Volume 42, Number 5 (2004)
Editor's Page
Accentuate the Active
Laura Hoelcher
Commentary
Scholarship: Shout About It
Keith L. Smith
Feature Articles
Intelligent Consumption: Addressing Consumer Responsibilities for Natural Resources--and Beyond
Viiviane Simon-Brown
Strengthening Environmental Policy Education Through Qualitative Research: Experience with Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Act Regulatory Review
Alyssa Dodd and Charles Abdalla
Entertainment Media Violence: Roles for Extension Professionals
Kimberly Greder and Amina Charania
Perceptions of the Cooperative Extension Service: A Community Resource for Youth and Family Programs
Claudia Mincemoyer, Daniel Perkins, and Catherine Lillehoj
Leadership Life Skills Demonstrated by State 4-H Council Members
Jacklyn A. Bruce, Barry L. Boyd, and Kim E. Dooley
Establishing a 4-H Research Base of Graduate Studies
Jan Scholl and Catherine Munya
Evaluating Software Development: A Case Study with Pasture Land Management (PLMS) Grazing Software
John M. Galbraith, Gordon E. Groover, Franklin (Lex) A. Bruce Jr, and Nicholas D. Stone
Research in Brief
Are All These Rules Necessary? Extension Pesticide Programming with a Regulatory Purpose
Jimmy T. Bricker, Andrew G. Martin, Cheri L. Janssen, and Fred Whitford
Demonstrating a Perimeter Trap Crop Approach to Pest Management on Summer Squash in New England
T Jude Boucher and Robert Durgy
Priority Water Issues in the Pacific Northwest
Robert L. Mahler, Robert Simmons, Fred Sorensen, and J Ronald Miner
Healthy Living in the Pacific Islands: Results of a Focus Group Process to Identify Perceptions of Health and Collaboration in the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Nicky Davison, Randall Workman, Yihe Goh Daida, and Rachel Novotny
Body-Image, Self-Esteem, and Nutrition Concerns of Parents of 6th- and 7th-Grade Students
Carolyn Dunn, Kristine Kelsey, Wayne Matthews, and L Melissa Sledge
Parents' Perceptions of Life Skills Gained by Youth Participating in the 4-H Beef Project
Chris T. Boleman, Scott R. Cummings, and Gary E. Briers
Family Violence Education in Public Waiting Rooms
Patrick Day, Molly Latham, and Geoffrey K. Leigh
Machinery Cost Estimates for Amish Farms
Randall E. James
Ideas at Work
Extension and Research Professionals Join Forces to Address a Critical Nutrition Issue
Susan Nitzke, Karen Kritsch, Barbara Lohse, and Tanya Horacek
Taking Spanish-Speaking Countries to the County Through School Enrichment Programs
Scott D. Scheer, Gwen Wulford, Deborah Wilburn Robinson, and Judy Conrad
Training Public School Teachers to Teach CHARACTER COUNTS!
Joseph L. Donaldson
Building Character Through 4-H School Partnerships
Sherry Nickles, Vicki Reed, Rebecca J. Cropper, and Kathryn J. Cox
Volunteer Horse Patrol Provides Needed Assistance in Difficult Economic Times
Jenifer Nadeau and Diane Ciano
The Executive Institute for Commercial Producers Program
Cole Ehmke and Allan Gray
Tools of the Trade
What Cooperative Extension Professionals Need to Know About Institutional Review Boards
Dan Weigel, Randy Brown, and Sally Martin
Communicating Impacts
Karen L. Zotz
4-H Experiential Education--A Model for 4-H Science as Inquiry
Virginia D. Bourdeau
Best Practices for Environmental Field Days: Structuring Your Event for Fun and Learning
Robert B. Blair, Nathan Meyer, Amy B. Rager, and Karen Ostlie
Forest Landowner Workshops--Combining Traditional Forestry Field Days and Short Courses
Andrew J. Londo
Fieldmen's Luncheon Program Benefits Agriculture Industry
Steven E. Salisbury