Soil as Social-Ecological Feedback
Examining the 'Ethic' of Soil Stewardship among Corn Belt Farmers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2291199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabrielle Roesch‐mcnally (0000-0001-6890-1938, Northwest Climate Hub), J G Arbuckle (0000-0001-9419-4624, Iowa State University), John Charles Tyndall (Natural Resource Ecology and Management Iowa State University), John Tyndall (0000-0001-7197-1929, Iowa State University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-173 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ruso.12167 |
| OpenAlex | W2735027353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 54 |
In this article we examine in-depth interviews with farmers (n = 159) from nine Corn Belt states. Using a grounded theory approach, we identified a 'soil stewardship ethic,' which exemplifies how farmers are talking about building the long-term sustainability of their farm operation in light of more variable and extreme weather events. Findings suggest that farmers' shifting relationship with their soil resources may act as a kind of social-ecological feedback that enables farmers to implement adaptive strategies (e.g., no-till farming, cover crops) that build resilience in the face of increasingly variable and extreme weather, in contrast to emphasizing short-term adjustments to production that may lead to greater vulnerability over time. The development of a soil stewardship ethic may help farmers to resolve the problem of an apparent trade-off between short-term productivist goals and long-term conservation goals and in doing so may point toward an emergent aspect of a conservationist identity. Focusing on the message of managing soil health to mitigate weather-related risks and preserving soil resources for future generations may provide a pragmatic solution for helping farmers to reorient farm production practices, which would have soil building and soil saving at their center
Agriculture · Business · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Soil governance · Soil health · Soil organic matter · Stewardship (theology · Sustainability · Vulnerability (computing · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Ecology · Organic Food and Agriculture · Psychology · Social Psychology
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