Agricultural Research Management in US Land-Grant Universities – The State Agricultural Experiment Station System

2007 ◽  
pp. 231-258
Author(s):  
Donald A. Holt
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Research ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Agricultural Experiment

scholarly journals The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998: Examining Its Key Provisions

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 552E-553
Author(s):  
Lionel J. (Bo) Beaulieu
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
Agricultural Experiment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Reform Act

The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) represents a concerted effort on the part of federal legislative leaders to rethink the manner in which agricultural research and extension programming are undertaken within the land-grant university system of our nation. For the first time ever, land-grant schools are being mandated to increase their energies in support of “multi” activities; namely, multiinstitutional, multidisciplinary, multifunctional, and multistate activities. The intent is to bring about greater efficiencies in carrying out the research and extension missions of our land-grant entities. In this presentation, the key provisions of AREERA are outlined. These elements include: 1) the commitment of 25% of Hatch formula funds in support of multidisciplinary research involving another agricultural experiment station, Agricultural Research Service, or college/university that collectively are seeking to solve problems that concern more than one state; 2) the expenditure of Smith-Lever formula funds for support of multistate extension activities equivalent to 25% of these formula funds, or twice the level of resources devoted to such activities using FY97 funds; and 3) a directing of 25% of Smith-Lever and Hatch funds received by an institution in FY2000 for integrated research and extension activities (or twice the level of effort committed to such efforts in FY97). It is further noted that while 1890 and 1994 institutions are required to engage in multidisciplinary, multistate, and integrated research and extension activities, they are not compelled to meet the 25% goal outlined in the AREERA legislation. Aside from the resources that must be devoted to certain activities within the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Extension Service, AREERA makes quite clear the need to actively engage stakeholders in giving shape to the priority activities of these land-grant entities. Moreover, it notes the importance of documenting the impact of the institution's research and extension investments on the priority concerns of its stakeholders. Among the key questions that will be employed to evaluate the quality of an institution's efforts are the following: Did the program address a critical issue? Did it address the needs of underserved and underrepresented populations in the state(s)? Did the investments result in improved program effectiveness and/or efficiency? Indeed, AREERA changes the landscape for many of the South's land-grant institutions. However, if efforts undertaken to date are any indication, the leadership and faculty of the region's land-grant system will successfully respond to the challenges that AREERA poses for them.

scholarly journals University of Florida Potato Variety Trials Spotlight: ‘Atlantic’

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario H. M. L. Andrade ◽  
Rodrick Z. Mwatuwa ◽  
Christian T. Christensen ◽  
Lincoln Zotarelli
Keyword(s):  
Potato Variety ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Variety Trials ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Agricultural Experiment ◽  
White Mutant ◽  
A Minor

‘Atlantic’ is a white-skinned potato, being the standard variety for chiping commonly cultivated in Florida (Figure 1). The cultivar was released as a white mutant of the USDA breeding program. It was selected from a cross of Wauseon and Lenape (UDSA seedling B5141-6). ‘Atlantic’ was released in July 1976 by the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA, the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station, the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (Webb et al. 1978). Production and quality results provided in this spotlight are summarized from various trials conducted by the University of Florida over the past 22 years.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1278 This is a minor revision with an added author. Originally published 3/2016: Mwatuwa, Rodrick, Christian Christensen, and Lincoln Zotarelli. 2020. “University of Florida Potato Variety Trials Spotlight: Atlantic”. EDIS 2016 (3), 3. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1278-2016.

NOTES ON UTAH DIPTERA

1931 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
George F. Knowlton
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Agricultural Experiment

The fauna of Utah is unusually rich in Diptera. Much remains to be done by way of recording the forms that occur in this area and in learning the distribution of the economic forms within the state. The following records are from recently classified material of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station collection. The writer is indebted to Messrs. J.M. Aldrich, C.H. Curran, C.T. Greene, R.H. Painter, and J.S. Hined for naming most of the material listed below.

The Systems Approach – Research or Research Management

1974 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Parvin ◽  
Fred H. Tyner
Keyword(s):  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Agricultural Experiment

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the management of larger multidisciplinary research projects in the existing agricultural experiment station framework. Through a recounting of changes occurring in agriculture and their implications for research, the need for research management is established.Next, systems analysis is introduced as a means for organizing the quantity and variety of resources involved in large multidisciplinary research projects. After a discussion of the requirements for engaging in systems analysis, suggestions are made for organizing research through the systems analysis approach. An example, with diagrams, is used to help clarify the discussion and to strengthen the argument that systems analysis constitutes a potentially productive tool – both for primary research and for research management.

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