ABSTRACT:
Data show that the attitudes of agricultural producers in Montana towards CRP are shaped by both perceived benefits (less erosion) and perceived harm (community economy, weeds, and land rental availability). The belief that CRP would reduce soil loss was the most important factor associated with favoring the program, while the view that CRP would hurt local businesses was almost equally as strong in shaping opposition. However, after controlling for these perceived impact variables, crop producers were more likely to favor CRP than are livestock growers. Implications for the future of these lands is discussed.
Footnotes
John Saltiel is in the Department of Sociology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717.
- Copyright 1994 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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