Grassland and managed grazing policy review DOI Creative Commons
Adena R. Rissman, Ana Fochesatto, Erin B. Lowe

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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: March 3, 2023

Perennial grasslands, including prairie and pasture, have declined with tremendous environmental social costs. This decline reflects unequal policy support for grasslands managed grazing compared to row crops. To create a resource community partners decision-makers, we reviewed analyzed the tools implementation capacity that supports constrains in U.S. Upper Midwest. Risk reduction subsidies corn soybeans far outpace pasture. Some states lost their statewide specialist when federal Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative lapsed. The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Service lands prescribed practices after 2005 but remained relatively steady 2010–2020. These results reveal disadvantage comparison crop agriculture milk meat production. Grassland policies an important nexus water quality, biodiversity, carbon outdoor recreation policy. Socially just transitions well-managed, grazed require equity-oriented interventions needs. We synthesized recommendations national state farmers other professionals assert would perennial grazing, changes insurance, conservation programs, supply chains, land access, fair labor. provide critical grass-based prairies hope will help build soil, retain nutrients, reduce flooding enhance biodiversity while providing healthy food, jobs, communities.

Language: Английский

Grassland-Based Farming Systems Targeting Agroecology: Which Indicators Should Be Used for On-Farm Assessment? DOI Open Access
Elena Benedetti del Rio, Audrey Michaud, Gilles Brunschwig

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2720 - 2720

Published: March 19, 2025

This study investigates grassland-based farming systems within the framework of agroecology (AE), focusing on identification relevant indicators for on-farm assessment. The purpose this research is to test indicator compliance with AE at system level in grassland farms, particularly High-Nature-Value (HNV) areas. Seventeen farms France and Italy were selected study, data collected through semi-structured interviews. These interviews explored various across environmental, economic, social dimensions. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was employed analyze quantitative indicators, while qualitative offered insights into farm management learning practices. results highlighted importance forage self-sufficiency (livestock production dimension) revenue (economic as key successful agroecological management. also found that increasing linked higher farmer satisfaction, an related dimension. Additionally, underscored significance self-sufficiency, workload management, interaction continuous critical elements farming. In conclusion, proposes can facilitate assessment systems, aiding broader adoption practices European policies.

Language: Английский

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Grassland and managed grazing policy review DOI Creative Commons
Adena R. Rissman, Ana Fochesatto, Erin B. Lowe

et al.

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: March 3, 2023

Perennial grasslands, including prairie and pasture, have declined with tremendous environmental social costs. This decline reflects unequal policy support for grasslands managed grazing compared to row crops. To create a resource community partners decision-makers, we reviewed analyzed the tools implementation capacity that supports constrains in U.S. Upper Midwest. Risk reduction subsidies corn soybeans far outpace pasture. Some states lost their statewide specialist when federal Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative lapsed. The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Service lands prescribed practices after 2005 but remained relatively steady 2010–2020. These results reveal disadvantage comparison crop agriculture milk meat production. Grassland policies an important nexus water quality, biodiversity, carbon outdoor recreation policy. Socially just transitions well-managed, grazed require equity-oriented interventions needs. We synthesized recommendations national state farmers other professionals assert would perennial grazing, changes insurance, conservation programs, supply chains, land access, fair labor. provide critical grass-based prairies hope will help build soil, retain nutrients, reduce flooding enhance biodiversity while providing healthy food, jobs, communities.

Language: Английский

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