PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Paul Lasley
AU  - Michael Duffy
AU  - Kevin Kettner
AU  - Craig Chase
TI  - Factors affecting farmers' use of practices to reduce commercial fertilizers and pesticides
DP  - 1990 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 132--136
VI  - 45
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/45/1/132.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/45/1/132.full
AB  - A survey conducted among a statewide random sample of Iowa farm operators explored the extent to which farmers rely upon a set of practices to reduce commercial fertilizer and pesticide use. The analysis examines the relationship between farmers' use of these practices with their opinions about low-input farming and their level of concerns about the health and safety of modern agricultural practices. These dimensions are explored by including selected sociodemographic characteristics of the operators in the analysis. Implications for the adoption and diffusion of low-input farming are discussed.