Progress 07/01/01 to 06/30/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: During the past year, I have worked on a wide range of agricultural issues related to technology adoption, poverty, and sustainability. I have 4 articles forthcoming in 2011 in this arena and 3 articles in second or third reviews. Those are listed below. I also have several more articles currently being drafted on similar themes. PARTICIPANTS: All names mentioned above were faculty. I also worked with extension agents and farm organization leaders. The professional development opportunities were mostly for graduate students doing their Ph.D. work or for recent Ph.D.'s launching their publication careers. TARGET AUDIENCES: Grain farmers, Coffee farmers, Extension agents, Extension professionals PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
In addition to the research articles, I have made 15 extension presentations to farmers in Wisconsin and Minnesota on technology adoption and seed pricing issues. Most of these helped them to understand the broader context of their situations but it is hard to say how their behavior may change as a result. I have also made 5-6 presentations to audiences of students, researchers, and other agricultural professionals on related topics.
Publications
- Bradford L. Barham, Mercedez Callenes, Seth Gitter, Jessa Lewis, and Jeremy Weber. Fair Trade/Organic Coffee, Rural Livelihoods, and the Agrarian Question: Southern Mexican Coffee Farmers in Transition. World Development, (2011).
- Ursula Aldana, Jeremy Foltz, Bradford L. Barham, and Pilar Useche Sequential Adoption of Package Technologies: The Dynamics of Stacked Corn Adoption, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2011).
- David J. Lewis, Bradford L. Barham, and Brian Robinson, Are there spatial spillovers in the adoption of clean technology? The case of organic dairy farming, Land Economics (2011).
- Vanity Gee, Jeremy Foltz, and Bradford L. Barham, Plant Scientists and the Productivity Effects of Extension Appointments, Journal of Extension (2011).
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Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: I developed research grants and articles related to the economic and environmental sustainability of alternative dairy systems in Wisconsin. I began a research project and wrote grants related to the economic and environmental impacts of land use change associated with biomass provisioning of co-generation plants in Wisconsin. I wrote research articles related to the impacts of Fair Trade/Organic coffee on the well being of coffee farmers in Mexico and Peru. I made several academic, classroom, and public presentations on this theme. PARTICIPANTS: Participants on the dairy sustainability work include: Michel Wattiaux and Victor Cabrera, professors, Dept of Dairy Science, UW-Madison; several Mexican scholars (available on web site indicated above); Caroline Brock, Ph.d. candidate, UW-Madison; Rhonda Gildersleeve, UW-Extension. Participants on the biomass research include Randy Fortenbery (Dept of Agricultural and Applied Economics), Randy Jackson (Dept. of Agronomy), Steve Ventura (Dept of Soil Science), and Alan Turnquist (Program on Agricultural Technology Studies), all from UW-Madison. Participants on the coffee research include: Jeremy Weber (AAE) and Seth Gitter (Towson University). TARGET AUDIENCES: Variety of audiences: Dairy farmers, Landowners SW and NC Wisconsin, Coffee farmers in Peru, Public officials involved in agriculture and environment, NGOs involved in agriculture and environment, and Farmer organizations PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: None
Impacts
Research on alternative dairy systems in Wisconsin led to an integrated research effort with other scientists in WI and Mexico on the same theme. It also has led to the development of instructional materials and a web site that provides a significant information base for others interested in this theme. See: http://dairynutrient.wisc.edu/sustainable-dairy/ Grants secured on biomass provisioning have led to a broad multidisciplinary and multi-agency effort to deepen our scientific knowledge base for the development of a bio-mass based co-gen sector. Collaborative research on prices and productivity of Peruvian coffee farmers has informed outreach strategies of NGO in Peru.
Publications
- Farm structural change of a different kind: alternative dairy farms in Wisconsin - graziers, organic and Amish. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2009).
