Download or read book Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers written by Cynthia J. Nickerson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning, limited-resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers make up 40% of all U.S. farms. Some Federal conservation programs contain provisions that encourage participation by such ¿targeted¿ farmers. This report compares the natural resource characteristics, resource issues, and conservation treatment costs on farms operated by targeted farmers with those of other participants. Targeted farmers tend to operate more environmentally sensitive land than other farmers, have different conservation priorities, and receive different levels of payments. The different conservation priorities among types of farmers suggest that if a significantly larger proportion of targeted farmers participate in these programs, the programs¿ economic and environmental outcomes could change. Tables and graphs.

Download or read book Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers written by Cynthia Nickerson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning, limited-resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers make up as much as 40 percent of all U.S. farms. Some Federal conservation programs contain provisions that encourage participation by such “targeted” farmers and the 2008 Farm Act furthered these efforts. This report compares the natural resource characteristics, resource issues, and conservation treatment costs on farms operated by targeted farmers with those of other participants in the largest U.S. working-lands and land retirement conservation programs. Some evidence shows that targeted farmers tend to operate more environmentally sensitive land than other farmers, have different conservation priorities, and receive different levels of payments. Data limitations preclude a definitive analysis of whether efforts to improve participation by targeted farmers hinders or enhances the conservation programs' ability to deliver environmental benefits cost effectively. But the different conservation priorities among types of farmers suggest that if a significantly larger proportion of targeted farmers participates in these programs, the programs' economic and environmental outcomes could change.

Download or read book Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers written by Cynthia J. Nickerson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Farms and Conservation Programs written by Lucas A. Savarese and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited-resource and socially disadvantaged farmers make up as much as 40 percent of all U.S. farms. Some federal conservation programs contain provisions that encourage participation by such "targeted" farmers and the 2008 Farm Act furthered these efforts. This book compares the natural resource characteristics, resource issues and conservation treatment costs on farms operated by targeted farmers with those of other participants in the largest U.S. working-lands and land retirement conservation programs. Some evidence shows that targeted farmers tend to operate more environmentally sensitive land than other farmers, have different conservation priorities, and receive different levels of payments.

Download or read book Conservation compatible Practices and Programs written by David Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the business, operator, and household characteristics of farms that have adopted certain conservation-compatible practices, with and without financial assistance from government conservation programs. The analysis finds that attributes of the farm operator and household and characteristics of the farm business are associated with the likelihood that a farmer will adopt certain conservation-compatible practices and the degree to which the farmer participates in conservation programs. For example, operators of small farms and operators not primarily focused on farming are less likely to adopt management-intensive conservation-compatible practices and to participate in working-land conservation programs than operators of large enterprises whose primary occupation is farming.

Download or read book Farmers Decision making Relating to Participation in Conservation water pollution Reduction Programs written by Tana Kappel and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Participation of Farm Operators in Public Land Conservation Programs in the Cypress Creek Basin of Crockett County Tennessee written by John Avery Emison and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research deals with the problem of soil erosion in Cypress Creek basin in West Tennessee and farmer participation in public conservation programs. The study area is marginal to the Tennessee Valley, a region identified in the 1930's as having a serious agricultural soil erosion problem. The four voluntary programs are the Soil Conservation Service, Conservation Reserve, Agricultural Conservation Payments Program administered by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. The purpose of the research was to determine if soil erosion is currently a serious problem in the study area, determine if participation in the selected programs is significantly different in the study area than the surrounding region, determine if participation in the non-targeted conservation programs is concentrated in any socio-economic or cultural subgroups of farmers, and determine if the programs have been successful in fulfilling their own goals and objectives. The entire study area was mapped for land use and field size at the 1:20,000 scale using aerial photography flown in 1941 and 1971. The photography was interpreted for the extent of erosion at both time periods. Correspondence with state agricultural officials and county officials in the surrounding region provided information necessary for comparing participation rates. Fifty-five farmers were selected at random and interviewed concerning their opinion of the programs, their participation in the programs, their perception of erosion in the area, and their relationship to twelve independent participation variables. The results of the farmer interviews were statistically treated for the purpose of hypothesis testing by the Crosstabs and Scattergram subprograms of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program at the Oregon State University Computer Center. A judgement of soil erosion was accomplished by the author that includes each field identified as being farmed by the 55 sample farmers. Interpretation of aerial photography, field observations, and interviews with agricultural officials and farmers reveals that soil erosion is currently a serious problem in the study area. Farmer interviews and correspondence with agricultural officials indicates no significant difference between study area participation rates in the selected programs and regional participation rates. Statistical treatment of the interview data reveals that the programs have a representative cross-section of farmer participation, although at a low level. None of the twelve selected variables were significantly related to participation in the four programs. Although each selected program has provided benefits to farmers who voluntarily participated, they have not met their objectives of conservation of soil and water on an area wide scale. There are two apparent reasons for program failure. First, the programs are voluntary and as such farmers are free to make their own choice based on personal preference or any other criteria. Second, the subsidy offered by the programs seems insufficient to induce many farmers to participate. Until there is a basic change in both farmer attitudes and program subsidy levels, it seems likely that the present situation will continue.

