Universities in two social settings may independently orient themselves to public service obligations and/or restructure the university system along similar lines to provide the information services demanded. Yet, with the achievement of the information systems capacity in agricultural colleges in the United States and with contracts and idea…

The central issue in the analysis of the data in this study is the ability of the social science faculty to contribute to the operations of the university as an information system. This means a contribution at all levels from basic science research to working with the public. The study attempts to determine: (1) the extent to which the efforts of…

The need for an information development system for farmers is discussed in this paper. Issues and alternatives are described in terms of the research-extension-teaching trinity, extension services, role combinations, specialist advisor issues, innovations, research orientation, reward structures, and information services. Information gathered in…

Growing concern that the Cooperative Extension Service was failing to adequately reach small farmers with education materials through regular extension channels led to the implementation of Missouri's Small Farm Family Program. In this program, education assistants, many of whom are small farmers themselves, link the educational resources of the…