Application and prospective discussion of machine learning for the management of dairy farms

M Cockburn - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Machine learning (ML) offers new approaches for analyzing data and is
particularly interesting for large datasets. Dairy farmers implement a wide range of sensors …

How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge‐driven grazing systems

J Horn, J Isselstein - Grass and Forage Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Grassland degradation has been observed worldwide and is often a result of
overexploitation or abandonment. Knowledge‐driven and precise grazing management is …

Understanding cognitive and socio-psychological factors determining farmers' intentions to use improved grassland: Implications of land use policy for sustainable …

E Elahi, H Zhang, X Lirong, Z Khalid, H Xu - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The study aims to estimate farmers' intentions, barriers, and drivers to use improved
grassland. In 2019, following a snowball sampling technique, 240 farmers from district …

An analysis of farmers' intention to use green pesticides: The application of the extended theory of planned behavior and health belief model

P Ataei, S Gholamrezai, R Movahedi, V Aliabadi - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has damaged agricultural land, fisheries,
fauna, and flora. Furthermore, increased mortality and morbidity of humans due to the …

Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices

R Swart, C Levers, JTM Davis, PH Verburg - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …

Determinants of farm resilience to climate change: The role of farmer entrepreneurship and value chain collaborations

D Kangogo, D Dentoni, J Bijman - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The concept of resilience gained traction in academic, policy, and development discourse in
recent years, yet its conceptualization and application at the farm level has received little …

Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by smallholder farmers in rural Ghana: An application of the theory of planned behavior

J Atta-Aidoo, P Antwi-Agyei, AJ Dougill… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices are crucial in managing climatic shocks faced by
smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, evidence on the socio-psychological …

A comparison of environmental and economic sustainability across seafood and livestock product value chains

A Tsakiridis, C O'Donoghue, S Hynes, K Kilcline - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper uses an environmentally extended input-output model of the Irish economy to
estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic output multipliers in 2010 for two …

Extension and management pathways for enhanced farm sustainability: evidence from Irish dairy farms

L Balaine, D Läpple, EJ Dillon… - European review of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This article examines pathways among farmers' extension participation, the uptake of
recommended farm management practices and economic and environmental sustainability …

Social interaction effect of rotational grazing and its policy implications for sustainable use of grassland: Evidence from pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia and Gansu …

Y Shi, Y Cai, M Zhao - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the relative inefficiency of China's grassland utilisation compared to that of developed
countries, this study analyses the social interaction effect of rotational grazing and its …