What Do Stakeholders Add to Identification of Conservation Lands?

Luloff, A. E.; Finley, James C.; Myers, Wayne L.; Metcalf, Alexander L.; Matarrita, David; Gordon, Jason S.; Raboanarielina, Cara; Gruver, Joshua

doi:10.1080/08941920.2011.589098

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“…Building on the Prokopy et al [29] finding that networking (including agency, business, and local) was a significant predictor of BMP adoption, more recent studies show that conservation education can be improved by encouraging more interpersonal contact between conservation agencies and farmers, and the need for farmer-to-farmer communication [69,79,103]. In addition, other key stakeholders such as fertilizer dealers and their affiliated certified crop advisors were ascertained to be influential [55,98,103]. Llewellyn [53] reviewed empirical studies to identify factors influencing no-till adoption and extension targets in Australia.…”

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“…Characteristics of BMPs such as observability, location, ease of use, time requirement, cost-effectiveness, flexibility of conservation standards, relative advantage conferred to the farm can influence the adoption decision [17,103]. Readily observable practices, such as the use of terraces, grassed waterways, and conservation tillage to reduce soil erosion, are sometimes preferred over less-observable practices [14,95].…”

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Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis

2018

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Best management practices (BMPs) for reducing agricultural non-point source pollution are widely available. However, agriculture remains a major global contributor to degradation of waters because farmers often do not adopt BMPs. To improve water quality, it is necessary to understand the factors that influence BMP adoption by farmers. We review the findings of BMP adoption studies from both developed and developing countries, published after (or otherwise not included in) two major literature reviews from 2007 and 2008. We summarize the study locations, scales, and BMPs studied; the analytical methods used; the factors evaluated; and the directionality of each factor's influence on BMP adoption. We then present a conceptual framework for BMP adoption decisions that emphasizes the importance of scale, the tailoring or targeting of information and incentives, and the importance of expected farm profits. We suggest that future research directions should focus on study scale, on measuring and modeling of adoption as a continuous process, and on incorporation of social norms and uncertainty into decision-making. More research is needed on uses of social media and market recognition approaches (such as certificate schemes and consumer labeling) to influence BMP adoption.

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Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis

2018

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“…Characteristics of sustainable practices. The characteristics of the different applicable sustainable practices include being observable, the location, user friendliness, time requirement, profitability, or flexibility of the conservation standards are highly influential factors in the adoption decision [57]. The practices that are particularly valued are those whose results are easily observable in the short term, such as the use of terraces, waterways with grass, and conservation tillage to reduce soil erosion, instead of less observable practices.…”

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Barriers and Facilitators for Adopting Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Mediterranean Olive Groves

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Soil is a fundamental resource, subject to severe and quick degradation processes because of the pressure of human activities, particularly in many regions of the Mediterranean where agriculture is an important economic activity. It has been proven that the use of sustainable soil management practices can potentially give rise to the creation of a carbon sink, an increase of soil organic matter content, the maintenance of crop productivity and a reduction in erosion. Despite the existence of scientific evidence about the benefits generated by the use of sustainable practices on soil, many farmers are reluctant to adopt them. The objective of this study is to identify and give a hierarchical structure to the factors that condition the adoption of sustainable practices in the management of agricultural soil. The case of olive tree cultivation in Southeast Spain has been studied, using a participatory qualitative methodology. The results show a series of seven principal barriers (information, costs, risk aversion, characteristics of the farm and sustainable practices, macro factors, and cultural barriers) and five facilitators (technology, farmer training, awareness, incentives, and social pressure) for the adoption of the proposed sustainable agricultural practices. The principal political and legislative actions proposed to increase the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices include: administrative control, fostering environmental awareness, technical knowledge, and on-farm demonstrations; and, on the economic and financial level, incorporation of both general incentives and subsidizing specific costs. This study contributes to the development and discussion of intervention proposals that are designed to stimulate the implementation of sustainable practices in agricultural soil management.

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“…Both farmer participation in agency networks and access to conservation information have been shown to consistently be significant predictors of practice adoption (Baumgart-Getz et al 2012;Knowler and Bradshaw 2007;Prokopy et al 2008Prokopy et al , 2019Ranjan et al 2019). Liu et al (2018) highlighted several studies that found that encouraging more interpersonal contact between farmers and conservation agencies can improve conservation outreach (Lubell and Fulton 2008;Luloff et al 2011), and that conservation practice adoption is positively correlated with frequent interactions with local conservation staff (Atwell et al 2009;Kalcic et al 2014;Woods et al 2014). Studies have concluded that conservation efforts for BMP adoption should be tailored to local and/or regional locations and individuals in order to maximize effectiveness (Knowler and Bradshaw 2007;Singh et al 2018), which is one of the primary aspects of NRCS conservation planning (USDA NRCS 2006a).…”

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Conservation plans and soil and water conservation practice use: Evidence from Iowa

Arbuckle¹

2021

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Conservation planning is the primary tool the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to help farmers manage and protect the nation's soil, water, air, plant, animal, energy, and human natural resources on privately owned lands. While research studies have investigated a multitude of factors that could possibly influence farmer adoption of conservation practices, no recent research exists examining the relationship between having an NRCS conservation plan and the likelihood of applying conservation practices on the ground. This is surprising given that conservation planning is considered to be the foundation for USDA's technical and financial assistance to agricultural landowners, and recently both the updated NRCS Strategic Plan and the National Conservation Planning Partnership emphasized the need to enhance and expand conservation planning. In this study we analyzed data from 792 respondents of the 2015 and 2016 collection periods of a panel survey of Iowa farmers to examine the relationship between having an NRCS conservation plan and farmers' implementation of 10 soil and water conservation practices in four categories: (1) soil health, (2) nitrogen (N) management, (3) structural practices, and (4) cropland converted to perennial crops. The results indicate that farmers who reported having an NRCS conservation plan are significantly more likely to have implemented two conservation practices: no-till and terraces. In addition, there was a significant relationship between the number of times a farmer visited a USDA Service Center for conservation and the likelihood they implemented 5 of the 10 selected practices, particularly in the soil health and structural practice categories. These results suggest that it is not the plan itself, but rather the sustained interaction with natural resource professionals, that makes a difference in the use of conservation practices. Implications of the study results for NRCS conservation planning moving forward in the future are discussed.

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What Do Stakeholders Add to Identification of Conservation Lands?

Cited by 10 publications

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Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis

Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis

Barriers and Facilitators for Adopting Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Mediterranean Olive Groves

Conservation plans and soil and water conservation practice use: Evidence from Iowa

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