"Match Made In Heaven" Integrated Crop and Livestock Farmers Survey, North Central U.S., 2023-2024
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2024-01-07
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North Central, U.S. (Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin)
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"Match Made In Heaven" Integrated Crop and Livestock Farmers Survey, North Central U.S., 2023-2024
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2024-09-12
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Jewett, Jane
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Survey Data-Qualitative
Abstract
This survey is part of the Match Made in Heaven (MMIH) project that seeks to foster re-integration of livestock and grain production systems in the North Central, U.S. Region by generating information on producer production practices, attitudes, and goals. One of the project deliverables were qualitative results from this producer survey which will be used to help guide the development of educational programming and other activities aimed at promoting environmental, economic, and social benefits of integrated livestock and crop systems in the North Central, U.S. Region.
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Primary data from the integrated crop and livestock survey are available here. Data were generated by a 60-question survey fielded in 2023-2024 to crop and livestock producers by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) using online Qualtrics software and paper questionnaires. Survey results were compiled by the University of Minnesota using Qualtrics software and downloaded into Microsoft Excel for de-identification, cleaning and further analysis. All data was cleaned to remove responses that were less than 90% complete yielding a total of 560 responses. The survey was designed to gather demographic information from all respondents and to allow specific, in-depth questions for different sub-groups of farmers, such as those currently producing "crops only," "livestock only," or "crops + livestock." "Livestock only" farmers were asked about their grazing management and their interest in and attitudes toward partnering with crop farmers to graze cover crops, crop aftermath or rent land for pasture. Likewise, "crop only" farmers were asked about their interest in and attitudes toward incorporating livestock enterprises into their operations, allowing livestock farmers to graze cover crops or crop aftermath, or incorporating harvested forage crops into their crop rotations. Both groups were asked about incentives, market and processing availability, and policies related to adoption of these practices.
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The Green Lands, Blue Waters website [https://greenlandsbluewaters.org/] hosts a variety of data and summaries from the "Match Made in Heaven" project [https://greenlandsbluewaters.org/match-made-in-heaven-livestock-crops/#survey].
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USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program (grant # 3002-11029-00098541). This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number 2021-38640-34714 Am 3 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number LNC21-453. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Meier, Erin; Jewett, Jane; DiGiacomo, Gigi; Paine, Laura; Fenn, Amy. (2024). "Match Made In Heaven" Integrated Crop and Livestock Farmers Survey, North Central U.S., 2023-2024. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM), https://doi.org/10.13020/Y5KA-4C47.
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