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Soil health, cover crop, and fertility management: Nebraska producers’ perspectives on challenges and adoption

S. Das, K. Berns, M. McDonald, D. Ghimire and B. Maharjan
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2022, 77 (2) 126-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00058
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    Normal precipitation map (1980 to 2010) of Nebraska with highlighted cities/towns where the survey events were conducted. Black boundaries around each site define the county borders.

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    Cover crop acreage (in acres) annually planted by respondents from the surveys conducted at different locations in Nebraska.

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    Challenges in cover crop adoption. Ratings are from 1 (least challenging) to 5 (most challenging).

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    Incentives that drive soil health management adoption. Ratings are from 1 (no value as an incentive) to 5 (high value as an incentive).

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    Factors that impact the application rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Ratings are from 1 (no impact) to 5 (most impact).

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    (a) Word cloud generated based on the producers’ comments on the cover crop adoption challenges and benefits. (b) Words were categorized based on a sentimental lexicon to show positive (bottom) and negative sentiments (top) associated with the cover crop adoption.

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    Ranking and Index Scoring (IS) for the challenges in the adoption of cover crop (CC).

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    Ranking index of the motivation associated with soil health management.

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    Ranking Index of the factors that impact the application rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).

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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation: 77 (2)
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