Tillage Patterns of Iowa Farm Operators a Study of the Adoption of Reduced Tillage Systems, January 1983

(1983) Tillage Patterns of Iowa Farm Operators a Study of the Adoption of Reduced Tillage Systems, January 1983. Iowa State University

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Abstract

This report is the first in a series of publication presenting findings from a study conducted by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Iowa State University titles: "Adoption/diffusion of New Agricultural Ideas and Technology." The study was funded by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station (Project #2542) and by Creswell, Munsell, Fultz and Zirbel Inc., an advertising and public relations agency in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa. A total of 425 farm operators participated in the study. Their names were obtained from a random sample of farmers in 23 counties in Iowa. Information was solicited using telephone interviews and mailed questionnaires. This report focuses on the respondents' adoption of reduced tillage. Future reports will discuss other topics examined in the study, including farmers' adoption of integrated pest management practices, their feelings toward selected world food issues and food policies of the United States government, and their assessments of future prospects for American agriculture.