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At the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference, Dennis Baffour-Awuah presented a research poster titled Communicating Effectively about Spotted Lanternfly Biological Control with Wine Consumers. The research was conducted through the Addressing Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven project, an interdisciplinary initiative led by Dr. Tracy Leskey and funded by the USDA-ARS Areawide Pest Management Program…
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Oluwafunmilayo Ajiferuke and Dennis Baffour-Awuah presented a study at the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference titled Exploring Factors Influencing Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies by Eastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers: Insights from the Theory of Planned Behavior. The study examined how attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control influence growers’ decision-making regarding the…
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A new study from the Lamm Lab titled “Exploring Growers’ Perspectives on Substrate Transitions in American Specialty Crop Production: Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Communication” has been published in Sustainability. Supported by the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (USDA SCRI #2024-51181-43290), the research was conducted by Michael Batame, Dennis Baffour-Awuah, Dr. Alexa Lamm, Dr. Kevan…
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At the National Association for Agricultural Education meeting held in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Lamm Lab was recognized with the Journal Article of the Year award in the Journal of Agricultural Education. Authored by Tatevik Markosyan, Kristin Gibson, and Alexa Lamm, the study “Applying Situational Theory of Publics to Tailor Agricultural Messages for Rural Communities”…
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In the most recent episode of AgriCurious, Dennis Baffour-Awuah sits down with Dr. Jennifer Jo Thompson, an anthropologist and faculty member in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia, to explore the complex human side of agriculture and food systems. Using cover cropping as a key example, the conversation looks…
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A recent study exploring how tree-fruit growers in the eastern U.S. perceived the benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the lens of Diffusion Theory was recently published in Discover Sustainability. The full article, titled “Factors Influencing Tree-Fruit Growers’ Perceptions of IPM Implementation in the Eastern United States,” can be found here. The authorship…
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A new study led by the Lamm Lab investigated pest issues, the needs for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research, and preferred communication methods among apple and peach growers in the Eastern United States. Titled “Assessing Eastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers’ Pest Issues, Practices, and Preferences to Inform Effective IPM Communication”, the research was recently published…
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Dr. Craig Gundersen, a professor in the Department of Economics at Baylor University who serves as the Snee Family Endowed Chair, has focused his entire career on identifying the causes and consequences of food insecurity and the evaluation of food assistance programs such as SNAP. He joined Dennis Baffour-Awuah on episode four of season two…
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The Lamm Lab participated in the 96th Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Meeting, held in Saratoga Springs, New York, from March 14 to 17. Bringing together academics, students, and industry professionals, the conference featured presentations and activities focused on understanding insect behavior and its implications for agriculture, the environment and human livelihoods. Dennis Baffour-Awuah,…
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Precision agriculture has become a common term in agricultural practices and is widely used by farmers in their operations. According to the International Society of Precision Agriculture, it “is a management strategy that gathers, processes and analyzes temporal, spatial and individual plant and animal data and combines it with other information to support management decisions.”…