Introducing 'microAKIS': a farmer-centric approach to understanding the contribution of advice to agricultural innovation

LA Sutherland, P Labarthe - The Journal of Agricultural Education …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of agricultural advice (also called extension 1) for supporting innovation and
sustainable development in farming is well recognised, both by the readers of this journal …

Social risk perceptions of climate change: a case study of farmers and agricultural advisors in northern California

M Petersen-Rockney - Global Environmental Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop and livestock farmers must respond to climate change, including a range of physical
and cultural impacts and risks. In rural northern California, farmers face extreme drought and …

When farmers are pulled in too many directions: comparing institutional drivers of food safety and environmental sustainability in California agriculture

P Baur - Social innovation and sustainability transition, 2022 - Springer
Aspirations to farm 'better'may fall short in practice due to constraints outside of farmers'
control. Yet farmers face proliferating pressures to adopt practices that align with various …

[HTML][HTML] Farmers adapt to climate change irrespective of stated belief in climate change: a California case study

M Petersen-Rockney - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
Farmers are front-line workers managing climatic change. As in many parts of the world,
climate change in northern California is threatening natural resource-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] Farmer adoption and intensity of use of extreme weather adaptation and mitigation strategies: evidence from a sample of Missouri farmers

T Skevas, R Massey, J Grashuis - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and its associated weather extremes pose a threat to agriculture. To slow
down climate change and reduce its associated risks, governments around the world are …

The role of self-control, hope and information in technology adoption by smallholder farmers–A moderation model

S Bukchin, D Kerret - Journal of rural studies, 2020 - Elsevier
The overall willingness of smallholder farmers to adopt new green technologies remains
low, in spite of the great progress made in understanding the factors that affect their …

A new approach to explain farmers' adoption of climate change mitigation measures

A Moerkerken, J Blasch, P Van Beukering, E Van Well - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
The determinants of farmers' decisions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are
currently not well understood. This study takes several new angles in investigating farmers' …

[HTML][HTML] Gardening the city: Addressing sustainability and adapting to global warming through urban agriculture

F Mancebo - Environments, 2018 - mdpi.com
This article envisions urban agriculture as a solution to address global warming by
decreasing the urban heat island effect while also addressing many other urban …

Farmer perspectives on benefits of and barriers to extended crop rotations in Iowa, USA

DA Weisberger, MD McDaniel… - Agricultural & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The highly specialized maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production
system that dominates midwestern US agriculture has led to widespread on‐farm and off …

Chemical, ecological, other? Identifying weed management typologies within industrialized cropping systems in Georgia (US)

D Weisberger, MA Ray, NT Basinger… - Agriculture and Human …, 2024 - Springer
Since the introduction and widespread adoption of chemical herbicides,“weed
management” has become almost synonymous with “herbicide management.” Over-reliance …