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Farmer initiated on-farm research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Ronald L. Rosmann
Ronald L. Rosmann
Affiliation:
Farmer and former president of Practical Farmers of Iowa. Address: 1222 Ironwood Road, Harlan, IA 51537.
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Abstract

Practical Farmers of Iowa was founded in 1985 to help farmers generate and share information on environmentally sound farming methods. Its on-farm research trials allow farmers to do statistically valid comparisons of competing techniques, such as different weed control methods. However, sustainable agriculture means more than providing farmers with adequate information about appropriate techniques. It also requires policies that reward farmers for adopting sustainable methods and that support rural community well-being.

Keywords

farmer-initiated researchsustainable agricultureenvironmentally sound farmingextensionrural communitiesfarm familiesridge tillage
Type
Selected Papers from the Conference on Science and Sustainability, Seattle, Washington, October 24–26, 1993
Information
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 9 , Issue 1-2 , June 1994 , pp. 34 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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