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2. Eco-efficiency among dairy farmers: the importance of socio-economic characteristics and farmer attitudes
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Urdiales, Maria Perez (author), Lansink, Alfons Oude (author), and Wall, Alan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Spain: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10186
- Journal Title:
- Environmental Resource Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 64(4): 559-574
- Notes:
- pgs. 559–574, Via online journal, The aim of this paper is to assess the eco-efficiency of dairy farms in Spain. To do so, we use data from a survey carried out in 2010 for the specific purpose of analysing the environmental performance of 50 dairy farms in the Spanish region of Asturias. The survey contains information on nutrients balances and greenhouse gas emissions which is used to calculate environmental pressure indicators. Eco-efficiency is measured using data envelopment analysis. We analyse the influence of farmers’ socio-economic characteristics and attitudes in explaining these eco-efficiency scores using truncated regression and bootstrapping procedures. On average, the dairy farms are found to be highly eco-inefficient. Among our results, farmers that are younger, that plan to continue in operation in the foreseeable future and that participate more in training schemes are found to be more eco-efficient. Self-reported positive environmental habits are also reflected in actual eco-efficient performance. We quantify these potential gains in eco-efficiency through a simulation analysis based on the estimated model’s coefficients.
3. Intergenerational environmental communication: child influence on parent environmental and behavior
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Straub, Crista L. (author) and Leahy, Jessica E. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-09-07
- Published:
- USA: American Society of Agronomy
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10249
- Journal Title:
- Natural Sciences Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 46(1) : 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Via online journal., Intergenerational environmental communication (IGEC) was examined using pre- and post-survey research after child participation in a groundwater environmental education (EE) program. The EE program increased child knowledge, but did not significantly increase parent knowledge. There was also a significant difference between perceived levels of environmental communication (EC) between child and parent, with parents indicating higher levels of EC than their children. Participants reporting low EC levels had significantly less interest in, concern for, or knowledge about environmental issues. Several key factors initiated IGEC between children and their parents, including saving household money by changing environmental behaviors, exposure to media sources that reported environmental news, and school activities such as homework related to environmental issues. Environmental educators should be cautious when implementing EE programs, as additional considerations are essential to determine what influence, if any, child participants have beyond the classroom. Continued research is needed to increase EC between children and their parents with the hope of improving intergenerational approaches to environmental issues.
4. Strap in: environmental pressure is accelerating
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Blog posting
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06-18
- Published:
- USA: The Center for Good Integrity. Gladstone, Missouri.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10561
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri., Features research results indicating that public conversation about the environment is growing and so is the scrutiny applied to consumption of natural resources. Information source urges producers to engage more actively.