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: PATS worked on 3 major themes this year: bioenergy, immigrant labor in Wisconsin dairy, and organic dairy farming. Minor themes included work on land use, agricultural biotechnology, and rural health care reforms pertaining to farmers. The bioenergy work resulted in a Special edition of Status of Wisconsin Agriculture dedicated to this topic. We also did a lot of programming and outreach on this theme in collaboration with faculty throughout the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The immigrant labor work was featured in the 2008 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture Outlook forum in January and has been a focus of continuing field work and data analysis. In the spring of 2009, PATS will release a series of fact sheets on immigrant labor in the Wisconsin dairy sector that will serve as foundational information for policy discussions in the ag sector and beyond related to the issue. The organic dairy work has been mostly research with some outreach to veterinarians, dairy scientists, organic dairy cooperatives, and certifying agencies as we establish an integrated research-outreach program on farmer-farmer interactions as they shape organic dairy farming adoption and land use. The land use work contributed to policy discussions in DATCP related to the statewide Working Lands Initiative. The rural health care reform work was mostly outreach oriented, aimed at building understanding among extension agents and farm organizations on how recent reforms of health care including the expansion of Badgercare affect access to health insurance for farmers. The biotechnology work was research related to the dynamics of GM corn adoption and the role that learning plays in farmer decisions about what types of corn seed to use. PARTICIPANTS: Alan Turnquist, our outreach coordinator, participated in several training sessions, related to rural health access changes, grant preparation, and bioenergy technology development. Some of our partner organizations included: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Protection; UMOS (http://www.umos.org/corporate/about.aspx) Organic Valley Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative TARGET AUDIENCES: Public and private decision makers in agriculture, environment, and labor rights; County Extension; Staff State Specialists; Extension Extension Leadership Farmers; Farmer organizations; Researchers; University Administrators PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Outcomes include: 1. Supporting state officials (especially in DATCP) to develop policy and programs for bioenergy initiatives; 2. Supporting the Governor's Task Force on Immigrant Labor to examine the role of immigrant labor on Wisconsin dairy farms and the experiences of those workers on farms and in the communities where they live; 3. Supporting the development of a research and outreach infrastructure to assist the organic dairy sector. The key resources driving these outcomes were the combination of PATS faculty research and PATS staff outreach. Reports, fact sheets, special reports, and power point materials are the outputs that help to inform these discussions, along with give-and-take discussions involving PATS personnel.
Publications
- Status of Wisconsin Agriculture, 2009: Special Edition on Bioenergy.
- Dairy Labor Briefings 1, 2, and 3 Overview of Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms 2009 A Look into the Lives of Wisconsin's Immigrant Dairy Workers 2009 Dairy Workers in Wisconsin: Tasks, Shifts, Wages, and Benefits 2009
- Pilar Useche, Bradford L. Barham, and Jeremy Foltz, A Trait Specific Model of GM Corn Adoption by Minnesota and Wisconsin Corn Farmers, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009.
- Caroline Brock and Bradford L. Barham, Farm Structural Change of a Different Kind: Alternative Dairy Farms in Wisconsin: Graziers, Organic, and Amish, Renewable Agriculture, 2009
- David Lewis, Bradford L. Barham, and Karl Zimmerer, Spatial Externalities in Agriculture and the Environment: Empirical Identification and Policy Implications, World Development 36, 10, 2008.
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Progress 01/01/07 to 12/31/07
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Advanced work not reported elsewhere on: 1. Alternative dairy farming systems in Wisconsin. Submitted an article comparing organic, management-intensive rotational grazing, Amish, and conventional (including large-scale) dairy farming systems in Wisconsin to Renewable Agriculture. 2. Spatial and social patterns of organic dairy farm adoption in Western Wisconsin that will be the foundation for an NSF grant that begins in 2008. Developed a spatial and temporal map of organic dairy farming diffusion. 3. Helped to guide work led by a PATS colleague related to immigrant dairy farm labor in Wisconsin.
PARTICIPANTS: Caroline Brock, UW-Madison David Lewis, UW-Madison Jill Harrison, UW-Madison Organic Valley (US' leading organic dairy processor) UW-Madison Extension Grazing Team
TARGET AUDIENCES: UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science - increase their awareness of needs of alternative dairy farmers (especially organic) Wisconsin Veterinarian professionals - have public events scheduled for early 2008.
