Unpublished Paper
Investigating opportunities for enhancing farmer adoption of strategically targeted prairie strips in Iowa
Leopold Center Completed Grant Reports
Project ID
P2012-08
Abstract
Project researchers conducted in-depth interviews with a broad range of stakeholders from state agricultural and environmental groups and agencies. The research identified perceived barriers to adoption and gained stakeholder feedback on practical steps that might be taken to surmount those barriers and broaden awareness of and support for the technology.
Key Question
What do stakeholders believe about prairie strips' prospects to become a widespread conservation practice? How can organizational support for farmer adoption of strips be increased? What ideas do stakeholders have regarding demonstration and other strategies for building support among the agricultural community?
Findings
Project researchers conducted in-depth interviews with a broad range of stakeholders from state agricultural and environmental groups and agencies. The research identified perceived barriers to adoption and gained stakeholder feedback on practical steps that might be taken to surmount those barriers and broaden awareness of and support for the technology.
Principal Investigator(s)
J. Gordon Arbuckle, Jr.
Co-Investigator(s)
Drake Larsen, Tricia Knoot, John Tyndall, Emily Sorensen
Year of Grant Completion
2013
Disciplines
Citation Information
J. Gordon Arbuckle, Drake Larsen, Tricia G. Knoot, John Tyndall, et al.. "Investigating opportunities for enhancing farmer adoption of strategically targeted prairie strips in Iowa" (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_tyndall/31/