USE OF SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION PRACTICES AMONG FARMERS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE UNITED STATES 1
USE OF SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION PRACTICES AMONG FARMERS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE UNITED STATES 1
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美国中北部地区农民对水土保持措施的运用1
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2000
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T. L. Napier
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T. L. Napier
摘要：1998 年秋季和 1999 年冬季从美国中北部地区三个流域内的 1,011 名土地所有者/经营者收集了数据，以评估水土保护实践的采用情况。农场主兼经营者被要求说明他们使用 18 种不同农业生产方式的频率。三个流域内的许多农民都采取了保护措施。然而，他们所采用的生产实践可能会抵消与使用中的保护实践相关的许多环境效益。对三个分水岭的采用行为的比较揭示了研究组之间的显着差异。爱荷华州和俄亥俄州流域的受访者表示，与明尼苏达州的农民相比，更多地使用了保护性生产系统。然而，俄亥俄州和爱荷华州农民在使用保护性生产实践方面没有显着差异。这是令人惊讶的，因为俄亥俄州流域的农民获得了大量的公共和私人投资，以激励他们采用并继续使用保护性生产系统。这些发现对传统自愿保护计划（例如俄亥俄州流域采用的计划）的使用提出了严重质疑。研究结果表明应考虑新的政策方法。有人认为，“整个农场规划”应该成为新农业保护政策的重要组成部分。
ABSTRACT: Data were collected in the fall of 1998 and the winter of 1999 from 1,011 land owner‐operators within three watersheds in the North Central Region of the United States to assess adoption of soil and water protection practices. Farm owner‐operators were asked to indicate how frequently they used 18 different agricultural production practices. Many farmers within the three watersheds had adopted conservation protection practices. However, they also employed production practices that could negate many of the environmental benefits associated with conservation practices in use. Comparison of adoption behaviors used in the three watersheds revealed significant differences among the study groups. Respondents in the Iowa and Ohio watersheds reported greater use of conservation production systems than did farmers in Minnesota. However, there were no significant differences between Ohio and Iowa farmers in terms of use of conservation production practices. This was surprising, since farmers in the Ohio watershed had received massive amounts of public and private investments to motivate them to adopt and to continue using conservation production systems. These findings bring into serious question the use of traditional voluntary conservation programs such as those employed in the Ohio watershed. Study findings suggest that new policy approaches should be considered. It is argued that “whole farm planning” should be a significant component of new agricultural conservation policy.