Advancements in Agricultural Development

🎥 A message from the AAD Editorial Team! Following the release of our latest special issue, the editors reflect on the 2025 AAD Symposium & the scholarship that emerged. 📺 Watch the video: loom.ly/FTQsxOw 📘 Special issue: loom.ly/uZaAIOc #AgDevResearch

Congratulations to Dr. Danny Morris, newly minted PhD graduate, on the publication of his research, Factors influencing Tennessee farmers’ adoption of technology: A survey of Tennessee agricultural enhancement program participants, in @agdevresearch agdevresearch.org/index.php/aad/…

🌍 Meet AAD Editorial Board member Dr. Jim Kinsella from @ucddublin! With global experience from Africa to Ireland, his work focuses on rural development, ag extension, social farming & on-farm innovation. 🔗 loom.ly/qhar-dM #AgEd #RuralDevelopment #AgExtension #GlobalAg

🌾 AAD Article Spotlight I Producers’ Adoption Behaviors for Precision Agriculture Technologies to Improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency Diffusion of Innovations to explore adoption of N-Rich Strips & SBNRC in wheat. Key insight: perception matters. 🔗 doi.org/10.37433/aad.v…

🎧 Listen to this Google Notebook LM Audio Overview of "Farmers’ Motivation for Learning and Developing New Skills." 🧠 Hear what AI learned and discussed from the study. 🔗 Listen: loom.ly/LOd-OU8 💬 What do you think about the AI convo? #AIinResearch #FarmLeadership

New AAD publication! Findings: 🌱 Farmers w/ strong self-leadership skills are more motivated to learn + grow. 🌱 Gender plays a key role in motivation to develop new skills. 🌱 Insights for targeted extension education. doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #Extension #FarmLeadership #SDG4

🌍 Meet AAD Editorial Board member Dr. Craig Edwards from @okstate! His work focuses on global ag ed, food entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, and using change theory to improve teaching & communication. 🔗 loom.ly/qhar-dM #AgEd #GlobalAg #ZeroHunger #AADJournal

🌱 AAD Article Spotlight I Examining Level of School Garden Integration Authors studied Georgia elementary ag teachers’ use of gardens. Teachers leaned on hands-on tasks like taste tests but struggled with volunteer involvement post-COVID. doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #SchoolGardens

🌱 Meet Dr. Ataharul Chowdhury, AAD Editorial Board member from @UofGuelph! From a family farm in Bangladesh to global research in sustainable ag & rural dev, he brings rich international experience to AAD. loom.ly/qhar-dM #AgEd #GlobalAg #AADJournal

🌱AAD Article Spotlight I Factors relating to agriculture teachers’ perceived use of instructional methods A survey found demonstration, cooperative learning, experiments & field trips were the most engaging and effective methods. doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #StudentEngagement

🌱 Meet Dr. Sarah Cardey, AAD Editorial Board member from @UniofReading (UK)! She brings expertise in ag comm, rural dev & gender equity to Advances in Agricultural Development. 🔗 loom.ly/qhar-dM #AgDevResearch #WomenInAg #AgComm #RuralDev

🌟 AAD Article Spotlight I How do high-impact practices (HIPs) shape ag leadership education? 🔍 Coyle & Strong (Texas A&M) analyzed how HIPs—like internships, global learning & undergrad research—enhance learning in ag leadership. 📄 doi.org/10.37433/aad.v…

🌱 Meet the AAD Editorial Board! 🌍 Global leaders advancing ag education, extension & research. 🎓 Spotlight: Dr. Anna Ball, Univ. of Illinois Expert in ag ed, youth development & STEM learning. 🔗 loom.ly/akQ2eqI 📘 Full board: loom.ly/qhar-dM #AgEd #AgResearch

✍️ Submitting to AAD? Don’t forget your Author Contributions statement! Use the CRediT taxonomy to clearly show each author’s role — from writing to analysis. 📌 Details & example: loom.ly/oZOuo9s #AgResearch #CRediT #AuthorContributions #AgEd #AcademicPublishing

🎧 Check out the Google NotebookLM auto-generated overview of "The perceptions of farmers toward fee-based extension programs and services" 🔗 Listen: loom.ly/PewYUB8 🔗 Article: loom.ly/FoTcG6E #AgResearch #ExtensionEducation #AIinResearch #NotebookLM

🌱 New Publication: "The perceptions of farmers toward fee-based extension programs and services" Takeaways: 📌 Producers support paying for lab services w/ tangible results 📌 Outreach needed on free plant disease diagnostics 🔗 doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #AgResearch #SDG4

🌾 AAD Article Spotlight How can extension services drive innovation for climate change adaptation in ag? AERAS must rethink roles & build cross-sector collaboration. 🔗 doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #AgExtension #ClimateChange #AgInnovation #AADjournal #SustainableAg

🌿 AAD Article Spotlight: Perceptions of Organic Practices Among Turfgrass Professionals in Louisiana Turf pros see a growing role for organic products—but face barriers like access & education. 🔗 doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #Turfgrass #OrganicLandscaping #Sustainability

📝 AAD Author Tip Submitting an article? Don’t forget your instrumentation. 📊 They won’t count toward page limits & can be published (if not copyrighted). 🔗 Guidelines: loom.ly/_IopM2A #AgResearch #AADjournal #Instrumentation #AcademicPublishing

🌱 New AAD Publication! "Engaging Youth in Food Systems Issues" explores how programs empower youth as food system leaders. Read: doi.org/10.37433/aad.v… #YouthEngagement #FoodSecurity #ZeroHunger #AADjournal #AgEd