@article{Hua:20076,
      recid = {20076},
      author = {Hua, Wei and Zulauf, Carl R. and Sohngen, Brent},
      title = {TO ADOPT OR NOT TO ADOPT: CONSERVATION DECISIONS AND  PARTICIPATION IN WATERSHED GROUPS},
      address = {2004},
      number = {377-2016-20911},
      series = {Selected Paper},
      pages = {31},
      year = {2004},
      note = {Replaced with revised version of paper 07/21/04.},
      abstract = {This paper explores how farm programs, watershed groups,  and conservation decisions are related.  In recent years,  watershed groups have become a more important component of  the decision process over the allocation of government  subsidies focused on environmental improvements, and this  research presents one of the first attempts to assess  whether watershed groups have had an influence on landowner  decisions.  Three questions are addressed.  First, we  explore what factors influence landowner decisions to enter  into government conservation programs.  Second we consider  factors that influence the adoption of conservation  tillage.  Third, we explore what factors influence farmer  decisions to participate in watershed activities occurring  near their farms.  These questions are addressed with a  survey of Ohio farmers conducted during the winter of 2004.   The results indicate that watershed groups have had little  influence on historically important programs like CRP and  conservation tillage adoption, but that they seem to be  having a more important influence in more recent programs  and state and local programs.  The results also indicate  that conservation tillage decisions are mainly influenced  by age, education, conservation compliance requirements,  and attitudes. Surprisingly, owners appear less likely to  engage in conservation tillage than renters.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20076},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.20076},
}