Farmer Identity and the Adoption of Conservation Practices by Commodity Farmers: A Case Study [Executive Summary]

LNC18-407 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2018: $197,909.00

Projected End Date: 12/15/2022

Grant Recipient: The Land Connection

Region: North Central

State: Illinois

Project Coordinator:

Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell

The Land Connection

Description:

This case study examined the role of occupational identity in conservation practice adoption by east-central IL commodity farmers.

Type:

Conference/Presentation Material

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Anya Knecht, University of Illinois; Ann Williams, University of Wisconsin; Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell, The Land Connection

Target audiences:

Educators; Researchers

Ordering info:

Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell
cassidy@thelandconnection.org
The Land Connection
206 N Randolph St, Suite 400
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 840-2128

This product is associated with the project "Midwestern Initiative to Discern and Overcome Identity-Based Barriers to Adopting Regenerative Practices in Commercial Grain Farming"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.