pupils learned to love and appreciate the field of agriculture. Keywords - Educational Planning and Management, Gulayan sa Paaralan, organic production, vegetable gardening, love of agriculture, descriptive design, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

scholarly journals Evaluation of Tomato Varieties under Organic Production Practices in Georgia

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Boyhan ◽  
Suzzanne Tate ◽  
Ryan McNeill ◽  
Jeffrey McConnaughey
Keyword(s):  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Plastic Mulch ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
High Yields ◽  
National Organic Program

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a popular crop among organic growers, particularly open-pollinated varieties; however, there is a lack of information evaluating these varieties in comparison with commercial F1 hybrids. This study was undertaken to compare conventionally produced commercial F1 tomato varieties available in the southeastern United States with open-pollinated varieties popular among organic growers. Nineteen tomato varieties were evaluated in 2011 and 2012 using the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Organic Program guidelines; however, the land used had not been in 3 years of organic production. Staked tomatoes were grown on plastic mulch. Data collected included early and total graded yield. In general, F1 hybrid, determinate or semideterminate varieties, had the best early and total yields compared with open-pollinated varieties. HSX 8115H and ‘Celebrity’ had the highest early total yield. ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’, an open-pollinated variety, also had good early total yield, but significantly less than HSX 8115H or ‘Celebrity’. ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ was the only open-pollinated variety among the five highest yielding varieties for early total yield. In addition, ‘Celebrity’ had the greatest total yield of all the entries tested. All of the top five varieties for total yield were F1 hybrids and either determinate or semideterminate types. ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ had total yield of 22,046 lb/acre, which was 14.3% lower than the lowest yielding variety in the top five yielding varieties. ‘Florida Pink’ had the largest average fruit weight, which also had the lowest total yield of all the entries. Although the open-pollinated varieties, popular among organic and local growers, yielded less than F1 hybrids, they may possess characteristics of color, flavor, or texture that are desired and were not evaluated in this study. This may be an opportunity for plant breeders to develop varieties desired by local organic growers that have unique characteristics, in addition to high yields and disease resistance.

Is the Personal Always Political?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Osborne ◽  
Yannick Dufresne ◽  
Gregory Eady ◽  
Jennifer Lees-Marshment ◽  
Cliff van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Political Sophistication ◽  
Knowledge Based

Abstract. Research demonstrates that the negative relationship between Openness to Experience and conservatism is heightened among the informed. We extend this literature using national survey data (Study 1; N = 13,203) and data from students (Study 2; N = 311). As predicted, education – a correlate of political sophistication – strengthened the negative relationship between Openness and conservatism (Study 1). Study 2 employed a knowledge-based measure of political sophistication to show that the Openness × Political Sophistication interaction was restricted to the Openness aspect of Openness. These studies demonstrate that knowledge helps people align their ideology with their personality, but that the Openness × Political Sophistication interaction is specific to one aspect of Openness – nuances that are overlooked in the literature.

Accuracy of provider-supplied human resources survey data.

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1485-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Knesper ◽  
David J. Pagnucco
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Survey Data

Measuring Depression Prevalence: Comparing Administrative and Survey Data

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eilish Cleary ◽  
Pat Martens ◽  
Charles Burchill
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Depression Prevalence

Can A Systematic Participative Method For Processing Workplace Survey Data Enhance Organizational Communication Skills?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Lindberg ◽  
Thomas Karlsson ◽  
Annika Stromberg ◽  
Susanne Gustafsson ◽  
Ingrid Anderzen
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Communication Skills
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