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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"minority farmers"”.
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Social Equity in Public Administration: The Work of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
… that African American and other underserved farmers face and for more equitable distribution of public resources such as those in the Farm Bill.</p> <p>Organizations like the FSC/LAF seek to address the problems that minority farmers, especially African American farmers, face and develop and …
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Factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation practices in Virginia's Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area
The conservation behavior of a sample of farmers in the Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area of Virginia is examined to determine the factors which influence the farmers' decisions to use soil conservation practices. The relationship between farmers' use of conservation tillage and other …
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An Analysis of African American Farmer Participation in Virginia Cooperative Extension: An Emphasis on the Small Farm Outreach and Technical Assistance Program
… plays in supporting African American farmers as legitimate learners within the Cooperative Extension system. This study, therefore, focused on exploring participation in African American farmer programs through the single case of Virginia Cooperative Extension\'s Small Farm Outreach …
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Agroecological approaches to warm-season cover cropping in northern climate vegetable systems and building collaborations with farmers
… cover crops are a management tool that vegetable farmers can use to counteract the negative effects of soil degradation by physically protecting soil, contributing biomass to soil organic matter (SOM), suppressing weed growth, and enhancing nutrient cycling, but their use may be limited in the …