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1	Coping with the Coffee Crisis: A Household Analysis of Coffee Producers' Response to the Coffee Crisis in Polo, Dominican Republic Hammond, Katie L. 16 April 2010 (has links) No description available. Agriculture Geography Coffee coffee crisis dominican republic farmer decision-making agricultural coping strategies
2	Modeling Whole Farm Systems to Enhance Beginning Small Farmer Success in Southwest Virginia Sorensen, Emily Allyson 19 August 2016 (has links) The number of very small farms (<10 acres) is increasing and beginning farmers (in practice for <10 years) are more likely to run them. Very small farms are typically complex systems in which the farmer manages both production of a diverse array of crops and marketing of crops directly to consumers and their failure rate in early years is high. This work seeks to increase the likelihood of success for beginning farmers by understanding these complex systems better. We collected qualitative and quantitative data from interviews with three successful beginning farm operations in Southwest Virginia covering practical and philosophical aspects of farm production, sales and management. We mapped social, environmental and economic aspects of farming systems and studied how farmers use resources (Community Capitals) and management to enhance their system's success, developing a broader definition of success that encompasses what farmers gain from farming beyond profitability. Using these maps, we created a system dynamics model of a small farm system in STELLA including unique components such as customer attraction and retention. Through model development, we learned that these successful farmers began their operations with experience and financial resources, and employed their skills, resourcefulness and cultural and social capital to charge prices for their products that could sustain their operations financially. Using our model, current and aspiring farmers, service providers, and small farm advocates will be able to simulate real or hypothetical farm systems to better understand what establishing a successful small farm might require and how to confront potential challenges. / Master of Science beginning farmers small farms farmer decision making system dynamics whole farm model success indicators
3	Integrated Socio-Hydrological Modeling of and Understanding of Agricultural Conservation Practice Adoption in the Western Lake Erie Basin Kast, Jeffrey Benjamin January 2021 (has links) No description available. Agricultural Engineering Environmental Management History Environmental Science SWAT Farmer Decision-Making Water Quality Best Management Practices Soil and Water Conservation Districts Agricultural History Environmental History
4	<i>Varroa</i> mite management among small-scale beekeepers: Characterizing factors that affect IPM adoption, and exploring drone brood removal as an IPM tool Whitehead, Hannah R. 23 May 2017 (has links) No description available. Agriculture Environmental Science Entomology varroa mite mite management mite sampling drone brood removal IPM sustainable agriculture beekeeping farmer decision-making risk perception honey bee
5	The Influence of Farmer Stress and Hardiness on Adoption of Best Management Practices in the Maumee Watershed Burnett, Elizabeth Anne 17 October 2014 (has links) No description available. Agriculture Agricultural Education Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Communication Environmental Management Psychology Social Psychology Water Resource Management Wildlife Management Environmental Health BMPs best management practices farmers stress hardiness risk perception adoption of practices conservation water quality phosphorus farm management farmer decision-making Maumee watershed Lake Erie

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