A5062679478- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Rural development and sustainability
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Water resources management and optimization
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Agricultural risk and resilience
Iowa State University
2016-2025
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2022
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2021
California Institute of Technology
2017
Purdue University West Lafayette
2014
University of Wisconsin–Extension
2007
University of New Mexico
1996
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
1992
This is a comprehensive review of all published, quantitative studies focused on adoption agricultural conservation practices in the United States between 1982 and 2017. finds that, taken as whole, few independent variables have consistent statistically significant relationship with adoption. Analyses showed that positively associated include farmer self-identifying primarily stewardship motivated or otherwise nonfinancially motivated, environmental attitudes, positive attitude toward...
Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change and a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Farmers face pressures adjust agricultural systems make them more resilient in the increasingly variable weather (adaptation) reduce GHG production (mitigation). This research examines relationships between Iowa farmers' trust environmental or interest groups as sources information, beliefs, perceived risks agriculture, support for adaptation mitigation responses. Results indicate that beliefs varied with...
Agriculture is both vulnerable to climate change impacts and a significant source of greenhouse gases. Increasing agriculture's resilience reducing its contribution are societal priorities. Survey data collected from Iowa farmers analyzed answer the related research questions: (1) do support adaptation mitigation actions, (2) beliefs concerns about influence those attitudes. Results indicate that who were concerned on agriculture attributed it human activities had more positive attitudes...
Loss of biodiversity and degradation ecosystem services from agricultural lands remain important challenges in the United States despite decades spending on natural resource management. To date, conservation investment has emphasized engineering practices or vegetative strategies centered monocultural plantings nonnative plants, largely excluding native species cropland. In a catchment-scale experiment, we quantified multiple effects integrating strips prairie amid corn soybean crops, with...
Abstract Cover crops are known to promote many aspects of soil and water quality, yet estimates find that in 2012 only 2.3% the total agricultural lands Midwestern USA were using cover crops. Focus groups conducted across Corn Belt state Iowa better understand how farmers confront barriers crop adoption highly intensive production systems. Although much prior research has focused on analyzing factors help predict use farms, there is limited navigate overcome field-level (e.g. proper planting...
Cover crops are widely viewed by the soil and water conservation community to be an effective means for reducing erosion nutrient loss increasing health, yet relatively few farmers have adopted practice. Despite widespread recognition of cover crops9 benefits increased promotional efforts, there been very peer-reviewed studies focused on farmer perspectives or adoption crops. This study, which analyzed data from a survey in-depth interviews with Iowa farmers, examined roles that perceived...
Social scientists have explored why farmers engage in conservation activities for a number of decades, yet there is still large degree unexplained variation and lack understanding about the factors that contribute to, or inhibit, farmer conservation. Our goal with this article to outline an agenda future social science research exploring behaviors agricultural systems. We believe greater reflection on what avenues need further exploration will lead improved scientific ultimately uptake by farmers.
Row crop production in the United States (US) Midwest is responsible for a myriad of water pollution issues Mississippi River Basin and Gulf Mexico. US federal state governments have spent billions dollars since 1930's to understand develop biological geophysical practices that will reduce negative impacts agriculture on these landscapes bodies. However, significantly fewer resources been applied understanding human factor within this social–ecological system. Recently social psychological...
Development of extension and outreach that effectively engage farmers in climate change adaptation and/or mitigation activities can be informed by an improved understanding farmers9 perspectives on related impacts. This research employed latent class analysis (LCA) to analyze data from a survey 4,778 11 US Corn Belt states. The focused two questions: (1) what degree do differ key measures beliefs about change, experience with extreme weather, perceived risks agriculture, efficacy, level...
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...
Persistent above average precipitation and runoff associated increased sediment transfers from cultivated ecosystems to rivers oceans are due changes in climate human action. The US Upper Midwest has experienced a 37% increase (1958-2012), leading crop damage excess water off-farm loss of soil nutrients. Farmer adaptive management responses changing weather patterns have potential reduce losses address degrading resources. This research used farmer survey ( = 4778) data (1971-2011) model...
In industrialized societies, techno-optimism is a belief that human ingenuity, through improved science and technology, will ultimately provide remedies to most current future threats well-being, such as diseases, climate change, poverty. Here we examine (a) whether found among Midwestern corn soybean farmers (b) how this confidence in ingenuity influences their support for change adaptation. By examining data from survey of nearly 5,000 grain the United States, greater can reduce farmers’...
In this article we examine in‐depth interviews with farmers ( n = 159) from nine Corn Belt states. Using a grounded theory approach, identified “soil stewardship ethic,” which exemplifies how are talking about building the long‐term sustainability of their farm operation in light more variable and extreme weather events. Findings suggest that farmers' shifting relationship soil resources may act as kind social‐ecological feedback enables to implement adaptive strategies (e.g., no‐till...
Calls for improved targeting of conservation resources are increasingly common. However, arguments improving the effectiveness and efficiency agricultural programs through proactive often tempered by questions regarding political feasibility. Such rest on an assumption that there will be resistance to these approaches, whether from farmers, farm groups, or elected officials, yet is little research-based evidence supporting assumption. Analysis data Iowa farmers' attitudes toward targeted...
Abstract Understanding U.S. agricultural stakeholder views about the existence of climate change and its causes is central to developing interventions in support adaptation mitigation. Results from surveys conducted with six Midwestern groups [corn producers, advisors, climatologists, extension educators, two different cross-disciplinary teams scientists funded by Department Agriculture–National Institute Food Agriculture (USDA–NIFA)] reveal striking differences. Individuals representing...
The sense of place (SOP) conceptual framework offers theoretical and empirical evidence that links peoples' multifaceted connections to place(s) their engagement in pro-environmental conservation behaviors. bulk this research has focused on connection high-amenity places landscapes. Recent applies SOP working landscapes—however, these studies encounter "troubles" include measurement challenges mixed results predicting statistical relationships with outcome variables. As authors some studies,...