Identifying Barriers to Forage Innovation: Native Grasses and Producer Knowledge

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Keyser, Patrick (author), Schexnayder, Susan (author), Willcox, Adam (author), Bates, Gary (author), Boyer, Christopher N. (author), and Center for Native Grasslands Management Human Dimensions Research Lab University of Tennessee
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-12-12
    URL:
    https://www.joe.org/joe/2019december/pdf/JOE_v57_6rb4.pdf
    Published:
    United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11232
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    57(6)
    Subject Term:
    beef, communication barriers, education programs, farmers, innovations, meat, producers, survey methods, surveys, technological gatekeepers, technology transfer, forages, barriers, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), native warm-season grasses, forage management, tall fescue belt, and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
    Notes:
    10 pages, via online journal, Adoption of native warm-season grasses (NWSGs) in the tall fescue belt is limited despite studies documenting the potential contribution of these forages to profitable beef production. On the basis of two surveys conducted in Tennessee, a survey of beef producers and a survey of agricultural professionals, we evaluated perceptions of NWSG forages and how those perceptions could influence their adoption. Although agricultural professionals were more familiar with NWSGs than producers, both populations had limited knowledge regarding these forages, indicating that additional Extension education is needed. Our results provide useful guidance for developing NWSG forage educational programs for producers and agricultural professionals.

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