Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Iowa Learning Farms October Webinar: Iowa Farmers' Perspective on Climate Change and Agriculture

Date: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Start: 11:30 am End: 12:00 pm

Location: Online webinar

Contact: Carol Brown, 515.294.8912, cbrown1@iastate.edu

The Iowa Learning Farms’ October webinar will feature ISU assistant professor of sociology J. Gordon Arbuckle. He will present “Iowa Farmers’ Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture,’ with selected results from the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll. The presentation will examine farmer beliefs about climate change, perceptions of associated risks, trust in agencies and organizations as sources of information about climate change, and attitudes toward adaptation and mitigation activities.

J. Gordon Arbuckle Jr. is assistant professor and extension sociologist at Iowa State University. His research and extension efforts focus on improving theenvironmental and social performance of agricultural systems. His primary area of interest is farmer environmental decision making, especially as it pertains to soil and water quality. Related areas of interest include non-operator landownership, climate change and natural resource-based rural development. He is co-director of the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, an annual survey of Iowa farmers.

The webinar is part of a series, hosted by ILF, held on the third Wednesday of each month. The webinars are held over the noon hour through Adobe Connect. All that is needed to participate is a computer with Internet access. The topics discussed will be beneficial for technical service providers, watershed project coordinators, Extension specialists and anyone else interested in the topic of the month.

Related information

Listen to the seminar [Adobe Connect archive website]

View other ILF webinars  www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf

About Iowa Learning Farms: ILF is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the US EPA (section 319); in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa and the Iowa Farm Bureau.