Wisconsin Dairy Farmers' Perspectives on Water Qualtity and Labor Policies
This is a collaboration project with Ana Fochesatto, a Ph.D. candidate in the Environment and Resources Program at the Nelson Institute and a research assistant in Dr. Adena Rissman's Lab working on the Grassland 2.0 project, on a Wisconsin Dairy Farmer survey. In this project, I am assisting with statistical analysis and regression modeling.
Research Questions: (1) How do farmer identities (environmentalist, good employer, productivist, civic-minded) correlate with support for environmental and labor policies (regulations and incentives)? (2) How do farmer attitudes towards government and cultural worldviews correlate with support for environmental and labor policies?
Methods: Wisconsin dairy farmer survey in 2023. Statistical analysis, factor analysis, and regression models were employed.
Main Findings:
Products:
Policy briefs
1. Rissman, A., Fochesatto, A., Lu Y., 2023. “Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Perspectives on Water Quality”.
2. Fochesatto, A., Rissman, A., Lu Y., 2023. “Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Perspectives on Labor and Social Policy”.
Paper:
1. Fochesatto, A., Lu Y., Rissman, A. “Dairy at a Crossroads: Good Farmers and Policy Preferences Toward Environmental and Labor Issues”
Grant Acknowledgements: The project is based at UW–Madison and the work is supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Systems Coordinated Agricultural Program grant no. 2019-68012-29852 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Research Questions: (1) How do farmer identities (environmentalist, good employer, productivist, civic-minded) correlate with support for environmental and labor policies (regulations and incentives)? (2) How do farmer attitudes towards government and cultural worldviews correlate with support for environmental and labor policies?
Methods: Wisconsin dairy farmer survey in 2023. Statistical analysis, factor analysis, and regression models were employed.
Main Findings:
Products:
Policy briefs
1. Rissman, A., Fochesatto, A., Lu Y., 2023. “Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Perspectives on Water Quality”.
2. Fochesatto, A., Rissman, A., Lu Y., 2023. “Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Perspectives on Labor and Social Policy”.
Paper:
1. Fochesatto, A., Lu Y., Rissman, A. “Dairy at a Crossroads: Good Farmers and Policy Preferences Toward Environmental and Labor Issues”
Grant Acknowledgements: The project is based at UW–Madison and the work is supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Systems Coordinated Agricultural Program grant no. 2019-68012-29852 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
