Using plain language in your communication materials ensures people will understand your message, and can help you reach a wider audience. Plain language doesn't mean "dumbing down" your message, it's about eliminating jargon and communicating in terms that are easily understood by your audience.
Consider the following questions and concepts before you begin putting together your next article or presentation. While the topics you write about may be technical by necessity, you can still use the principles of plain language to be more effective in your communication efforts.
This webinar discusses how to establish effective pollinator habitats on farmland, especially when enhancing organic operations. The webinar goes into considerable depth on habitat characteristics, pollinator species in the midwest, and how local conservationists can work with farmers to install these habitats.
Xerces, MOSES, WI Land + Water
United States
Join us for this webinar during which soil life in organic agriculture and the role of soil organisms, such as macro-and micro-fauna, including earthworms, fungi, protozoa, and bacteria will be discussed. This webinar will cover foundational knowledge on how soil organisms/life contribute to overall soil health in organic agricultural systems. The webinar will highlight the importance of macro and micro organisms in soil in addition to the functions of each, as well as guidelines for optimizing practices and outcomes.
USDA NRCS Science and Technology
United States
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to discuss maximizing N-use efficiency using available tools, BMPs, and new technology. This video is the 2nd in the series with a focus on maximizing nitrogen use efficiency and research in potatoes, sweet corn and processing tomatoes with speakers Dr. Mario Tenuta (University of Manitoba), Elaine Roddy (OMAFRA), and Joe Tomecek (Tomecek Agronomy Services).
OMAFRA
United States
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to discuss maximizing N-use efficiency using available tools, BMPs, and new technology. In part three of the series, join Dr. Craig Drury (AAFC Harrow), Colin Elgie (OMAFRA), and Caleb Niemeyer (Woodrill Farms) as they discuss N-use efficiency on field crop systems.
OMAFRA
United States