What are the most effective ways to help the farmer understand the 'language' that scientists use?
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agchat:
Q1 about to be posed... stay tuned. Great crowd this eve! #agchat
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Q1 (via @CASTagScience) What are the most effective ways to help the farmer understand the “language” that scientists use? #agchat
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Q1 has now been posted, so please remember to use Q1 in advance of your responses - we have hundreds who look at archives. Thanks! #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q1 Don't know it's language as much as practicality. Science in lab doesn't always translate to field. #agchat #farm
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padgets:
#agchat Q1 well, as a science teacher, i think your scientists need to be able to translate science language into everyday language
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q1 Getting scientists in the field to talk with farmers helps. Sometimes I get out a secret decoder ring too. #agchat
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4leafclovercow:
RT @padgets: #agchat Q1 well, as a science teacher, i think your scientists need to be able to translate science language into everyday language
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brandibuzzard:
Q1 Direct farmers to sources that cite scientific journal articles-that way they get the summarized info but w/out scientific jargon #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
Q1 in our reports and research we try our best to give it real world context ex - money lost for lowered yields. #agchat
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PoppyDavis:
Q1 Our organization facilitates farmer-to-farmer learning as does Community Alliance with Family Farmers @famfarms. #agchat
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q1 Using a guideline of talking to a elementary / secondary school audience helps #agchat
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PoppyDavis:
Q1 We have been putting on a conference for 30 years to translate the science (and biz & politics) into peer-to-peer environments. #agchat
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akleinschmidt:
Q1 Extension plays a role by removing scientific jargon and putting scientific research into plain-speak, conveying applicability #agchat
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asiabiobusiness:
@agchat Q1 The communicator needs to have an understanding of the situation...should understand risk communication principles... #agchat
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kathrynshallen:
Q1 I think it says a lot to a farmer (especially one like my gramps) if someone will come to him in his element... #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
RT @PoppyDavis: Q1 We have been putting on a conf for 30 yrs to translate science (& biz & politics) into peer-to-peer environments. #agchat
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padgets:
#agchat Q1 as a farmer and teacher, I find I need to school myself in science language sometimes too :-)
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@typingmonkey Well, hello. Now we have 5 countries: OZ, Singapore, Canada, Mexico & US. Wonderful to have international crowd! On Q1 #agchat
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padgets:
RT @PoppyDavis: Q1 We have been putting on a conference for 30 years to translate the science into peer-to-peer environments. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q1 It's a two way street. As farmers we need to keep up on the technical aspects & terminology. #agchat
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kathrynshallen:
Q1 I think it's also important not to underestimate the farmer, don't put too much in lamen's (ha, sp?) terms #agchat
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agchat:
RT @JeffFowle: Q1 Its a two way street. As farmers we need to keep up on the technical aspects & terminology. #agchat
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padgets:
#agchat Q1 love extension! In my state of Iowa, we have a great extension service, great for ed and farmer
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sollmana:
Q1: As I had one Extension agent tell me today "We are the translators." #agchat
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marcpfister:
Q1: imagine this question as "How do you make Chinese easier to learn for non-Chinese speakers?". Technical literacy is a must too. #agchat
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JohnDeereTara:
Q1 "Put it in terms people understand" is good advice for lots of us- marketers, engineers, etc #agchat
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p_staatz:
"@JeffFowle: Q1 Its a two way street. As farmers we need to keep up on the technical aspects & terminology. #agchat"
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JrWIAgGal:
Q1 My dad the farmer, attends corn-college to learn about scientific terms & when HE explains it I'm blown away, he's been 5 times #agchat
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padgets:
#agchat Q1 I mean we use the computer to track weather, seed counts and bushels and bales, but to connect with other farmers?
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agchat:
Q2 is now up; Q1 is closed. Thanks for using Q#s in advance. #agchat
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mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagScience) What are the most effective ways to help #farmer understand the “language” that scientists use? #agchat
JPlovesCOTTON: RT @agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagScience) What are most effective ways to help the farmer understand the “language” that scientists use? #agchat
JohnDeereTara: Q1 never hurts to remind scientists to talk like farmers, too #agchat
4leafclovercow: RT @padgets: #agchat Q1 well, as a science teacher, i think your scientists need to be able to translate science language into everyday language
brandibuzzard: Q1 Direct farmers to sources that cite scientific journal articles-that way they get the summarized info but w/out scientific jargon #agchat
CropLifeFdn: Q1 in our reports and research we try our best to give it real world context ex - money lost for lowered yields. #agchat
NYFEA: Q1 RT @agchat (via @CASTagScience) What are the most effective ways to help the farmer understand the “language” that scientists use?#agchat
PoppyDavis: Q1 Our organization facilitates farmer-to-farmer learning as does Community Alliance with Family Farmers @famfarms. #agchat
kathrynshallen: YES RT @JPlovesCOTTON: Q1 Getting scientists in the field to talk w/ farmers helps. Sometimes I get out a secret decoder ring too. #agchat
JPlovesCOTTON: @TruffleMedia Welcome John! We're on Q1 about getting science uderstandable for the no-lab folks #agchat
akleinschmidt: Q1 Extension plays a role by removing scientific jargon and putting scientific research into plain-speak, conveying applicability #agchat
aggie94_amy: RT @akleinschmidt: Q1 Extension plays a role by removing scientific jargon and putting scientific research into plain-speak, #agchat
marcpfister: Q1: imagine this question as "How do you make Chinese easier to learn for non-Chinese speakers?". Technical literacy is a must too. #agchat
p_staatz: "@JeffFowle: Q1 Its a two way street. As farmers we need to keep up on the technical aspects & terminology. #agchat"
typingmonkey: Q1: agree with @kathrynshallen @poppydavis @asiabiobusiness. Hands on or visual (field or even vid) focused relating a goer. #agchat
geneticmaize: Q1 Hoping that message gets to policy makers (fund extension!) @PoppyDavis @sollmana #agchat
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