Impacts
Findings from 1-3 above have been shared with various audiences around the University and state to help inform extension and outreach efforts to dairy farmers and related institutions.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/06 to 12/31/06
Outputs
PATS (www.pats.wisc.edu) continues to provide leadership in the state of Wisconsin in thinking about how emerging technologies, public policy, and markets affect the well-being of family farms and the performance of Wisconsin agriculture. PATS is a joint project of faculty and staff associated with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Department of Rural Sociology. New directions include more work on immigrant labor in rural Wisconsin and on alternative food systems.
Impacts
1. Inform public discourse on changes in technology and public policy. 2. Increase public understanding on the dynamics of farm structure and their impacts on agriculture and society. 3. Provide educational materials to extension agents, university researchers, and public decision-makers on these issues. 4. Provide advice on study design and surveys related to Wisconsin agriculture. 5. Inform public policy debates on timely issues (e.g. rural health care access). In the past year, much of our impact has been related to thinking about land use and alternative forms of agriculture. My publications related to that topic are below. Others related to land use can be found under the name of Jeremy Foltz.
Publications
- Bradford L. Barham, Caroline Brock, Jeremy Foltz, Organic Dairy Farms in Wisconsin: Prosperous, Modern, and Expansive, PATS Research Report 16, June, 2006.
- Caroline Brock, Bradford L. Barham, Jeremy Foltz, Amish in the Driftless Region and Other Pasture-Based Dairy Farms in Wisconsin, PATS Research Report 17, October, 2006.
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
In 2005, PATS focused on the analysis of two surveys aimed at developing a better understanding of value-added activities, one of organic and pasture-based dairy farms and another of a wide range of value-added farmers. In 2005, PATS also focused on land use changes in Wisconsin, and produced a major update of previous data and analyses. These were aimed at assisting counties and townships in their Smart Growth planning efforts. In 2005, PATS also worked on a wide range of issues related to technology adoption and dairy farm structure. Manure management, grazing practices, agricultural biotechnology, organic dairying, and modernization of dairy farming were all topics of PATS studies. Several reports on these themes are listed below.
Impacts
1. Inform public discourse on changes in technology and public policy. 2. Increase public understanding on the dynamics of farm structure and their impacts on agriculture and society. 3. Provide educational materials to extension agents, university researchers, and public decision-makers on these issues. 4. Provide advice on study design and surveys related to Wisconsin agriculture. 5. Inform public policy debates on timely issues (e.g. rural health care access).
Publications
- Foltz, Jeremy D. and Kim Zeuli (2005), The Role of Community and Farm Characteristics in Farm Input Purchasing Patterns, Review of Agricultural Economics.
- Foltz, Jeremy and Michele Miller (2006), Organic Farming in Wisconsin: Fad Forecast to Fade or Fundamental Feature of the Food System? Chapter in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture: 2006, January.
- Taylor, Jennifer and Jeremy Foltz (2005), Grazing in the Dairy State: The Significance of Pasture use in the Wisconsin Dairy Industry, 1993-2003, CIAS/PATS Research reports, October.
- Foltz, Jeremy (2005). Why Some Dairy and Livestock Operations are Expanding and What it Means to the Community and Economy, in Wisconsins New Livestock Facility Siting Law, UW-Extension, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Towns Association, and DATCP, March.
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
In 2004, PATS focused on the completion of two surveys aimed a better understanding of value-added activities, one of organic and pasture-based dairy farms and another of a wide range of value-added farmers. Results from these studies are being produced currently though one initial publication is given below (not co-authored by me). In 2004, PATS also focused on land use changes in Wisconsin, and produced a major update of previous data and analyses. These were aimed at assisting counties and townships in their Smart Growth planning efforts. Again, some of those publications are listed below, and though I was involved in their production as director of PATS I am not a co-author on them. In 2004, PATS also worked on a wide range of issues related to technology adoption and dairy farm structure. Manure management, grazing practices, agricultural biotechnology, organic dairying, and modernization of dairy farming were all topics of PATS studies. Some of those are listed
below as well. The academic publications that have come out of this work are listed on other CRIS reports under my name.
