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Meeting the educational needs of farm women : a case study of Annie's Project /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
, seek additional education, increase their satisfaction with their farm role and/or lifestyle, and contribute to their rural communities. This study supports the current research that women respond to women only programs, a network of other women...
The family farm in the post-World War II era : industrialization, the cold war and political symbol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation examines the particular path of technological change after World War II, how farm people adjusted to that change in their work and identity, as well as the policy implications of the numerous ramifications of the 20th century farm...
Adoption of organic farming systems in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
and perceptions regarding organic conversion. The main objective of this research is to compare organic farmers' perceptions and motives by the type of agricultural products produced on their farms. Using a multiple case study methodology, this study compares...
Paths to agroforestry: landowner types, land use and perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and interest in agroforestry practices. Two models of landowner types are utilized, one based on the distance landowners live from their land, the second based on their current or former involvement in agriculture....
Adoption of nutrient management practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
keeping, which is a labor intensive practice, is not negatively impacted by off-farm work. The current study also investigated whether insights from previous studies that analyzed primarily profit-oriented practices can be used when designing policies...
Residents' perceptions of agroforestry landscape: implications for agritourism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
showed significant differences only between male and female respondents on their perceived importance of eco-physical and socio-economic benefits that both types of farms provide. Theoretical and practical implications of study results are discussed....
Policy and program incentives and the adoption of agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
designed by government agencies to ameliorate the problem. The study identifies the characteristics of adoption of agroforestry practices, and participation in state and federal government incentive programs that include trees and those that do not...
Federal policy on agriculture under the Reagan administration : the first year
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
approach to public policy in general. It reviews the policy on agriculture that the new administration inherited and discusses the problems with that policy that needed to be confronted. The administration proposed several changes to agriculture policy...
Effects of partially decoupled payments on production decisions and their relation to farmers' demographics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. Moreover, the study investigates whether farmers' socio-demographics and farm characteristics have a role in production decision making. A survey with 500 commercial producers across 36 U.S. states was implemented by the agricultural marketing research firm...
Aging on the farm : toward a model of passionate place attachment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
farmers adjusted to changes in order to remain on the farm. This qualitative, grounded theory study examined the lives and experiences of 23 farmers over 65 years old in seven counties in Missouri through interviews and photographs. It was found...
Analysis of the average crop revenue election program, a representative farm approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
forego portions of traditional payments. This study was conducted to determine what types of farms are good candidates for the ACRE program and the sensitivity of those results to input parameters and program provisions. These objectives were accomplished...
Non-operator and farm operator landowner interest in agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
of what motivates their interest. Five practices are modeled using Logit regressions pooling two data sets of non-operator landowners and farm operators from two regions in Missouri. Attitudinal, structural, and physical characteristics are modeled...
Importance of agritourism for agripreneur goal accomplishment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
others (McGehee & Kim, 2004; Nickerson et al., 2001). This study examined the importance of agritourism in accomplishing 16 economic and intrinsic entrepreneurial goals of agritourism providers, as well as the farm household and business attributes...
Comparing theories of the policy process and state tuition policy : critical theory, institutional rational choice, and advocacy coalitions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation triangulates four theories of the policy process to explain state-level tuition policy change. Very little policy research examines theories of the policy process in concert. Moreover, the field of higher education policy studies...
Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explored the variability in visit motivations and perceived benefits of Missouri households from three natural settings: (1) Farms; (2) Private Forests; and (3) State/National Parks. Specific goals of this study were: (1) To describe...
Factors influencing practitioner adoption of agroforestry : a USDA SARE case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
limited. Therefore, there is a need to explore factors influencing agroforestry adoption and dissemination bottlenecks. While previous studies have focused mostly on landowners and farmers interests in agroforestry, this research aims to portray...
Protection, production, prosperity : Costa Rican farmers respond to the windbreaks project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
to participate in future activities. However, some farmers lamented the Monteverde Conservation League's current lack of presence in the countryside. Communication between this local social organization and the farmers in the area around Monteverde needs...
The rhetoric of the uninsured : claimsmaking in public policy research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Public policy research is often seen as another arena applicable to the objective lens of science, as policy makers "the best evidence," or scientific facts, about a social problem to determine which solutions are most warranted. Hundreds...
Institutional effects on grain producer price-risk management behavior : a comparative study across the United States and South Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation analyzes the impact of the surrounding agricultural marketing environment on grain producers' hedging decisions. This dissertation hypothesize that supports such as producer income supports and grain price ...
A robust optimization approach to manage uncertainty in local agricultural production in mid-western United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
. In this thesis, we developed a robust optimization approach to assist the Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) in helping farmers from Missouri and Illinois route products from their farms to a central hub in St. Louis. The aim of this study...