Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change and a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Farmers face pressures to adjust agricultural systems to make them more resilient in the face …
Developed by leading authors in the field, this book offers a cohesive and definitive theorisation of the concept of the'good farmer', integrating historical analysis, critique of …
Crop and livestock farmers must respond to climate change, including a range of physical and cultural impacts and risks. In rural northern California, farmers face extreme drought and …
Climate change is expected to severely impact agricultural practices in many important food- producing regions, including the Northeast United States. Changing climate conditions, such …
AM Arranz - Global Environmental Change, 2017 - Elsevier
To break away from techno-institutional lock-in in climate change and in other sustainability problems, many have focused on innovation in technological 'niches'. The destabilisation of …
M Houser, D Stuart - Journal of Agrarian Change, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we explore if and why farmers are responding to the impacts of climate change with practices that increase greenhouse gas emissions. Our examination focuses on heavy …
In this article we examine in‐depth interviews with farmers (n= 159) from nine Corn Belt states. Using a grounded theory approach, we identified a “soil stewardship ethic,” which …
Nitrogen fertilizer has increased crop yields, but in many regions inefficient use has also resulted in water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Attempts to address these …
M Parks - Agriculture and Human Values, 2022 - Springer
Farmers' willingness and ability to adapt to climate change are in part influenced by their social networks and sources of information. Drawing on assemblage theory and social …