Impacts
1. Inform public discourse on changes in technology and public policy. 2. Increase public understanding on the dynamics of farm structure and their impacts on agriculture and society. 3. Provide educational materials to extension agents, university researchers, and public decision-makers on these issues. 4. Provide advice on study design and surveys related to Wisconsin agriculture. 5. Inform public policy debates on timely issues (e.g. rural health care access).
Publications
- Barham, B., J. Foltz, and U. Aldana, Expansion, Modernization, and Specialization in the Wisconsin Dairy Industy. Chapter in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture: 2005, January, 2005, 42-48.
- Foltz, J, C. Roth, and C. Lachenmayr. The Economic Importance of Value-Added Agriculture in Wisconsin. Chapter in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture: 2005, January, 2005, 49-52.
- Taylor, J. and J. Foltz. The Status of Dairy Grazing in Wisconsin." CIAS/PATS Fact Sheet, February 2004.
- Turnquist, A. and J. Foltz, Manure Management on Wisconsin Dairy Farms. PATS Fact Sheet, February, 2004.
- Turnquist, A., J. Foltz, and C. Roth. PATS Land Use Data CD, May 2004 (compact disk with electonic versions of ~800 tables of data, samples of how to use data, and 12 fact sheets on land use, the dairy industry, crops, farmsales and values, and so-on.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
Work at PATS has focused on the following areas: Structural change in WI dairy farming; Adoption agricultural biotechnologies; Agricultural land use dynamics; Value-added agriculture; Women in agriculture. The work on land use dynamics focuses mostly on producing reports and maps that are of use to communities pursuing smart growth planning for rural land. The work on value-added agriculture focused in 2003 on building a sample frame and then designing a survey that is being implemented in 2004. The respondents cover a wide range of farming operations where the farmer is pursuing either alternative production, marketing, or processing measures that increase the value of the farm output beyond what they would be likely to receive from standard procedures. The work with women in agriculture focuses on providing extension services to women farmers. It is called Heart of the Farm, and focuses especially on risk management issues.
Impacts
Improve information available to farmers, citizens, and policymakers concerned with land use, agricultural policy, and managing their farms.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
PATS continues its work on farm structural issues, technology adoption and use patterns, performance of Wisconsin agriculture, the condition of Wisconsin family farms, and the social and environmental implications of changes in agriculture. We have 3 faculty members (myself, Fred Buttel, and Jeremy Foltz) working on these issues, along with two support staff (Carol Roth and Nancy Carlisle) and several research assistants. We continue to be a productive and valuable research and extension unit at UW that designs and implements major farm surveys, writes academic and popular reports and papers, organizes major forums, educates around the state and on campus, and provides valuable information on a wide range of issues related to the agricultural sector.
Impacts
1. Inform public discourse on changes in technology and public policy. 2. Increase public understanding on the dynamics of farm structure and their impacts on agriculture and society. 3. Provide educational materials to extension agents, university researchers, and public decision-makers on these issues. 4. Provide advice on study design and surveys related to Wisconsin agriculture. 5. Inform public policy debates on timely issues (e.g. rural health care access).
Publications
- Frederick Buttel (2002), The Adoption and Diffusion of GM Crop Varieties: The "Gene Revolution" in Global Perspective, 1996-2001. PATS Staff Paper No. 6.
- Frederick Buttel and Lydia Zepeda (2002), Multifunctionality: The European Perspective and What It Could Mean for American Agriculture. PATS Staff Paper No. 5.
- Jeremy Foltz, Carol Roth, Bradford Barham (2002), Health Status, Use of Medical Services and Health Insurance Coverage: A Comparison Between Farmers, Other Self-Employed, and Wage/Salary Workers in Wisconsin. PATS Research Report No. 12.
- Jeremy D. Foltz, Kwansoo Kim, and Bradford Barham (2002), A Dynamic Analysis of University Ag-Biotech Patents, American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
- Bradford L. Barham, Jeremy D. Foltz, and Kwansoo Kim (2002), Trends in University Agbiotech Patent Production, Review of Agricultural Economics, 24 (2): 294-308.
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