Download or read book Farmer Adoption of Best Management Practices Using Incentivized Conservation Programs written by Jennifer Miller and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many farms in the United States impose negative externalities on society. Population growth and the accompanying increase in demand for food further promote this trend of environmental degradation as a by-product of food production. The USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial assistance to farmers who wish to address natural resource concerns by making structural improvements or implementing best management practices (BMPs) on their farms. Regional examinations of program implementation and incentive levels are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of EQIP at both the farm and environmental level. This research addresses this need in the following two ways. First, conjoint analysis was used to calculate the willingness to accept incentive levels desired by Vermont farmers for implementing three common BMPs and the relative importance of each attribute in their adoption decisions. Next, a survey was conducted to document Vermont farmers' experiences, or choices not to engage, with EQIP. The results of the conjoint analysis indicated that farmers' adoption decisions are most heavily influenced by the available implementation incentives and that the higher the incentive level offered, the more willing farmers are to adopt a practice. The survey results triangulated these findings as cost was the most frequently cited challenge farmers face when implementing BMPs and one third of respondents felt the cost-share amount they had received was inadequate. Although 46% of respondents reported receiving nonmonetary benefits, 43% had encountered challenges when enrolling or participating in EQIP. In addition, though contracts are designed to address specific resource concerns, 30% of respondents had not fully fixed the original issues with their contracts. This also indicates that the incentive levels offered in EQIP contracts may be lower than Vermont farmers' preferred incentive levels, affecting the adoption rate of BMPs and subsequently the environmental health and long term sustainability of Vermont's agricultural systems. Program areas ripe for improvement, key points for farmers weighing the costs and benefits of program participation, and future research opportunities are discussed in order to guide efforts to improve the effectiveness of EQIP in Vermont. This research also raises awareness of how much it costs to simultaneously support environmental health and food production in our current food system and who ultimately should bear this financial burden.

Download or read book Conservation Research Report written by United States. Dept. of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Farmer Decision Making and Likelihood to Participate in the Conservation Reserve Program written by Sarah Hazel Young and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early successional habitat and grasslands declined across the United States over the last 50 years. This decline is detrimental to both plant and wildlife diversity. The trend is particularly strong throughout the Midwest. Land conservation programs, such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), provide farmers financial incentives to engage in a specific land conservation practice for a period of 10-15 years. Programs such as the CRP can help to combat the loss of early successional habitat; however the programs are conducted via voluntary enrollment. Therefore, understanding factors influencing farmers' decisions to enroll in the CRP, and specifically what factors could increase their willingness to enroll are important to explore. I explored farmer's subjective norms, trust in federal agencies, risk tolerance, self-efficacy, demographic factors, and perceived costs and benefits of the program and their effect on farmer's willingness to enroll in the CRP. A mail-back survey was administered to 6000 farmers in six counties in Ohio. Results indicate that costs and benefits, specifically perceived environmental health benefit is the most important indicator of willingness to enroll in CRP. Geographic region may also influence which factors are most indicative of overall willingness to enroll.

Download or read book Rewarding Farm Practices Versus Environmental Performance written by Marca Weinberg and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Conservation Programs in Drought Risk Adaptation written by Steven Wallander and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Section 6 of Public Law 95-192, the Soil and water resources conservation act of 1977..., requires the Secretary of Agricultre to develop a national soil and water conservation program to guide the Department's future conservation activities on the Nation's private and other nonfederal lands. This document, prepared in response to the Act, is based on an appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends and projected resource needs. It discusses the status of soil, water, and related resources; identifies resource problem areas; analyzes the effectiveness of existing conservation programs; establishes objectives for a national soil and water conservation program; develops alternative programs for meeting these objectives; assesses environmental impacts that would result from implementing the alternative soil and water conservation program; and presents the procedures under which the new programs would be evaluated."--p. iii.

Download or read book Options for improving conservation programs written by Daniel R. Hellerstein and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Farmer Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program written by Danielle Yvonne Jones and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conservation Reserve Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conservation Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: