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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"agricultural conservation"”.
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Economic Benefits of Agricultural Conservation
Agricultural conservation provides a variety of public goods in the form of ecosystem services, such as improvement in water quality. The implementation of conservation practices may mitigate climate-related risks. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a working agricultural land …
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Application of multi-state financial data for use with the USDA Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework
… with regards to excess nutrient pollution. Agriculturally dominated landscapes are one of the major contributors to impairments in waterways at both local and regional scales. As Iowa and other US Corn Belt states continue to navigate water quality issues, spatially targeted conservation and …
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Using an interdisciplinary approach to improve efficacy of agricultural conservation practices for protecting stream health
… interests is through the installation of agricultural conservation practices, such as excluding livestock from streams via fencing and adjusting grazing patterns. However, conservation practices often do not improve stream health as expected. Failure to achieve stream health outcomes may …
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The design and implementation of multifunctional woody polycultures: Landowner preferences and pathways to improve agricultural conservation
… government for environmental protection of agricultural landscapes since 1985, but it is increasingly being supplemented by conservation initiatives on working lands. The shift towards using conservation practices on working lands logically supports agroforestry and other multifunctional …
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Adaptive Targeting: Engaging Farmers to Assess Perceptions and Improve Watershed Modeling, Optimization, and Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices
<p>Targeting agricultural conservation practices to farmland that has the greatest impact on surface water quality has received wide support from scientists and watershed managers. The targeting approach has, however, been politically contentious as many believe farmers will oppose the approach on …
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Wildlife Utilization of Stock Ponds in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Introduction: Man’s agricultural activities in South Dakota have greatly altered environmental conditions for nearly all forms of wildlife. Draining and ditching in eastern South Dakota have decreased the acreage of wetlands available to waterfowl and furbearers. Results of conversation practices …
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The economic consequences of private lands conservation using conservation easements in Colorado
Conservation easements have been used across the United States to preserve natural amenities and compensate landowners for the public goods they provide. From the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program to the Grassland Reserve Program, Colorado conserves 2.4 million acres of land (Colorado Natural …
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Testing the effects of social pressures through signaling, shaming, & communication to reduce pollution
Nutrient runoff from agricultural land generates nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution that adversely affects water resource users. A key policy challenge is persuading producers to voluntarily curtail pollution while still retaining productive working landscapes. In this research, we use …
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An Analysis of Rangeland Preservation in Western States
… upset the local tax base. Each state addresses agricultural land preservation with a unique mix of tools, funding sources, and local expertise. Furthermore, federal land preservation funding is unevenly distributed across states, and public attitudes towards agriculture and Howell: An Analysis …
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Have the National Resources Inventories advanced conservation policy?
… Over the last three decades, the USDA's conservation policy has changed dramatically. Not only has the number of programs multiplied and the scope of issues expanded, but a once-casual link between commodity programs and conservation activities has been formalized. One reason for the …
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Rotational Grazing and Greenhouse Gas Reductions: A Case Study in Financial Returns
Agricultural conservation practices can have a vast number of environmental benefits but adoption of these practices may not be widespread. If farm operators are able to reap financial returns for environmental services, adoption of these conservation practices could increase. One source of …
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Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability and Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
… change impacts hydrology, nutrient cycling, agricultural conservation practices, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Chesapeake Bay and its watershed are subject to the largest and most expensive Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) ever developed. It is unclear if the TMDL can be met given …
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Causes of the decline in the loss of vegetated palustrine wetlands in the U.S. 1955 - 2009
… losses from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s was agricultural conversion supported by federal agricultural policies, especially the Agricultural Conservation Program that provided significant direct and indirect support for wetland conversions. The rate of converting wetland to agriculture has …
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Invertebrate Egg and Plant Seed Banks in Natural, Restored, and Drained Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region (USA) and Potential Effects of Sedimentation On Recolonization of Hydrophytes and Aquatic Invertebrates
… is equally impacted by sediment burial. Agricultural activities in the PPR appear to have caused significant loss in wetland volume and depth that have potential to alter the success of wetland restorations. Agricultural conservation strategies need to be implemented to reverse this trend …
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Transformation in US Agriculture: Insights from Energy Price Shocks, Ecosystem Service Enhancements, and Renewable Energy Developments
… in energy prices, renewable energy policies, and conservation programs influence agricultural production, land use, and environmental outcomes across the country. In the first chapter, the focus is on the impacts of energy price shocks and ethanol policy changes. Since agriculture relies heavily …
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Evaluation of irrigation water demand and agricultural land use in relation to surface water availability in Chongwe catchment.
… growth has been characterised by an increase in agricultural irrigation activities, competitiveness in water use which have caused water stress and conflicts in some catchments. Some water availability assessment works in Chongwe Catchment have been done by various researchers but very little …
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Evaluation of irrigation water demand and agricultural land use in relation to surface water availability in Chongwe catchment.
… growth has been characterised by an increase in agricultural irrigation activities, competitiveness in water use which have caused water stress and conflicts in some catchments. Some water availability assessment works in Chongwe Catchment have been done by various researchers but very little …
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Using environmental DNA to inform biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Human-nature relationships and nutrient management practices of Illinois farmers
… the general populations studied previously. (3) Conservation interests among farmers are expected to be positively related to ecocentric tendencies and negatively with anthropocentric tendencies. The relative strengths of associations between relationship types and conservation are expected to …