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Volume 50, Number 6 (2012)

Feature Articles

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Characteristics of Innovations: Lessons Learned From a Statewide Mandatory Implementation of the Animal Health Network
Lori L. Moore, Theresa Pesl Murphrey, Shannon H. Degenhart, Tom A. Vestal, and Shavahn Loux

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Pilot Study: A Guide to Equine Welfare Assessment
Taylor A. Fabus, Karen Waite, John Shelle, Janice Siegford, and Julie Chapin

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Steps Toward Creating and Validating an Evidence-Based Couples Curriculum
H Wallace Goddard, James P. Marshall, Jonathan R. Olson, and Steven A. Dennis

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Serving Clientele with Disabilities: An Assessment of Texas FCS Agents' Needs for Implementing Inclusive Programs
Rick L. Peterson, Cheryl Grenwelge, Michael R. Benz, Dalun Zhang, J. Aaron Resch, Geraldo Mireles, and Lakshmi Mahadevan

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Extension Efforts to Restore Bottomland Oaks Requires Knowledge of Both Trees and Soil
David Mercker, Ryan Blair, Don Tyler, Arnold Saxton, and Joshua Smith

Research in Brief

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Extension's Online Presence: Are Land-Grant Universities Promoting the Tripartite Mission?
Shannon Arnold, Alexandra Hill, Nikki Bailey, and Courtney Meyers

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Social Media in Diabetes Education: A Viable Option?
Julie Cooper, Jill N. Cox, and Marilyn A. Corbin

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Profiling H-2A Program Participants in Tobacco Farming: Implications for Extension
Jane H. Starnes, Shiferaw T. Feleke, Harwood D. Schaffer, and Kelly J. Tiller

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Technical Feasibility of Small-Scale Oilseed and On-Farm Biodiesel Production: A Vermont Case Study
Emily J. Stebbins-Wheelock, Robert Parsons, Qingbin Wang, Heather Darby, and Vernon P. Grubinger

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Poultry Farmers' Willingness to Participate in Energy Audits
Kimberly L. Jensen, Roland K. Roberts, and Burton C. English

Ideas at Work

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"Apps"—An Innovative Way to Share Extension Knowledge
Joseph S. Dvorak, Tanya C. Franke-Dvorak, and Randy R. Price

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Using Digital Classrooms to Conduct 4-H Club Meetings
Patricia West, Nicholas E. Fuhrman, A Christian Morgan, and Dennis W. Duncan

Tools of the Trade

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Using On-Line Bulletin Boards to Gather Preliminary Information
Kathleen Kelley, Ramu Govindasamy, and Jeffrey Hyde

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Increasing Response Rates to Web-Based Surveys
Martha C. Monroe and Damian C. Adams

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Mixed-Mode Surveys: A Strategy to Reduce Costs and Enhance Response Rates
Daniel Tobin, Joan Thomson, Rama Radhakrishna, and Luke LaBorde

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