Enhancing Soil Conservation Practice Adoption with Targeted Educational Programs

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Dickey ◽  
D. P. Shelton ◽  
P. J. Jasa
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption

Meta-analytic data of agricultural conservation practice adoption research in the United States 1982-2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M. Floress ◽  
Yuling Gao ◽  
Benjamin M. Gramig ◽  
J. Gordon Arbuckle ◽  
Sarah P. Church ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Agricultural Conservation ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Adoption Research ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption

scholarly journals Spatially Mediated Peer Effects in the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Practices

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Deepthi Kolady ◽  
Weiwei Zhang ◽  
Tong Wang ◽  
Jessica Ulrich-Schad
Keyword(s):  
Peer Effects ◽  
Conservation Tillage ◽  
Conservation Agriculture ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Local Conservation ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption

Abstract This study uses location-specific data to investigate the role of spatially mediated peer effects in farmers’ adoption of conservation agriculture practices. The literature has shown that farmers trust other farmers and one way to increase conservation practice adoption is through identifying feasible conservation practices in neighboring fields. Estimating this effect can help improve our understanding of what influences the adoption and could play a role in improving federal and local conservation program design. The study finds that although spatial peer effects are important in the adoption of conservation tillage and diverse crop rotation, the scale of peer effects are not substantial.

scholarly journals Examining intensity of conservation practice adoption: Evidence from cover crop use on U.S. Midwest farms

Food Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102054
Author(s):  
Nathanael M. Thompson ◽  
Carson J. Reeling ◽  
Michelle R. Fleckenstein ◽  
Linda S. Prokopy ◽  
Shalamar D. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crop ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption

The influence of the seasons: how the agricultural calendar impacts farmer perceptions of cover crops

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Margaret Beetstra ◽  
Robyn Wilson ◽  
Eric Toman
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crops ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption

Abstract Across the Midwest, substantial funding and personnel time have been allocated to encourage farmers to adopt a wide range of conservation practices but adoption rates for many of these practices remain low. Prior research focuses largely on the influence of individual-level factors (e.g., beliefs, attitudes) on conservation practice adoption rather than on contextual factors (e.g., seasons) that might also play a role. In the present study, we considered seasonal variation and its potential influence on farmer cover crop decision-making. We first established how farmer temporal and financial resources fluctuate across the year and then compared the annual agricultural decision and cover crop decision calendars. We also considered farmer cover crop perceptions and likely behaviors. To study this, we surveyed the same Midwestern farmers in the spring, summer and winter within a 12-month period. Results indicated that farmers were generally the least busy and the most financially comfortable in the winter months. Moreover, farmers perceived the benefits of cover crops differently throughout the year. These results indicate that seasonality can be a confounding factor which should be considered when designing and conducting research and farmer engagement. As researchers, it is our responsibility to understand the specific calendar experienced by our sample and how that may influence responses so we can examine theory-supported factors of interest rather than seasonality as a driver of farmer responses. As practitioners, it is important to use research findings to engage with farmers about conservation in a way that prioritizes communicating about the most salient aspects of the practice at the time of year when farmers will be most receptive.

An analysis of conservation practice adoption studies in agricultural human-natural systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 490-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Yoder ◽  
Adam S. Ward ◽  
Kajsa Dalrymple ◽  
Scott Spak ◽  
Rebecca Lave
Keyword(s):  
Adoption Studies ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Practice Adoption ◽  
Conservation Practice Adoption
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