While conservation practices promote soil health and reduce the negative environmental
effects from agricultural production, their adoption rates are generally low. To facilitate …

Substantial evidence has shown that involvement in peer-to-peer farming networks
influences whether a farmer decides to try a new practice. Formally organized farmer …

Farmers' decisions about adopting conservation practices are inherently dynamic, affected
by changes in environmental, economic, and social conditions, including interactions with …

Across the Midwest, substantial funding and personnel time have been allocated to
encourage farmers to adopt a wide range of conservation practices but adoption rates for …

Cover crops are known to promote many aspects of soil and water quality, yet estimates find
that in 2012 only 2.3% of the total agricultural lands in the Midwestern USA were using cover …

Cover crops are widely viewed by the soil and water conservation community to be an
effective means for reducing soil erosion and nutrient loss and increasing soil health, yet …

ABSTRACT/This study examines similarities and differences between organic and
conventional farmers. We explore the factors that underlie farmers' conservation attitudes …

Growing interest in sustainability of food production has put pressure on producers to
examine their production practices. In particular, farmers' use of conservation practices is …

In light of growing concerns over the implications of many conventional agricultural
practices, and especially the deep tilling of soils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of …

Since 2011, qualitative studies examining adoption of conservation practices and programs
(CPPs) have burgeoned. This article presents a systematic review of all US-based …