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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.20.2.381 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/20/2/article-p381.xml
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| Author(s): | Kratsch, Heidi A.;
Ward, Ruby;
Shao, Margaret;
Rupp, Larry A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kratsch and Rupp: Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate; Ward: Department of Economics; Shao: Salt Lake County Cooperative Extension, Utah State University, Logan, UT |
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| Title: | Educational needs and perspectives on the future of the green industry in Utah |
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| Section: | Research reports
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 20, No. 2, April 2010, p. 381-388. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Drought; Education; Futures; Turfgrass industry; Labor; Perceptions; Questionnaire surveys; Trends
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The green industry in Utah is a large and diverse group that ranges from nursery/greenhouse growers and retailers to landscape maintenance and design professionals to irrigation and turf industry professionals. Because of the size and diverse membership of the Utah green industry, extension faculty are challenged to gauge the needs and attitudes of the industry as a clientele group. In 2007, we conducted a mail survey of the Utah green industry to identify the learning preferences of industry members, to better understand the structure and extent of Utah green industry businesses, and to elicit industry perceptions about present and future challenges to success. We found that the service sector is a significant component of Utah's green industry, and that extension-based short courses can be used to provide more advanced and targeted education to specific industry groups. Drought/water issues and labor shortages were viewed as significant challenges to the future of the green industry, and these could be used as a foundation for building strategic alliances between extension and the green industry in Utah. Results of our survey will be useful to green industry professionals and extension educators that deal with green industry education, particularly in states with service- rather than production-oriented businesses." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 19 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kratsch, H., R. Ward, M. Shao, and L. A. Rupp. 2010. Educational needs and perspectives on the future of the green industry in Utah. HortTechnology. 20(2):p. 381-388. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.20.2.381 |
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