Outreach

I believe that it is important to build strong connections with their clients, establish strong individual credibility, and constantly use innovative approaches and methods to adapt to the changes in society. I would love my outreach works to have a reputation for being client-oriented, being research-driven, and proving timely results to stakeholders.

Outreach Works

• The Economics of High Tunnel Establishment

  • Yefan Nian, Zhifeng Gao, and Xin Zhao
  • Forthcoming, University of Florida EDIS extension publication

• Grafting for High Tunnel Organic Tomato Production

  • Shufang Tian, Xin Zhao, Zachary T. Ray, Issac R. Vincent, Daniel J. Freed, and Yefan Nian

  • Manuscript under preparation for University of Florida EDIS extension publication

• Vegetable Grafting Economic Decision Support Tool

  • Yefan Nian, Zhifeng Gao, and Xin Zhao
  • http://graftingtool.ifas.ufl.edu/

• The Use Pattern of Irrigation Practices by Arkansas producers

  • Yefan Nian, Qiuqiong Huang, Kent Kovacs, Christopher Henry, and Jason Krutz
  • University of Arkansas extension publication: Arkansas rice research studies 2018

Outreach Talks

• High Tunnel Economics and Growers’ Adoption

  • Yefan Nian and Zhifeng Gao
  • High tunnel organic vegetable production workshop, UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit, Citra, Florida, US

• Developing an Economic Decision Tools for Vegetable Grafting in the US

  • Yefan Nian and Zhifeng Gao
  • II international symposium on vegetable grafting, Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Factors Influencing the Adoption of Water Management Practices in Arkansas

  • Yefan Nian, Qiuqiong Huang, and Kent Kovacs
  • Arkansas water resources center annual watershed and research conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas, US