Alternative Approaches to On-Farm Research and Technology Exchange

Decision Case Studies are Ideal for On-Farm Research R. Kent Crookston, University of Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I Use of On-Farm Research by Farmers for Technology Development and Transfer Stewart Wuest, Baird Miller, Stephen Guy, Russ Karow, Rojer Veseth, and Donald Wysocki, Washington State U., U. of Idaho, Oregon State U. . ...... 7 Best Information for Choosing Crop Varieties Dale Hicks and Robert Stucker, University of Minnesota . . . .. …….. 13 Adaptability Analysis for Diverse Environments Peter Hildebrand and John Russell, University of Florida ………… 19 Washington State University, .................................. 29 Complementary Abilities and Objectives in On-Farm Research Derrick Exner, Iowa State University ............................. 33 Credibility of On-Farm Research in Future Information Networks Charles Francis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...................... 37 Recent Papers Related to On-Fann Research Participatory Research and Other Sharing of Experience Committee Report Summarized by Charles Francis, U. Nebraska - Lincoln; from W.K. Kellogg Foundation Cluster Workshop, Integrated Farming Systems, Santa Cruz, California; February 23, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 51 On-Farm Research Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois (Chapter 19 from 1994 book from Department of Agronomy, U. Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 55 Responsive Constructivist Requirements Engineering: a Paradigm Michael Mayhew and Samuel Alessi, Iowa State Univ. and USDA/ARS, Morris, Minnesota (In Systems Engineering: A Competitive Edge in a Changing World, J. T. Whalen, D. J. Sifferman, and R. Olson, eds. Proc. 4th Ann. Int. Sym. Natl. Council on Systems Engin., Aug. 10-12, 1994. San Jose, CA) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 61 On-Farm Research in Kansas, 1993: Summarized Results of a Farmer Opinion Survey Stay Freyenberger, Kansas St.ate University (unpublished) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 69 On-Farm Experiment Designs and Implications for Locating Research Sites Phil Rzewnicki, Richard Thompson, Gary Lesoing, Roger Elmore, Charles Francis, Anne Parkhurst, and Russell Moomaw, U. Nebraska and Practical Farmers of Iowa (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 3:168-173. 1988) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 81 Establishing the Proper Role for On-Farm Research William Lockeretz, Tufts University (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 2:132-136. 1987) 87 Farmer Participation in Research and Extension: N Fertilizer Response in Crop Rotation Alan Franzleubbers and Charles Francis, University of Nebraska (J. Sustain. Agric. 2:9-30. 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 93 Modified Stability Analysis of Farmer Managed, On-Farm Trials Peter Hildebrand, Univ. of Florida (Agron. J. 76:271-274. 1984) ............ 105 Farmer Initiated On-Farm Research Ron Rosmann, Practical Farmers of Iowa (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 9:34-37. 1994) . 109 Participatory Strategies for Information Exchange Charles Francis, James King, Jerry DeWitt, James Bushnell, and Leo Lucas, Univ. of Nebraska and Iowa State Univ. (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 5:153-160.1990) 113 Farmer Participation in Research: A Model for Adaptive Research and Education John Gerber, Univ. of Massachusetts (Amer. 1. Altern. Agric. 7:118-121. 1992) ... 121 Communicating between Farmers and Scientists: A Story about Stories Connie and Doc Hatfield, Preston and Wanda Boop, and Ray William, Oregon and Pennsylvania Farmers, and Oregon State Univ. (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 9: 186-187. 1994). . ........................ 125 On-Farm Sustainable Agriculture Reseach: Lessons from the Past, Directions for the Future Donald Taylor, South Dakota State Univ. (J. Sustain. Agric. 1:43-86. 1990) ..... 127 Farmers\u27 Use of Validity Cues to Evaluate Reports of Field-Scale Agricultural Research Gerry Walter, Univ. of Illinois (Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 8:107-117.1993) ...... 15