Bolarin, O.Komolafe, S.E.Kolade, S.A.2023-01-202023-01-20202225. Bolarin, O., Komolafe, S.E. & Kolade, S.A. (2022): Preference for mass media usage among farmers in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 4(2); 204-209. Available online at https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/issue_28926_32560_.htmlDoi:10.21608/svuijas.2022.106985.1156https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/8382This study examined the preference for mass media usage among farmers in Egbedore local government area of Osun state, Nigeria. A two stage sampling procedure was used to select 80 respondents. Data were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire. Findings show that telephone (50%), television (21.2%) and radio (20%) were the most preferred mass media by farmer in accessing agricultural information in the study area. easy accessibility (mean=4.57), readily availability (mean=4.35), and cheaper/low cost (mean=4.31) were the foremost reasons for the choice of mass media preferred for accessing agricultural information in the study area. The study found that household size (X2=0.328; p=0.003), years of experience (X2=0.413; p=0.000) and education (X2=0.387; p=0.000) were significantly related to preferred use of mass media to access agricultural information. The study recommend that trained agricultural extension personnel should be deployed to improve the technical know-how of farmers on the use of mass media gadgets to access agricultural information.Farmers; Radio; Telephone; Television.Preference for mass media usage among farmers in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria.Article