This study presents British farmers' perception of, and barriers to, implementing Salmonella control on pig farms. Four farms that had implemented interventions and their 33 close contacts (known to the intervention farmers) took part in interviews before (phase 1) and after (phase 2) intervention trials to assess the difference in perception over time. Their results were compared against those...

Lands can be "less favored" by nature or by man for many reasons. Some areas, often on hillsides, have soils that are at risk for degradation but could produce good crops under certain conditions. Others have soils that are so poor farmers cannot even think about growing crops there. Others have productive soils but are inaccessible and need infrastructure like roads to make it worthwhile for f...

* 1Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, 2Extension Associate and, 3Assistant Professor and Extension Economist; 4Field Engineer (USDA-NRCS, Colorado) Farmers can increase yields and net returns by installing artificial drainage systems on soils that have poor natural drainage. Artificial drainage systems can also increase land value, improve crop insurance coverage, and reclaim saline ...

Availability of farmers markets may increase fruit and vegetable consumption among rural residents of the United States. We conducted a community-based marketing campaign, Plate it Up Kentucky Proud (PIUKP), in 6 rural communities over 2 years to determine the association between exposure to the campaign and fruit and vegetable purchases, adjusted for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program r...

The shift to biofuels is a worldwide phenomenon, but the most notable recent development has been the rapid increase in the production of ethanol in the United States. Ethanol production in the United States enjoys a substantial subsidy, tariff protection, and mandated use. The consequence of increasing biofuels production is to raise the cost of feed and food worldwide. Those that suffer from ...

Please c are Cha Summary. — Market trends are becoming prominent forces shaping local landscapes. The increasing demand for high-quality and sustainable coffees is driving land-use decisions among Colombian farmers. A value chain analysis shows that farmers who sell to differentiated markets significantly captured a larger portion of the value added and faced lower volatility than mainstream pr...

Biofortification is a new agricultural intervention to alleviate hidden hunger in China and even the world. Exploring impact of farmers′ adoption biofortification on return investment (ROI), which calculated from production net income profitability, can provide empirical support for development sustainable agriculture. This paper examines ROI using cross-sectional data survey farmers China. An ...