AEEE 3011 Public Engagement Strategies for Agricultural Research

This course guide is for students in the AEEE 3011 Public Engagement Strategies for Agricultural Research class.

Starting Your Research- Finding a Topic Idea

To build your knowledge about a topic that you are interested in, it's best to first consult popular/mainstream sources of information. These sources of information are directed at the general reading public and their purpose (usually) is to inform.

The links below will take you to freely available online popular/mainstream sources of information on issues in agriculture.

BBC News- Science and Environment
Get the latest BBC Science and Environment News: breaking news, analysis and debate on science and nature in the UK and around the world.
Conservation- ScienceMag
Latest stories from Science Magazine
Discover Magazine : Animals
Latest news stories, theories, and developments in the world of science
Discover Magazine: Environment
eXtension
eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the best land-grant university minds across America.
Food Dive
A website that gives you a brief over-view of issues in the food industry.
Live Science- Animals
A science based website (non-scholarly) that contains great articles on issues in the animal world.
Live Science- Plant Earth
A science based website (non-scholarly) that contains interesting stories on current issues on Planet Earth.
New York Times: Agriculture and Farming
New York Times articles with agriculture and farming as the focus.
New York Times: Animals
News about animals
New York Times: Climate and Environment
News about climate and the environment
ScienceDaily
Your source for the latest research news
ScienceMag
Great source of news about the environment. This is considered "scholarly" and "peer-reviewed" BUT many of the articles published are NOT original research articles. Make sure you are paying attention when using this as a source. Original Research articles will publish their sources.