Extension Farming Systems Journal - EFS Journal

Volume 1 - 8

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Volume 8, issue 01

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Reasons for the Use, or Otherweise, of Soil and Petiole Nutrient Testing by Australian Wine Grape Growers

M. Hill, B. Rowbottom and G. Kaine

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Addressing Rural Diffuse Pollution through the FarmFLOW Extension Framework

B.R. Stockwell, W. Johnston and J. Page

Crisis as an Opportunity for Change?: A Case Study of Applying Resilience Thinking to Extension Responses in Dairy Industry Crisis

R. Nettle, W. Waters, S. Kenny and S. Love

Volume 7, issue 2

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The Use and Knowledge Partnering as an Extension Strategy in Adaptation to Climate Variability

M. Titterton, R. Eversole and J. Lyall

Aligning Operational and Corporate Goals: A Case Study in Cultivating a Whole-of-Business Approach using a Supply Chain Simulation Game

K.P. Bryceson and G.J. Slaughter

Engaging the Community in Biosecurity Issues

Heleen Kruger

Hawkesbury Harvest - A Multifunctional Agriculture Model for Regional Rural Development

David Mason

Participatory Rural Video Centre in Fostering Women's Voices - A Model from Bangladesh

M.A. Sarker, A.H. Chowdhury, M.A.M. Miah, M.K. Aurangozeb and F.A. Peloschek

Organizational Sustainability: The Case of Handcrafts Micro Business in Southern San Sebastian

Jose Vargas-Hernandez

Building a Coordinated Approach to Climate Change Extension

Greg Reid

You are Invited to the Marriage of Extension and Vocational Training

Charlie Bell and Darren Bayley

Informing and Empowering Those in Horticulture to Make Better Business Decisions

Richard Stephens

Optimising a Model to Deliver Financial Incentives - The Lessons Learnt through Evaluation!

A. McCafferty, J. Montgomery, R. Jackson, S. Bray and S. Priest

Adapting the Cropcheck Extension Model to Rice Population Systems in Lao PDR

John Smith, John Lacy and Shu Fukai

Accountability in Action - Responsible Disbursement of Grants for Environmental Works on Farms

Ashley Senn, Brett Upjohn, Scott Machar, William Yiasoumi and Paul Bennett

Assessing On-Ground Works that Reduce Farm Nutrient Exports

Ashley Senn, John O'Connor, Warwick Dougherty and Scott Machar

Profitable Biodiverse Wool Production Systems for the Northern Tablelands of NSW: Science and Extension Working Together

K. Forge-Zirkler, R. Ballard and Mark Taylor

A Three-Legged Approach Towards Improved Development and Adoption of Best-Bet Practices for Managing Grazing Lands Across Northern Australia

Jane Hamilton, Michael Quirk, Rodd Dyer, Joe Scanlan, Timothy Emery and David Phelps

A Systematic Approach to Improving Whole Farm Planning Project Delivery

Carl Sudholz, Don Shaw, Sarah Wallis and Jenny Wilson

IPM Workshops for Growers and Consultants - Lessons for R, D and E

Kate Charleston, Melina Miles and Hugh Brier

Innovative Service Delivery - A Case Study of New Directions for the Victorian DPI

Jana Sardelic, Brigette Keeble, Alison Medhurst, Geoff Kaine and Emily Tee

Eliciting New Zealand Hill Country Farmers' Decisions to Participate in a Voluntary Soil Conservation Strategy

Neels Botha and Hein Roth

Using Structured Self-Assessment to Improve Cross Cultural Extension in the Vegetable Industry of the Northern Territory

Stuart Smith, Megan Connelly and Warren Hunt

Reducing Poverty through Participatory Action Learning and Action Processes with Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Mindanao

Roy Murray-Prior, Floro T. Israel, Ricarte G. Bacus, Dante I. Apara, Sylvia B. Concepcion, Marilou O. Montiflor, Jerick Axalan, Ruby J.G. Lamban, Rodel R. Real, Peter J. Batt and Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen

Opportunities for Utilising Voluntary Policy Methods in Natural Resource Statutory Planning

