@article{Entem:91410,
      recid = {91410},
      author = {Entem, Alicia and Unterschultz, James R. and Jeffrey,  Scott R.},
      title = {Ecological Goods and Services Survey Summary Prepared for:  Lower Souris Watershed Committee},
      address = {2009},
      number = {1528-2016-131834},
      series = {Project Report},
      pages = {36 p.},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {An interview based survey of farm landowners in the south  east corner of Saskatchewan was undertaken to evaluate the  provision of wildlife habitat by agriculture. Producers  were asked to provide management information regarding a  piece of their land that was managed as a unit. Within the  past ten years there has been a reduction in the conversion  of remaining native land to crop land, an increase in  conversion of annual crop land to perennial cover crops, an  increase in the use of minimum disturbance (no-till)  farming, and a decrease in the use of fire on stubble  fields and sloughs. Many producers in the area often stated  economic reasons for their current land use division. Even  ecological reasons (productive capacity of the soil, poor  cropping soil, light soil etc.) often had an economic  basis. If the land was not productive enough, a management  scheme with lower input costs would be adopted. This was  commonly demonstrated in this survey by the conversion of  marginal land to tame forages. Producers within this region  seem willing to adopt farming practices that connect  economic sustainability with environmental responsibility.  This survey is part of an-on going study of the region.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/91410},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.91410},
}