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Edited By Jerry L.Hatfield
Decision making to achieve a balance between the economic goals of producers and environmental quality benefits is complex. The Farmer’s Decision is a synthesis of years of interdisciplinary research and practice, and addresses the recent increasing development—applying decision support tools to agriculture. This book is a resource for the decision making process that goes into balancing economic success with a healthy environment. The discussions represent an international view and are a blend of field and watershed scale observations and research. The writers wish is to move science forward to impact the lives of fellow scientists, policymakers, planners, producers, and the consumers of food and fiber.
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CONTENTS
PART I. SHAPING FARMER'S DECISIONS
Overview of Various Global Environmental Issues
James M. Lynch
New Thinking About Farmer Decision Makers
Robert L. McCown
Getting Technical Information into Watershed Decision-Making
Will Allen and Margaret Kilvington
Weeding out Economic Impacts of Farm Decisions
David W. Archer
Applying Modeling to Decision Support Tools
Geza J. Kovacs
Responding to Agricultural Impacts with Policy
Oene Oenema
PART II. APPLICATION TO WATER AND NUTRIENT
MANAGEMENT
Motivating Farmers to Manage Nutrients Efficiently
Christien J.M. Ondersteijn, Alfons G.J.M. Oude Lansink, Gerard W.J. Giesen, and Ruud B.M. Huirne
Widening Decision Support Systems for Nutrient Management
John F. Angus and Robert L. Williams
Integrating Hydrology into Farmer's Decisions
Peter F. Quinn, Caspar J.M. Hewett, and Aidan Doyle
Spreading Precision Farming to the Unbelievers
Marcus Tooze
PART III. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Supporting Commercial Agriculture with "Action Research"
Peter Carberry, Zvi Hochman, and Bob McCown
Managing the Farm from the Producer's View
Michael McNeill
Equipment Achieves Profitability and Environmental Goals
Nyle C. Wollenhaupt
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