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Factors Influencing Conservation Practice Adoption in Agriculture: A Review of the Literature

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  • Lesch, William C.
  • Wachenheim, Cheryl J.

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Recent high commodity prices and other factors have resulted in a reduction in farmland acres devoted to conservation. This report provides discussion and synthesis of literature considering factors affecting adoption of conservation practices on working lands and in land retirement programs. Literature reviewed originates from research including producer and landowner input as elicited through surveys, interviews, and instruments obtaining their reactions to hypothetical choice sets including conservation practices. Literature reporting on research using secondary data was also reviewed. The literature supports use of the utility model, including both monetary and non‐monetary factors, to predict producer attitudes, intentions, and behavior regarding conservation practices and enrollment in conservation programs.

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  • Lesch, William C. & Wachenheim, Cheryl J., 2014. "Factors Influencing Conservation Practice Adoption in Agriculture: A Review of the Literature," Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report 164828, North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:nddaae:164828
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.164828
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    1. Hayley H. Chouinard & Tobias Paterson & Philip R. Wandschneider & Adrienne M. Ohler, 2008. "Will Farmers Trade Profits for Stewardship? Heterogeneous Motivations for Farm Practice Selection," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 84(1), pages 66-82.
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    2. LI, Liqing & Ando, Amy W. & Kirwan, Barrett E., 2017. "The Impact of Conservation Programs on Local Employment: A Case of Conservation Reserve Program," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 259195, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Tingting Liu & Randall J. F. Bruins & Matthew T. Heberling, 2018. "Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices: A Review and Synthesis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-26, February.
    4. Lim, Siew & Wachenheim, Cheryl, 2022. "Predicted enrollment in alternative attribute Conservation Reserve Program contracts," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
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    6. Cheryl J. Wachenheim & John Devney, 2018. "Landowner Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors in the Prairie Pothole Region," Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report 267904, North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.

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