Farmer Attitudes Toward Cooperative Approaches to Herbicide Resistance Management: A Common Pool Ecosystem Service Challenge
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Ervin, David E.Breshears, Elise H.
Frisvold, George B.
Hurley, Terrance
Dentzman, Katherine E.
Gunsolus, Jeffrey L.
Jussaume, Raymond A.
Owen, Micheal D.K.
Norsworthy, Jason K.
Al Mamun, Mustofa Mahmud
Everman, Wesley
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Univ Arizona, Dept Agr & Resource EconIssue Date
2019-03Keywords
Common pool resourcesCooperation
Extension
Herbicide resistance
Techno-optimism
Time constraints
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Ervin, D. E., Breshears, E. H., Frisvold, G. B., Hurley, T., Dentzman, K. E., Gunsolus, J. L., ... & Everman, W. (2019). Farmer Attitudes Toward Cooperative Approaches to Herbicide Resistance Management: A Common Pool Ecosystem Service Challenge. Ecological Economics, 157, 237-245.Journal
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© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0).Collection Information
This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Dramatic growth in herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds in the United States threatens farm profitability and may undercut environmentally beneficial farming practices. When HR weeds move across farm boundaries due to ecological processes or human action, a common pool resource challenge emerges, requiring farmer cooperation to manage such weeds effectively. We investigate the scope for cooperative management using responses to a national survey on HR weed issues to test a recursive model of three preconditions for collective action: (1) concern about HR weeds migrating from nearby lands; (2) communication with neighbors about HR weeds; and (3) belief that cooperation is necessary for effective resistance management. Results suggest that farmers who relied more on Extension educators regarding weed management, were more likely to satisfy each precondition. Further, concern about weeds resistant to multiple herbicides as well as concern about HR weed mobility positively influence concern about migration and views toward cooperation. Farmer time constraints and "techno-optimism" (a belief that herbicide discoveries will solve resistance problems) detract from the perceived need for cooperative approaches. A different set of factors significantly affect each precondition, suggesting heterogeneity in the underlying casual mechanisms. The findings can help tailor collective action to different socio-ecological settings experiencing HR weed resistance issues.Note
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USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) [1002477]; Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University; Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station Project [MIN-14-034]Additional Links
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S092180091830658Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.023
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