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Reconsidering conceptualizations of farm conservation activity: The case of conserving hay meadows

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A survey was conducted using semi-structured interviews on 62 farms and participant observation on 20 farms to study how hay meadows represent a unique case for conservation and the limitations of existing conceptualizations of scheme adoption for understanding hay meadow conservation. Constraints and intersections of the conservation decisions are also examined and a model is developed which places meadow types of different eligibility against conservation styles to illustrate how different conservation scenarios are created.

Administration of Conservation Programs, Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Agricultural Resource Conservation, Agricultural Conservation Programs, Surveys, Protection and preservation, Agricultural conservation, Meadows, Conservation tillage

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Multiple business ownership in the farm sector: assessing the enterprise and employment contributions of farmers in Cambridgeshire

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Issues discussed concern the role of portfolio entrepreneurship as a growth strategy among farmers in Cambridgeshire, England. Topics examined include farm pluriactivity or diversification, the financial benefits of multiple business ownership, and the contribution of agricultural businesses to rural economic development.

Planning, Economic aspects, Portfolio management, Rural development, Cambridgeshire, England, Farmers, Farm management

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Modelling farm diversification in regions using expert and decision support systems

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The use of expert systems (ES) and decision support systems (DSS) in geographical research is examined, focusing on applications of ES and DSS to agricultural regions in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Greece. The focus is on demonstrating how farm diversification can affect farm income and employment.

Research, Usage, Agricultural policy, Expert systems, Decision support systems, Geographical research

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