What would farmers do? Adaptation intentions under a Corn Belt climate change scenario

• DOI: 10.1007/s10460-016-9719-y
• Publication Date: 2016-08-11T09:30:03Z
• Authors: Gabrielle E. Roes...; J. Gordon Arbuckle; John Charles Tyndall
• Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation; Environmental sociology

This paper examines farmer intentions to adapt global climate change by analyzing responses a scenario presented in survey given large-scale farmers (n = 4778) across the US Corn Belt 2012. Adaptive strategies are evaluated context of decision making and farmers' intention increase their use three production practices promoted Belt: no-till farming, cover crops, tile drainage. also provides novel conceptual framework that bridges typology adaptation with concepts help predict intentionality behavior models. was developed facilitate examination adaptive agriculture. research effort key factors influence scenario. Twenty-two covariates examined models for Findings highlight who believed they should adjust protect farm from negative impacts increased weather variability were more likely indicate would each response change. Additionally, visiting other observe positively associated examined. Farmers currently using drainage plan these However, reported high levels confidence current less on changing climatic changes.