RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Louisiana crawfish farmer adoption of best management practices
JF Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
FD Soil and Water Conservation Society
SP 61
OP 70
DO 10.2489/jswc.66.1.61
VO 66
IS 1
A1 N.P. Nyaupane
A1 J.M. Gillespie
YR 2011
UL http://www.jswconline.org/content/66/1/61.abstract
AB This study investigated factors influencing the adoption of 18 best management practices in Louisiana crawfish aquaculture production based upon results of a farmer survey. Best management practices included in this survey are those that (1) are primarily vegetative; (2) address water management, including the irrigation system; and/or (3) address nutrient management. Probit results showed that land tenancy, whether a crop rotation was used, whether double cropping of crawfish with rice was practiced, farm size, portion of income from farming, and farmer age, education, risk preference, and technology adoption tendencies influenced best management practice adoption. Adoption rates varied widely, depending upon the best management practice, from 3% to 79%. The most frequently used best management practice was irrigation water management. Results provided information for targeting extension programs on the benefits of best management practice adoption.