Terry Parminter

Restoring the Landscape after Black Saturday

Kate Roberts, Daniel Healy, Rhiannon Apted and Mark Cotter

Working with the Vietnam Women's Union - Why a Social-Political Organisation Makes a Good Research Partner

Michelle Smith and Suzie Newman

Intentional Innovation communities: Strengthening Innovation Performance in the Northern Inland Region of NSW

Philip Thomas, Sujana Adapa, Elizabeth Davies, Michael Fortunato and Theodore Alter

Volume 7, issue 01

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Pathways for Innovation: Influene of Industry Structures and Producer Social Networks

Terry Parminter

Innovations in the Marketing of Agricultural Produce: The Case of the FASO JIGI Cooperative in Mali

Mercy Akeredolu

Construction of Socio-Economic Status Indexes for Heads of Rural Farm Families in the Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria

Bishop Ochuko Ovwigho

Adoption of Centre Pivot Irrigation in the Irrigated Dairy Industry of South-Eastern Australia

Megan Hill and Chris Linehan

Participatory Learning for Technology Shaping and its Dissemination: A Case from Nepal

Rajendra Uprety

Developing Weed Management Best Practice Amongst Lifestyle Farmers

M.J. Coleman and B.M. Sindel

Volume 6, issue 01

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Milking their Health for All Its Worth? Improving the Health of Farming Families through Facilitated Learning

Susan Brumby, Stuart Willder and John Martin

Water Security: How Can Extension Work with Farming Worldviews?

Ruth Nettle and Gavan Lamb

Agricultural and Fisheries Extension in Indonesia - Origins, Transitions and Current Challenges

Ageng Setiawan Herianto, Sri Peni Wastutinigsih, Derek Foster, Mike Rimmer and Richard Callinan

Facilitating an Effective Information Supply Chain from R&D Providers through Agribusiness Advisers to Growers

Gordon Stone

Social Research: Insights into Farmers' Conversion to No-Till Farming Systems

Jencie McRobert and Lauren Rickards

Trouble on the Water: Understanding the Context of Dairy Farmers Work in Canterbury, New Zealand

T.A. Payne and D.R. Stevens

Pilot Roll-Out: Adaptive Research in Farmers' Worlds

Elske van de Fliert, Budi Christiana, Rachmat Hendayana and Roy Murray-Prior

Making Capacity Building Theory Practical: The On the Fast Track Project

Ruth Nettle, John McKenzie, Jeff Coutts, Rohan Boehm, Diana Saunders, Claudia Wythes, Jane Fisher, Jenny O'Sullivan and Stephen Kelly

The What, Who, and How of Shaping Change in African Communities through Extension

Kristin Davis

Achieving More Socially Sustainable Communities

Daniela Stehlik

Participatory Communication in Rural Development: What Does it Take for the Established Order?

Elske van de Fliert

Decision Support: Developing and Delivering Diagnostic Information to Strengthen Australia's Biosecurity

A.E. Carmichael, G. Kong and D. Beasley

Connecting the Dots: What Can We Learn from Other Disciplines about Behavior Change?

Janet Conte, Catherine Baudains and Tom Lyons

Weaving Diverse Cultural Backgrounds into the Training Framework: Using Participatory Learning in a Formal Training Framework to Help Farmers Produce Safe Vegetables

Michelle Smith and Virginia Brunton

Using a 'Levels of Decision Making' Framework in Extension

Geoff Drysdale, Nadine Markham, Mark Paine, Ashleigh Michael and Anne Crawford

Using Soft Systems Methodology to Support Extension Program Development in the Dairy Industry

Sean Kenny and Phil Shannon

Asking the Hard Questions - Has Our Extension Approach Had Impact on Integrated Pest Management Implementation?

Sue Heisswolf, Jeff Coutts, Kerry Bell, Iain Kay and Siva Subramaniam

Planning Extension Activities for Impact

Jenny Crisp

Education in Landcare Groups: Social Learning Aspects of Adaptive Managment

Penelope R. Cooke

Development of an Innovative Extension Model for Small Landholders - An Experiential Learning Journey

Neil Guise, Nancye Gannaway and Yolandee Jones

Intentional Innovation Communities: A Strategy for Radical Improvement of Australia's Innovation Performance

David A. Evans and Philip Thomas