Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Present the participants’ opinions on the economic impacts of research and extension programs on ornamental horticulture, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
- Present the participants’ preferred sources of information on research and extension programs on ornamental horticulture, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
2. Materials and Methods
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- 6018 open acres of horticulture operations
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- 5273 open acres of irrigated horticulture operations
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- 4.289 million square feet of irrigated greenhouses
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- 5350 acres of sod operations
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- 5602 acres of open irrigated vegetable farms
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- 1924 acres are grown with blueberries
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- 1584 acres bearing with blueberries
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- 6188 acres are grown with tree nuts
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- 4382 acres have nut-bearing trees
2.1. Sources of Primary Data
2.2. Survey of Participants Opinions
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- Strongly disagree
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- Disagree
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- Neutral
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- Agree
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- Strongly agree
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- Own household
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- Private business
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- Local government office
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- State or federal regulatory agency
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- Nonprofit organization
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- Research or extension project
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- Other (please specify)
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- Strongly disagree
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- Disagree
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- Neutral
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- Agree
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- Strongly agree
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- Online newsletter
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- Emails
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- Social media networks
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- Websites
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- Presentations in workshops, field days, meetings, conferences
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- Extension publications, research bulletins
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- Journal articles
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- Other (please specify)
3. Results
3.1. Number of Participants
3.2. The Usefulness of Horticulture Information
3.3. Application of Horticulture Information Learned
3.4. Benefits of New Horticulture Information Learned
3.5. Additional Horticulture Information Needed
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- Pests and diseases on the horizon
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- Fruit and vegetable disease publications
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- Roses with cane diseases
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- Rose rosette-mite species distribution and presence in Mississippi
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- Disease problems and laboratory diagnostics
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- Vase life of potential foliage crops for floral design
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- Best native ornamentals
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- Fruit and nut/vegetable enterprise planning templates
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- Instruction on setting up an email distribution system for mass marketing
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- Developing young professionals for the nursery industry
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- Immigration issues and labor availability
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- List of contact information compiled for muscadines and grapes
3.6. Preferred Sources of Horticulture Information
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Posadas, B.; Knight, P.; Stafne, E.; Coker, C.; Blythe, E.; Bachman, G.; DelPrince, J.; Langlois, S. Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center. Horticulturae 2020, 6, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040106
Posadas B, Knight P, Stafne E, Coker C, Blythe E, Bachman G, DelPrince J, Langlois S. Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center. Horticulturae. 2020; 6(4):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040106
Chicago/Turabian StylePosadas, Benedict, Patricia Knight, Eric Stafne, Christine Coker, Eugene Blythe, Gary Bachman, James DelPrince, and Scott Langlois. 2020. "Qualitative Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center" Horticulturae 6, no. 4: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6040106