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Many students have difficulty connecting the concepts taught in general education courses to their career. Most see value in the discipline specific courses taken for the major. Students in the survey consistently rated discipline specific courses as more important than general courses, even if...
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While there is increasing interest in reducing obesity, relatively few of these efforts focus on rural communities. A multi-tiered model to reduce obesity risk factors was developed and implemented to change food behavior and health awareness in a rural West Texas community over a one year...
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In 2011, communicating the cooperative value package to member-owners was identified as the most critical challenge among U.S. agricultural cooperatives. Rural cooperatives in three states were surveyed to identify current communications methods and to elicit the effectiveness of communicating...
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This work examines feeder cattle pricing factors from internet auctions and preconditioned feeder calf sales. In addition to examining traditional pricing factors, factors were also examined relating to the marketing conditions and characteristics of the feeder cattle sold. A negative...
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This study examined the variance in student ratings of instruction that can be explained by room capacity and enrollment capacity when controlling for class size. Enrollment capacity, room capacity, and class size contributed to the statistical variance in student ratings of teaching...
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Results indicate dual enrollment courses help students in their transition to college and provide a great recruiting opportunity for agribusiness programs. In order to be successful with dual enrollment programs, faculty must be willing to move beyond the traditional teaching paradigm.
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Travel study courses can be used to enhance student understanding of international and cultural differences in agribusiness. The use of language immersion, industry tours, and service learning methods are affective ways to connect classroom teaching to real world application. Students become...
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