Brazos River Bottom cotton producers' knowledge, attitudes and practices of sustainable agriculture /

1) the information sources that promote and encourage

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thigpen, Laura Langham
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:1) the information sources that promote and encourage
a concept. Their attitudes toward the environment were that
Act respectively) and other legislation which have influenced
agriculture in the Brazos River Bottom. Brazos River Bottom
and 3) they believed that their current practices were more
Brazos River Bottom region. The relationship between the
changes in United States agricultural policy are taking
cotton producers had knowledge of sustainable practices but,
degradation. Brazos River Bottom cotton producers were not
economically beneficial than sustainable agriculture
environment is undergoing profound changes. Due to an
Environmental concerns about agriculture have produced
faced with new pressures and relatively new alternatives that
governmental regulations were, in some instances, preventing
how food and fiber are produced in Texas. Farmers are now
in some cases, did not understand sustainable agriculture as
increase in environmental and food safety concerns, many
involving a random sample of 30 cotton producers in Texas'
knowledge,, attitudes, and use of sustainable agriculture
legislation in the form of the 1985 and 1990 Farm Bills (Food
meeting these pressures, it is important to identify farmers'
or discouraging the implementation of sustainable practices,
over criticized and over penalized for environmental
place. The objective of the study was to assess cotton
practices.
practices. To accomplish this a survey technique was used
practicing sustainable agriculture on a large scale because;
producers' knowledge, attitudes, and practice of sustainable
production of agricultural commodities and the natural
promote more sustainable practices in agriculture. To
Security Act and Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
sustainable agriculture were not reaching these farmers, 2)
their part to take care of the environment, and 2) were often
they ; 1) were partially responsible for and needed to do
understand the problems that agricultural producers face in
Item Description:"Major subject: Geography".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiv, 182 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.