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Analysis Of Beef Cattle Producers’ Propensity To Adopt Pasture Management And Prescribed Grazing East Of The 100th Meridian, Kristen Elizabeth Oliver

Masters Theses

Pasture management and grazing practices affect animal productivity, soil carbon storage and soil and water quality. Poor pasture and grazing management practices can cause soil erosion, nitrogen leaching, and runoff into streams and waterways. Based on a survey of cattle farmers east of the 100^th meridian, the following two papers estimate how farm operator, farming operation, and attitudinal variables influence the propensity to use pasture management and prescribed grazing, as well as use of specific pasture management and prescribed grazing practices.

Key findings from the first paper are that individual pasture management and prescribed grazing practices are strong indicators …