{"id":2614,"date":"2014-11-07T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:09:51","slug":"ag-conservation-publication-available-from-purdue-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/ag-conservation-publication-available-from-purdue-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Ag Conservation Publication Available From Purdue Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"FarmAgricultural educators, community organizers and others promoting environmental awareness can learn about the myths and realities of agricultural conservation from the perspective of a researcher, practitioner and student in a new Purdue Extension publication.<\/p>\n

Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices: Insights from Research and Practice<\/a>, developed by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, is available for free download from The Education Store.<\/p>\n

The authors (Linda Prokopy, associate professor of Natural Resource Social Science; Dan Towery, Indiana Conservation Cropping System Initiative educator; and Nicholas Babin, postdoctoral research assistant in Forestry and Natural Resources) use academic studies and their own observations to address ways of motivating farmers to adopt environmentally-friendly farming practices.<\/p>\n

To read\u00a0the full article, visit\u00a0Ag conservation publications available from Purdue Extension<\/a>, Purdue Agriculture News.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>
\nIndiana Soils: Evaluation and Conservation Manual Review<\/a>, Purdue Agronomy
\nConservation Tillage and Water Quality<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nOptimizing Conservation Tillage Systems: Plant-to-Plant Uniformity is Essential for Optimum Yield in No-Till Cont. Corn<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n

Linda Prokopy, Associate Professor of Natural Resource Social Science
\nDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agricultural educators, community organizers and others promoting environmental awareness can learn about the myths and realities of agricultural conservation from the perspective of a researcher, practitioner and student in a new Purdue Extension publication. Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices: Insights from Research and Practice, developed by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,49,51,54],"tags":[60,67,69,72],"class_list":["post-2614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-plants","category-ponds","category-wildlife","tag-forestry","tag-plants","tag-ponds","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t