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2. Farmer acceptance of alternative conservation policies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Korsching, Peter F. (author) and Nowak, Peter J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1982-03
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07725
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Environment
- Journal Title Details:
- 7 (1): 1-14
3. Farmer attitudes toward proactive targeting of agricultural conservation programs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Arbuckle, J. Gordon, Jr. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-06-07
- Published:
- USA: Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10146
- Journal Title:
- Society & Natural Resources
- Journal Title Details:
- 26(6) : 625-641
- Notes:
- 17 pages., via online journal, Calls for improved targeting of conservation resources are increasingly common. However, arguments for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural conservation programs through proactive targeting are often tempered by questions regarding political feasibility. Such questions rest on an assumption that there will be resistance to these approaches, whether from farmers, farm groups, or elected officials, yet there is little research-based evidence supporting that assumption. Analysis of data on Iowa farmers’ attitudes toward targeted conservation indicates that most farmers support targeted approaches. Specific factors associated with endorsement of targeted approaches include awareness of agriculture's environmental impacts, belief that farmers should address water quality problems, having experienced significant soil erosion, belief that extreme weather will become more common, participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, and belief that farmers who have natural resource issues are less likely to seek conservation assistance. Concerns about government intrusion were negative predictors of support for targeted approaches.
4. Livestock group oppose great American Outdoors Act
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Henderson, Greg (author)
- Format:
- Letter
- Publication Date:
- 2020-06-26
- Published:
- USA: Drovers CattleNetwork, Lenexa, Kansas.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13205
- Notes:
- 1 page
5. The USDA, Gender, and Race Equity: Representation on Conservation Agency Websites and Social Media
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Fairchild, Ennea (author) and Petrzelka, Peggy (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-02
- Published:
- United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12219
- Journal Title:
- Society & Natural Resources
- Journal Title Details:
- VOL. 34, NO. 1,
- Notes:
- 10 pages, How to increase conservation practices on farmland is a never-ending discussion topic for those working in the area of agriculture. Targeting of potential clients through conservation marketing is a key principle. Yet, prior research has identified that women and people of color are largely “invisible” in agriculture, to federal agricultural and conservation agencies. In this content analysis, we conduct an analysis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agency websites and social media to determine the inclusiveness of marketing by USDA. Our analysis of gender and race focuses on three primary categories: (1) numbers; (2) focus; and (3) roles. Our findings reveal that the USDA is perpetuating a normative position of agriculture as a man’s world with its dominant focus on the white male. The findings highlight how women (especially those of color) are marginalized in agricultural imagery by federal agricultural agencies that provide conservation programs.