Utah Agricultural Operators' Attitudes Toward Commonly Used Agricultural Land Preservation Initiatives

Zollinger, Brett; Krannich, Richard S.

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“…In addition, Daniels (1991) argues that landowner support for PACE will follow directly from whether owners perceive a financial benefit; hence, it seems that landowners in this sample did not recognize a financial benefit to term easements. It also contrasts with Zollinger and Krannich's (2001) result that Utah landowners preferred tax relief programs even though they did not guarantee permanent preservation.…”

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“…Overall, the landowners said that education is important with any new program, noting that they thought they learned about PACE too late. Zollinger and Krannich (2001) came to a similar conclusion that an information campaign could increase the acceptability of PACE. Most information about land preservation came via word of mouth from neighbors rather than from the programs themselves.…”

Section: Agricultural Conservation Pensionsupporting

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“…Three existing studies were identified that surveyed planners and/or other experts; Pfeffer and Lapping (1994) interviewed planners, Diaz and Green (2001) surveyed local officials, and Beesley (1999) surveyed, mainly, professors and planners. Zollinger and Krannich (2001) interviewed and surveyed landowners about their attitudes towards preservation techniques. In a Wyoming survey, Inman and McLeod (2002) estimated an empirical model explaining support for public versus private solutions to agricultural land-use problems and, surprisingly, found that landowners support public approaches when one controls for acreage owned.…”

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Gauging support for innovative farmland preservation techniques

Duke

Lynch

2007

Policy Sci

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Given growing concerns about the loss of farmland in the US, governmental and nonprofit groups are seeking innovative, cost-effective methods to preserve lands that will elicit additional landowner participation. This article describes four innovative farmland preservation techniques and derives implications for the policy process through interviews of key stakeholders: program administrators, lawmakers, and landowners. Experts on farmland preservation were also interviewed to ensure stakeholder perceptions substantively inform the policy process. Four techniques were selected for assessment from approximately 30 novel techniques. Reactions to these policy options reflect stakeholder perceptions of a baseline condition; the perceptions help evaluate which options are likely to survive the policy process and what attributes will lead to their acceptability because few of these techniques have yet become policy. Although the stakeholders may have more limited experience with the policy process, land preservation experts validated many of the results and the possibility of success in the â€œrough and tumbleâ€\x9D of the policy process. Of the four investigated techniques rights of first refusal was the most favored, although respondents thought effective implementation would require careful targeting and a dedicated funding source. Experts agreed this technique was most likely to survive in the political arena. Agricultural conservation pension was also viewed favorably, though it was considered administratively difficult to implement. Several experts thought that, though inchoate, the pension plan could potentially be more cost effective than rights of first refusal. Land preservation tontines were perceived to be an interesting concept, but confusing, difficult to implement, and ill-defined. Term conservation easements were viewed unfavorably because they did not preserve land permanently. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2007Rights of first refusal, Term easements, Land preservation tontine, Agricultural conservation pension, Agricultural land preservation,

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2007

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“…A conservation easement is a voluntary but legally binding agreement (hereafter we refer to legal agreements as conservation easements and the organizations that manage then as land trusts), where the landowner commits to limit development and/or future changes in land use thereby protecting socially desired amenities. In qualitative studies, landowners describe being motivated to participate in conservation programs based on a commitment to conservation, stewardship, and place attachment; in contrast, they describe financial considerations as hindering participation (Cross, 2001;Klapproth and Johnson, 2001;Zollinger and Krannich, 2001). There is a growing body of research on motivations for engaging in conservation easements, but there are few empirical studies on the barriers to adoption of conservation easements, particularly for agricultural producers (Kabii and Horwitz, 2006).…”

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“…Qualitative studies of landowners participating in conservation easements found that personal attachment to the land and commitment to stewardship are described as motivations for participation (Ernst and Wallace, 2008;McLaughlin, 2004;Rilla and Sokolow, 2000); however, these studies primarily focused only on those who adopted conservation easements, excluding non-participants and providing little insight as to factors discouraging participation. Zollinger and Krannich (2001) surveyed landowners and found that landowner education about conservation programs increased willingness to enter into a conservation agreement, while financial consideration reduced participation. Similarly, the literature on sustainable agriculture reveals that financial costs and incentives are a primary factor in conservation decisions (Buttel et al, 1990;Ernst and Wallace, 2008;Klapproth and Johnson, 2001;Parker, 2004;Rilla and Sokolow, 2000).…”

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Adoption of conservation easements among agricultural landowners in Colorado and Wyoming: The role of economic dependence and sense of place

Cross

Keske

Lacy

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Landscape and Urban Planning

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a b s t r a c tThe inter-mountain west is one of the most highly urbanized and rapidly growing regions in the United States. Conservation easements are one common tool used to protect rural and agricultural land from urban development. This paper examines the attitudinal and demographic characteristics of agricultural landowners to predict adoption of conservation easements. The study has two primary objectives: (1) to broaden the literature on sense of place and place attachment by including a measure of economic dependence as one dimension, and (2) to examine the relation of this dimension with attitudes towards land trusts and participation in conservation easements. Agricultural landowners (N = 2266) in Colorado and Wyoming were surveyed about their sense of place for their land, their attitudes towards land trusts, and perceived need for land conservation. Factor analysis of 12 measures of sense of place indicated that place identity, conservation ethic, and economic dependence ere distinct dimensions of sense of place among agricultural landowners. Logistic regression analyses revealed that economic dependence had a significant and negative relation with landowner's trust of and trusts and placement of a conservation easement on agricultural land, whereas a conservation ethic and spiritual attachment are positively related. Two main implications for land trusts are that time spent contacting landowners is time well spent and intake questionnaires could be used to screen and owners for both a conservation ethic and a sense of economic dependence providing information hat might improve the possibility of reaching an easement agreement.

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Uinta County: A Case Study in Wyoming Land Use Planning

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McLeod

Coupal

2002

Community Development Society. Journal

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Many Rocky Mountain States are experiencing unprecedented conversion of agricultural land to residential use. An early 1980s oil boom in Uinta County, Wyoming, set a precedent for rapid, unmanaged growth.Recent population growth and recreation pressures in neighboring Utah have again brought growth to rural Uinta County, though at a slower rate than during the oil boom. This paper examines issues relevant to rural land use and planning in Uinta County. Data are from county focus groups and responses to a 1999 mail survey. Most respondents see growth as a problem and support preservation of environmental quality and working ranch landscapes. Rural landowners may clash with respondents, concerned with growth management, over property rights issues. Findings in Uinta County, though unique in some ways, are useful for understanding Rocky Mountain residents' preferences for rural land use and policy.

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Utah Agricultural Operators' Attitudes Toward Commonly Used Agricultural Land Preservation Initiatives

Cited by 6 publications

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Gauging support for innovative farmland preservation techniques

Gauging support for innovative farmland preservation techniques

Adoption of conservation easements among agricultural landowners in Colorado and Wyoming: The role of economic dependence and sense of place

Uinta County: A Case Study in Wyoming Land Use Planning

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