Farm Tour Evaluation Tool for Agricultural Awareness

Authors

Hannah Eason, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural SciencesFollow
Jessica Ryals, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ExtensionFollow
Yvette Goodiel, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ExtensionFollow
Lauren Butler, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ExtensionFollow
John Diaz, University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education CenterFollow
Marilyn Swisher, University of Florida Department of Family, Youth and Community SciencesFollow

Volume

63

Issue

4

Abstract

Educational farm tours offer learning opportunities that cannot be duplicated in a classroom setting. Developing a consistent farm tour evaluation tool is paramount to quantifying individual Extension farm tours while also providing a common platform to measure outcomes and impacts nationally and over time. An IRB-approved farm tour evaluation tool was developed to capture agricultural awareness and used to evaluate the 2022 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting/Professional Improvement Conference (NACAA AM/PIC) tours. The evaluation tool attempts to quantify farm tour outcomes and impacts and demonstrate the value of agriculture to decision makers, consumers, and community members.

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Recommended Citation

Eason, H., Ryals, J., Goodiel, Y., Butler, L., Diaz, J., & Swisher, M. (2025). Farm Tour Evaluation Tool for Agricultural Awareness. The Journal of Extension, 63(4), Article 9. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss4/9