ABSTRACT:
In six diverse midwestern sites, operators of farms with highly erodible land were interviewed about conservation compliance. In all sites majorities of the respondents believed in at least a medium probability (50–50 chance) of noncompliance being detected. Majorities also believed that a 50–50 chance was sufficient to encourage compliance. The results of logistic regression analysis suggest that farmers are more likely to expect at least a medium probability of detection if they have relatively frequent contact with local USDA offices and also if they believe that monitoring makes use of aerial photography.
Footnotes
J. Dixon Esseks is a professor in the Division of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, 60115–2887, and Steven E. Kraft is a professor in the Department of Agribusiness Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 62901. The survey on which the paper is based was made possible by a grant from the Joyce Foundation.
- Copyright 1993 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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