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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological and Management Drivers of Population Fluctuations in the Goitered Gazelle (<i>Gazella subgutturosa</i>) Across Iran. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Sepehri M, Varasteh Moradi H, Rezaei HR, Hemami MR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cow or the Credit: Causal Relationship Between California Dairy Herd Consolidation and Anaerobic Digesters

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The California dairy industry has experienced considerable consolidation over the past 30 years. During this period, there has also been substantial technological innovation, implementation of the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, and rapid adoption of anaerobic digesters.
Michael McCullough, Jarrett Hart
wiley   +1 more source

Land degradation is associated with larger crop yield gaps across global croplands. [PDF]

Nat Food
Hadi H, Ray DK, Borrelli P, Gerber JS, Shokri N, Roman S, Wuepper D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A functional-trophic pathway links riparian land use intensification to riverine community stability. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Li F, Huang Q, Lu W, Zhang Y, Guo F, Altermatt F.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Aquatic-Based vs Land-Based Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises on Pain, Functional Performance, Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Kinesiophobia in Women Aged 40-70 Years With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Mohammadi M, Gandomi F, Soufivand P, Assar S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Start, speed, and direction of secondary forest succession. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Matsuo T, Hordijk I, Amissah L, Laurance SGW, Martínez-Ramos M, Meave JA, Bongers F, van der Sande MT, Kok J, Poorter L.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source