A meta-analysis of agricultural conservation intentions, behaviors, and practices: Insights from 35 years of quantitative literature in the United States

J Lu, P Ranjan, K Floress, JG Arbuckle… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conservation practices (CPs) are integral to maintaining the long-term viability of agro-
ecological systems. Because farming systems and farmers' values and attitudes are …

Synthesizing conservation motivations and barriers: what have we learned from qualitative studies of farmers' behaviors in the United States?

P Ranjan, SP Church, K Floress… - Society & Natural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Since 2011, qualitative studies examining adoption of conservation practices and programs
(CPPs) have burgeoned. This article presents a systematic review of all US-based …

The case for long-term land leasing: a review of the empirical literature

AH Adenuga, C Jack, R McCarry - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Land, as a factor of production, has a vital role within the agricultural sector compared with
other sectors. However, in recent years, land mobility has become a significant issue around …

Effect of farmland scale on farmers' application behavior with organic fertilizer

Y Chen, X Fu, Y Liu - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of organic fertilizer is an important measure for improving the quality of
agricultural products and realizing the sustainable development of agriculture. The original …

[HTML][HTML] The prospects of innovative agri-environmental contracts in the European policy context: Results from a Delphi study

E Kelemen, B Megyesi, B Matzdorf, E Andersen… - Land use policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Innovative agri-environmental contracts are increasingly studied in the literature, but their
adoption has been relatively slow and geographically scattered. Action-based agri …

Land tenure stability and adoption intensity of sustainable agricultural practices in banana production in China

Q Yang, Y Zhu, L Liu, F Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Unstable land tenure may hamper cleaner agricultural production in develo** countries by
discouraging farmers from adopting sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs). This study …

Payments from agricultural conservation programs and cover crop adoption

B Park, RM Rejesus, S Aglasan, Y Che… - Applied Economic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores how aggregate payments received from two different US agricultural
conservation programs—the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the …

Behavioural drivers of long-term land leasing adoption: application of an extended theory of planned behaviour

AH Adenuga, C Jack, R McCarry - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Increasing agricultural productivity while also protecting the environment, requires careful
stewardship of the most important resource in production–land. Most land in Northern …

The state of US farm operator livelihoods

EK Burchfield, BL Schumacher, K Spangler… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In nine of the last 10 years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported
that the average funds generated on-farm for farm operators to meet living expenses and …

Greenhouse gas mitigation on croplands: clarifying the debate on knowns, unknowns and risks to move forward with effective management interventions

EE Oldfield, JM Lavallee, J Blesh, MA Bradford… - Carbon …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The opportunity of agricultural management practices to sequester soil organic carbon
(SOC) is recognized as an important strategy for mitigating climate change. However, there …