Farming Practices and Adherence to an Alternative‐Conventional Agricultural Paradigm<sup>1</sup>

Allen, John C.; Bernhardt, Kevin

doi:10.1111/j.1549-0831.1995.tb00574.x

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“…Others have considered community norms (Rickson Saffigna and Sanders 1999;Blake et al 1997;Saltiel et al 1994) and perceived profitability (Hopkins and Johansson 2004;Soule 2001;Saltiel et al 1994;Lockeretz and Madden 1987). A number of authors have also suggested that there may be a relationship between producer worldview and the farming practices he/ she employs (Allen and Bernhardt 1995;Beus and Dunlap 1990;Buttel and Gillespie 1988;Jacob and Brinkerhoff 1986). Beus and Dunlap's (1991) alternative-conventional agricultural paradigm (ACAP) scale has been used on several occasions to provide a framework for assessing adherence to alternative and conventional agricultural paradigms among groups of farmers.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…And Lasley et al (1990) found that support for the idea of lowinput farming did not correlate with employment of practices to reduce chemical inputs. Clearly more research on the nature of these relationships is indicated, both for its contribution to social theory (Jackson-Smith and Buttel 2003) and because of its agricultural policy implications (Chouinard et al 2008;Abaidoo and Dickinson 2002;Allen and Bernhardt 1995;Beus and Dunlap 1993).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Conventional farmers in Australia were less likely to describe themselves as ''working in harmony with nature rather than against it'' than were practitioners of organic agriculture (Rickson et al 1999). Among farmers surveyed in Nebraska, adherents to conventional and alternative worldviews generally had production practices that correlated with their particular worldview (Allen and Bernhardt 1995). A survey of Washington State farmers found that the farmers that adhere more strongly to the conventional agricultural paradigm have higher reported pesticide use than those who are more strongly identified with the alternative agricultural paradigm indicating different approaches to environmental management (Beus and Dunlap 1994).…”

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Environmental management strategies in agriculture

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There is a large literature on technology adoption and environmental management in agriculture. Included in this literature are debates about the role world view or attitudinal variables play in adoption decisions, and whether smaller farms or larger farms exhibit superior environmental performance or differ in commitment to environmental values. In this paper we attempt to extend the literature in this area by proposing and measuring discrete environmental management approaches among sixty-six farmers in Northern New York. Using key informants interviews, purposeful sampling of farmers and a mail survey we find two environmental management types: (1) the larger-scale conservation farmer; and (2) the alternative/ecological farmer.

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“…Salamon et al (1997) found that families that had adopted ''sustainable'' practices often had strong environmentalist traditions or stewardship perspectives that influenced their adoption decisions. Allen and Bernhardt (1995) observed that farmers who had ''worldviews'' corresponding to an alternative agricultural paradigm were less likely to use synthetic fertilizers and herbicides and more likely to employ conservation practices such as field windbreaks and rotational grazing. In his study of landowner motivations in Indiana, Koontz (2001) found that landowners who did not rely on their land for a substantial portion of their income were much more likely to cite non-monetary benefits of landownership than owners who did.…”

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Non-operator landowner interest in agroforestry practices in two Missouri watersheds

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Land tenure has long been considered a critical factor in determining the adoption and longterm maintenance of agroforestry practices. Empirical evidence from non-US settings has consistently shown that secure land tenure is positively associated with agroforestry adoption. In the US, over 40% of private agricultural land is farmed by someone other than the owner. Given the importance of land tenure in agroforestry decisions in other countries and the magnitude of non-operator landownership in the US, there has been surprisingly little focus on land tenure in the temperate agroforestry literature. Using data from a 1999 survey in Missouri, this study explores factors associated with non-operator landowner interest in agroforestry. Results suggest that differences in farming orientation are linked to interest in agroforestry. Closer ties to farming, stronger financial motivations for landownership, and higher proportion of land planted to row crops were negatively related to interest in agroforestry among non-operator landowners. Environmental or recreational motivations for landownership and contacts with natural resource professionals were positively associated with interest in agroforestry. These results, consistent with earlier qualitative research suggesting that farm operators who have a strong ''conventional farming identity'' were less interested in agroforestry, point to a divide between landowners for whom environmental and recreational values play an important role in ownership motivation and those for whom financial considerations take precedence. The findings imply that agroforestry development programs in the US should take non-operator landowners and their farming and ownership orientations into account when designing research and outreach efforts.

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“…The direct linkage of farmers' environmental attitudes to behavior has been widely explored using adoption of A. W. Thompson et al agricultural best management practices (BMPs) as dependent variables (Ervin and Ervin 1982;Lynne et al 1988;Allen and Bernhardt 1995;Henning et al 2004;Prokopy et al 2008;Baumgart-Getz et al 2012). The BMPs explored in the adoption literature include a diverse range of behaviors such as no till systems, integrated pest management, or grassed waterways that address soil, nutrient, landscape, and water management goals (Prokopy et al 2008;USDA 2008).…”

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Farmers’ views of the environment: the influence of competing attitude frames on landscape conservation efforts

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Understanding factors that motivate farmers to perform conservation behaviors is seen as key to enhancing efforts to address agri-environmental challenges. This study uses survey data collected from 277 farmers in the La Moine River watershed in western Illinois to develop new measures of farmers' environmental attitudes and examine their influence on current usage of agricultural best management practices (BMPs). The results suggest that a Dual Interest Theory approach reflecting two separate, competing psychological frames representing a stewardship view of the environment and a farm as a business (or profit maximization) view of the environment are present within the decision making domain. Using a cluster analysis technique to examine the interaction between these attitude frames reveals four groups of farmers who hold distinct views of the environment. Further exploration of these distinct belief systems reveals little evidence of differences in participation or willingness to participate in agricultural BMPs; however, we observe significant differences between these groups with regard to their willingness to support rural conservation planning priorities that address agri-environmental challenges. Further discussion focuses on the implications of these interactive dual interest typologies and the implications of these findings on efforts to engage farmers in conservation efforts.

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Farming Practices and Adherence to an Alternative‐Conventional Agricultural Paradigm¹

Cited by 32 publications

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Environmental management strategies in agriculture

Environmental management strategies in agriculture

Non-operator landowner interest in agroforestry practices in two Missouri watersheds

Farmers’ views of the environment: the influence of competing attitude frames on landscape conservation efforts

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Environmental management strategies in agriculture

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Non-operator landowner interest in agroforestry practices in two Missouri watersheds

Farmers’ views of the environment: the influence of competing attitude frames on landscape conservation efforts

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