TY - EJOUR AB - This paper examines the use of extension services by farm households across eight European Union (EU) Member States, exploring the type of extension service engaged with, the degree of engagement and the type of information sought. The impact of extension on economic, environmental and social sustainability is also considered. European data utilised are those collected from a pilot sample of 820 households in 2015/2016 as part of the EU Framework 7 project FLINT, from which the Irish results are incorporated further with Irish Farm Accountancy Data Network data. The results outline the key contrasts across the countries investigated and suggest that the degree to which households engage with extension services is primarily infl uenced by national policies. In addition, this analysis indicates that the extent of this engagement has implications for sustainability at the farm level. The final conclusions and policy recommendations in this paper support the development of a large-scale version of the FLINT pilot survey. AU - Brennan, Noreen AU - Ryan, Mary AU - Hennessy, Thia AU - Cullen, Paula AU - Dillon, Emma DA - 2016-12 DA - 2016-12 DO - 1418 2106 DO - 2063 0476 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.252983 DO - Other DO - Other DO - doi EP - 162 EP - 154 ID - 252983 IS - 3 JF - Studies in Agricultural Economics KW - Agribusiness KW - Agricultural and Food Policy KW - Crop Production/Industries KW - Environmental Economics and Policy KW - Farm Management KW - Financial Economics KW - Institutional and Behavioral Economics KW - Labor and Human Capital KW - Land Economics/Use KW - Livestock Production/Industries KW - Production Economics KW - Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession KW - agricultural sustainability KW - extension use by farmers L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf LA - eng LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf N1 - http://dx.doi.org/10.7896/j.1630 N2 - This paper examines the use of extension services by farm households across eight European Union (EU) Member States, exploring the type of extension service engaged with, the degree of engagement and the type of information sought. The impact of extension on economic, environmental and social sustainability is also considered. European data utilised are those collected from a pilot sample of 820 households in 2015/2016 as part of the EU Framework 7 project FLINT, from which the Irish results are incorporated further with Irish Farm Accountancy Data Network data. The results outline the key contrasts across the countries investigated and suggest that the degree to which households engage with extension services is primarily infl uenced by national policies. In addition, this analysis indicates that the extent of this engagement has implications for sustainability at the farm level. The final conclusions and policy recommendations in this paper support the development of a large-scale version of the FLINT pilot survey. PY - 2016-12 PY - 2016-12 SP - 154 T1 - Going beyond FADN: The use of additional data to gain insights into extension service use across European Union Member States TI - Going beyond FADN: The use of additional data to gain insights into extension service use across European Union Member States UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252983/files/1630-brennan_v3.pdf VL - 118 Y1 - 2016-12 T2 - Studies in Agricultural Economics ER -