Beneficial Management Practice Adoption in Five Southern Ontario Watersheds

Filson, Glen C.; Sethuratnam, Sridharan; Adekunle, Bamidele; Lamba, Pamela

doi:10.1080/10440040802587421

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“…. [A-producer organization] These positive comments are reflected in the findings of other studies (Lamba et al 2007;Filson et al 2009). …”

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confidence: 75%

“…[C-producer organization] These arguments are linked to the concept of payments for environmental services and the idea that farmers "have to profile themselves as having environmental services to provide" [B-farm leader]. Farmer attitudes towards payments for environmental services were explored by Filson et al (2009) in three Ontario watersheds. They found that 90.5% of the 259 respondents felt that farmers should be paid for providing ecological goods and services to society.…”

Section: Phase 3 Growing Forward 1 (2008-present)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adaptive Governance of Dynamic Social-Ecological Systems: The Case of the Ontario Environmental Farm Plan (1992–2011)

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“…. [A-producer organization] These positive comments are reflected in the findings of other studies (Lamba et al 2007;Filson et al 2009). …”

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2014

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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“…NAP participants were willing to adopt environmentally beneficial practices without accessing assistance, as evident by substantially higher adoption rates relative to the rates of accessing assistance. While producers typically prefer subsidies to other options of increasing conservation (Filson et al ), there are producer sentiments that cost shares typically offered for BMPs are too low to affect behavior, and that larger cost‐shares over 75% would be substantially more effective (Lamba et al ); results which are solidified by the NAP. It seems the Alberta government has been aware of this issue, increasing cost‐share percentages to 50%–70% for the implementation of a number of BMPs under Growing Forward 2.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating an Agricultural Extension Program Aimed at Improving Biodiversity in Alberta, Canada

Rollins

Simpson

Boxall

2017

Canadian J Agri Economics

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We evaluate an agricultural extension program aimed at increasing on‐farm biodiversity in Alberta. Using reports prepared for program participants by the extension agency, customized surveys were used to collect data on whether recommended practices were adopted. Data were also collected from producers who were willing but unable to participate in the program due to its unexpected cancellation. A count model compared the number of practices adopted by participants and nonparticipants to evaluate the program's efficacy, and a probit model using participants’ adoption data were used to understand factors affecting adoption. Simple, low‐cost, and easily trialed practices were adopted at high rates, though some higher cost practices associated with observable benefits were also adopted at moderate or high rates. Farm‐specific characteristics, such as size, tenure, or group membership were also significantly linked to the likelihood of adoption. Results suggest that the extension program was successful in encouraging adoption of environmentally beneficial practices with caveats; project completion and quality were not verified, and decreasing marginal returns to extension efforts may have been realized within the small participant pool. Nous évaluons un programme d'éducation permanente en agriculture visant l'augmentation de la biodiversité fermière en Alberta. Utilisant des rapports préparés par les agences d'éducation pour les participants de programmes, des sondages individualisés ont servi à la collecte de données concernant l'adoption de pratiques recommandées. Des données ont aussi été recueillies auprès de producteurs qui auraient voulu participer mais qui n'ont pas profité du programme suivant son annulation inattendue. Un modèle de comptage a servi à comparer le nombre de pratiques adoptées par les participants et non‐participants pour évaluer l'efficacité du programme, et un modèle probit basé sur les données d'adoption par les participants a servi à comprendre les facteurs ayant un impact sur l'adoption. Les pratiques simples, peu coûteuses et faciles à tester ont été hautement adoptées. Certaines pratiques à coûts plus élevés, associées à des avantages observables, ont aussi vu des taux moyens et élevés d'adoption. Les caractéristiques spécifiques aux exploitations agricoles comme la taille, la longévité et l'adhésion à un groupe se sont aussi trouvées liées de façon significative aux probabilités d'adoption. Les résultats suggèrent que le programme d'éducation permanente a réussi à encourager l'adoption de pratiques bénéfiques pour l'environnement avec quelques bémols: la réalisation des projets et leur qualité n'ont pas fait l'objet de vérification, et la diminution des rendements marginaux en fonction des efforts d'éducation pourrait avoir été réalisée dans le cadre d'un petit bassin de participants.

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“…Similarly, Hall et al [61] found education to have a positive significant effect in the longevity of adopting a certain BMP practice, compared to age and income-share. On the other hand, Filson et al [64] analyzed 481 landowners' self-administered questionnaires from surveys in five southern Ontario watersheds and found what farmers wanted the most was government financial support for implementing BMPs voluntarily. In addition, the authors showed that farm size along with revenue through farm sales were more significant when farmers' age, education, and gender were taken into account [64].…”

Section: Knowledge Circulation In Relation To P-related Agricultural mentioning

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Toward Improved Adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Lake Erie Basin: Perspectives from Resilience and Agricultural Innovation Literature

Akkari

Bryant

2017

Agriculture

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Phosphorus (P) runoff from agricultural sources is a recognized environmental problem, particularly in regions draining into Lake Erie. This problem may well be exacerbated particularly through increased magnitude and frequency of extreme climatic events (e.g., excessive precipitation and droughts). On the physical sciences side, the recent extensive literature focuses on structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) which have the potential to mitigate both surface and sub-subsurface P losses. Modeling studies show that there is still a lack of adoption of these P-related voluntary BMPs by the farmers. At the same time, and while the social sciences side of the literature on structural BMPs adoption weakly affirms the latter, this paper argues that the literature on resilience and on agricultural innovation can better inform our understanding of the limited adoption of phosphorus related structural BMPs by farmers in the Lake Erie Basin.

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Beneficial Management Practice Adoption in Five Southern Ontario Watersheds

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Adaptive Governance of Dynamic Social-Ecological Systems: The Case of the Ontario Environmental Farm Plan (1992–2011)

Adaptive Governance of Dynamic Social-Ecological Systems: The Case of the Ontario Environmental Farm Plan (1992–2011)

Evaluating an Agricultural Extension Program Aimed at Improving Biodiversity in Alberta, Canada

Toward Improved Adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Lake Erie Basin: Perspectives from Resilience and Agricultural Innovation Literature

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