Farmer participation in U.S. Farm bill conservation programs

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 318-332

  Reimer, Adam P ^a   Prokopy, Linda S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Conservation Reserve Program; Farm Bill programs; Indiana; Program participation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION PRACTICES; CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAMS; INDIANA; MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH; PROGRAM PARTICIPATION;

CONSERVATION; MOTIVATION; SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURE;

COMPLEXITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MOTIVATION; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; INDIANA; MOTIVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893470894     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0184-8     Document Type: Article

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