The latest thinking about on-farm research was presented at a
symposium in Seattle at the American Society of Agronomy annual
meetings, November 1994. Seven of the papers presented at that
symposium, along with reprints of a dozen recent papers about on-
farm research, have been published and made available by the
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, a unit within the
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. Partial support of the North Central Region
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is
gratefully acknowledged. Single copies of the book can be mailed
to addresses in the U.S. without charge, as long as supplies
last. A table of contents and several of the papers will be
available on the sustainable agriculture gopher in the near
future; routing: ianrvm.unl.edu (select IANR Information, then
Sustainable Ag.)
Partial contents of the book: Decision Case Studies (Kent
Crookston, UMinn); Use of On-Farm Research by Farmers for
Technology Development (Stewart Wuest et al., WSU); Best
Information for Choosing Crop Varieties (Dale Hicks and Bob
Stucker, UMinn); Adaptability Analysis for Diverse Environments
(Peter Hildebrand and John Russell, UFla); Use of the Focus Group
(Dyvon Havens et al., WSU); Complementary Abilities and
Objectives (Rick Exner, ISU); Credibility of On-Farm Research in
Future Information Networks (Chuck Francis, UNL).
For a copy, send request to csas003@unlvm.unl.edu or hit reply
button to this message; fax 402-472-4104; call 402-472-2056; mail
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, 225 Keim Hall, Univ.
Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0949.