Volume 52, Number 3 (2014)
Feature Articles
Forestry Professionals and Extension Educators vs. Climate Change: Implications for Cooperative Extension Programming
Christopher Jones and Melanie Lenart
Agricultural Producer Perceptions of Climate Change and Climate Education Needs for the Central Great Plains
Amber Campbell Hibbs, Daniel Kahl, Lisa PytlikZillig, Ben Champion, Tarik Abdel-Monem, Timothy Steffensmeier, Charles Rice, and Kenneth Hubbard
Expanding the Reach of Extension Through Social Media
Laurie W. Gharis, Robert E. Bardon, Jennifer L. Evans, William G. Hubbard, and Eric Taylor
Why Work for Extension? An Examination of Job Satisfaction and Motivation in a Statewide Employee Retention Study
Amy Harder, Jessica Gouldthrope, and Jeff Goodwin
Experiential Learning for Extension Professionals: A Cross-Cultural Immersion Program
Jenna B. Daniel, Dennis Duncan, Maria Navarro, and Nick Fuhrman
Strengthening 4-H by Analyzing Enrollment Data
Stephen F. Hamilton, Angela Northern, and Robert Neff
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Commitment Concerning Evidence-Based Prevention Programs: Differences Between Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development Educators
Daniel F. Perkins, Sarah Meyer Chilenski, Jonathan R. Olson, Claudia C. Mincemoyer, and Richard Spoth
Using Focus Groups to Assess Educational Programming Needs in Forestry
Emily F. Vanderford, Jason S. Gordon, Andrew J. Londo, and Ian A. Munn
Using an Initiative to Focus Programming Efforts: A Case Study of the Ohio 4-H Workforce Preparation Initiative
Graham R. Cochran, Theresa M. Ferrari, and Nate Arnett
Agricultural Water Quality BMPs: A Standardized Approach to Financial Analysis
John Tyndall and Gabrielle E. Roesch
Research in Brief
U.S. Dietary and Physical Activity Guideline Knowledge and Corresponding Behaviors Among 4th and 5th Grade Students: A Multi-Site Pilot Study
Jennifer W. Bea, Stephanie Martinez, Traci Armstrong-Florian, Vanessa Farrell, Cathy L. Martinez, Evelyn Whitmer, Vern Hartz, Samuel Blake, Ariana Nicolini, and Scottie Misner
Hydrilla Infestations in Florida Freshwater Bodies: How Results from a Management Needs Assessment Survey Helped Develop Suitable Information Delivery Platforms
Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Verena-Ulrike Lietze, Joan P. Bradshaw, and Kenneth T. Gioeli
An Analysis of the Impacts of the Ready, Set, Go! Program on Program Participants and the Ability to Build Community Capacity
Carrera Romanini
Strengthening Family Members of Incarcerated Youth: A Productive Role for Extension
Dorothy P. Brandon, Constance Wilson, Jannie Carter, and LaKeisha Johnson
Ideas at Work
The Pesticides and Farmworker Health Toolkit: An Innovative Model for Developing an Evidence-Informed Program for a Low-Literacy, Latino Immigrant Audience
Catherine E. LePrevost, Julia F. Storm, Cesar R. Asuaje, and W Gregory Cope
Calculating the "Green" Impact of Online Extension Programs
Robert E. Bardon, Eric Taylor, William Hubbard, and Laurie Gharis
To Like or Not to Like: Social Media as a Marketing Tool
Morgan Doyle and Brian C. Briggeman
Kentucky's Urban Extension Focus
Jeffery Young and Charles Vavrina
A Framework for Integrating and Managing Expectations of Multiple Stakeholder Groups in a Collaborative Partnership
John M. Diaz, KSU Jayaratne, Robert E. Bardon, and Dennis Hazel
Effective Regional Community Development
Rebecca Nesbitt and Rose Fisher Merkowitz
The Sponsorship Model: Leveraging Extension Program Funds, Building Local Community Collaborations
Gary A. Hachfeld
Tools of the Trade
Maps & Apps: Mobile Media Marketing Education for Food and Farm Entrepreneurs
Julie Fox, Rob Leeds, and Eric Barrett
Using iPads for Extension Presentations
Kevin W. Zobrist
Virtual Focus Groups in Extension: A Useful Approach to Audience Analysis
Laura A. (Sanagorski) Warner
Google Search Mastery Basics
Paul Hill, Stacey MacArthur, and Nick Read
Baleage Decision Tool for Beef Cattle Producers
J Ross Pruitt and R Curt Lacy
Developing a Promotional Video
Hannah K. Epley
Impact of Education on Grandparents’ Actions in Raising Grandchildren
Diana Doggett, Dory M. Marken, and Diana J. Caldwell
Possession, Transportation, and Use of Firearms by Older Youth in 4-H Shooting Sports Programs
David J. White and S Todd Williver
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fair: Using Humor to Decrease Stress and Increasing Productivity
Alayne Torretta
Commentary
Economic Activity Analyses: The Need for Consensus
Dylan J. Kirk, Kevin P. Allen, and David W. Shideler
Thinking Collectively: Using a Food Systems Approach to Improve Public Health
Kathleen T. Morgan and Nurgul Fitzgerald
Family & Consumer Sciences and Cooperative Extension in a Diverse World
Jorge H. Atiles and Gina E. Eubanks