Diffusion of Strip Cropping in Southwestern Wisconsin

Johansen, Harley E.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1971.tb00817.x

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“…Spatial diffusion models are very prominent in the analysis of innovation diffusion (Brown et al, 2018;Johansen, 1971;Joseph & Keddie, 1981). In this regard, relevant research builds on Hägerstrand's (1965) contributions on the influence of major community centers on communication patterns among farmers (Johansen, 1971), changes in adoption rate (Joseph & Keddie, 1981), and time lags that remain characteristic of the adoption of new management practices (Brown et al, 2018).…”

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Theoretical framework and methods for the analysis of the adoption-diffusion of innovations in agriculture: a bibliometric review

Manzano¹,

Pérez

2023

BAGE

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The adoption and diffusion of innovations are essential for both the development of production processes and the improvement of agricultural environmental sustainability, at any stage of the value chain. In recent years, social scientists have studied the diffusion and adoption of agricultural innovations from different approaches, such as innovation diffusion theory, behavioral models, econometric models, social capital and social network analysis, among others. In this study we analyze the scientific literature through a bibliometric analysis based on co-citation networks, to explore the theoretical pillars and bibliographic coupling, with which we explore the current methodological research trends of the last 50 years. The conclusions drawn from this analysis are that in recent years agricultural researchers on adoption and diffusion have designed multivariate methods that combine diverse study approaches. This review contributes to a better understanding of theory and practice in the study of the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations.

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Theoretical framework and methods for the analysis of the adoption-diffusion of innovations in agriculture: a bibliometric review

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2023

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“…The work of Hagerstrand inspired a rich body of research in agricultural geography that focussed on the geographical spread of ideas through farming systems and landscapes (e.g. Bowden 1965; Johansen 1971).…”

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Global geographies of innovation diffusion: the case of the Australian cattle industry

Tonts¹,

Yarwood

Jones

2010

Geographical Journal

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The geographies and histories of the introduction of cattle breeds to Australia in the period since white settlement are documented as an example of the diffusion of agricultural innovations. Three phases of development are identified: a colonial expansion phase from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century during which a number of primarily British cattle breeds were imported by the colonial settlers; an innovative phase in the mid twentieth century when both governments and private interests sought to produce or import new breeds deemed to be better adapted to Australian environments; and a multifunctional phase in recent decades. In this final phase, government deregulation and new technologies, such as the long distance transport of genetic packages, have facilitated the importation and development of many new cattle breeds in Australia. While this has produced a significant rise in the total number of breeds represented nationally, many recent and historic breeds currently exhibit extremely small numbers and a few generally well‐established breeds such as Holstein, Hereford and Angus still dominate the national herd. This study of changing breed types and introductions provides some evidence of post‐productivism and of a multifunctional transition in that several cattle breeds favoured by hobby farmers and boutique breeders are now represented, but the aggregate numbers for these breeds remain small and the numbers for several of the traditional (or colonial) breeds are currently in decline. Overall, it is apparent that Australia's cattle industry retains a strongly productivist ethos and that, particularly given the country's very great environmental variation, its levels of breed diversity remain low.

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“…An analysis of the adoption of various agricultural practices and the acceptance of government subsidies in Sweden more thoroughly considered the diffusion of innovations over space (Hägerstrand, 1953). This research concluded that the adoption of an innovation was a social process and spread outward from an initial cluster of adopters, with declining frequency of adoption as a function of distance and of physical barriers to communication, such as rivers or mountains (Hägerstrand, 1953;Johansen, 1971). Hägerstrand"s model is, in many respects, similar to those used to describe the spread of a contagious disease (Clark, 1984).…”

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Adoption of cropping sequences in northeast Montana: A spatio-temporal analysis

Long

Lawrence

Miller

et al. 2014

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Producers make the decision to adopt a particular agricultural practice within a range of social, economic, environmental, and agronomic constraints. The semiarid regions of the US northern Great Plains are dominated by dryland farming practices and the traditional practice has been to rotate small-grain cereals with summer fallow; however, producers are moving away from this practice. The area of fallow in northeastern Montana decreased by one-third and the area of pulse crops increased nearly six-fold during 2001-2012. We previously identified two key practices that are indicative of regionally changing agricultural practices: (1) the broad-scale adoption of cereal-pulse sequences, and (2) the conversion from continuous strip-cropping to block managed cereal-based sequences. Here, we examined the adoption of these two practices from a spatiotemporal perspective to determine if the observed patterns were consistent with those expected from a priori processes: random occurrence, spread and adoption of the practices due to social interaction as described in innovation diffusion theory, or adoption based on environmental factors. Our results suggest that the adoption and spread of both practices were likely constrained by the suitability of the physical environment. Available water, in particular, exerts a fundamental control on the decision whether or not to adopt either practice. We also found evidence for the expansion of these practices due, in part, to social factors, particularly during the early period of adoption. We conclude that producers made the decision whether or not to adopt these practices primarily as a function of environmental suitability and, to a lesser extent, within the context of social interactions.

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Diffusion of Strip Cropping in Southwestern Wisconsin

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Theoretical framework and methods for the analysis of the adoption-diffusion of innovations in agriculture: a bibliometric review

Theoretical framework and methods for the analysis of the adoption-diffusion of innovations in agriculture: a bibliometric review

Global geographies of innovation diffusion: the case of the Australian cattle industry

Adoption of cropping sequences in northeast Montana: A spatio-temporal analysis

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