🎥 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
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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/…
🌍 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.v3i3.20…
🎧 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.v6i2.56…
#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.v4i1.28… #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.v3i4.23…
#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.v3i3.22…
🌱 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.v6i2.57…
#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.v1i1.9
#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.v4i2.28…
#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.v6i2.54…
#YouthEngagement #FoodSecurity #ZeroHunger #AADjournal #AgEd





















