Attitudes toward a proposed soil conservation program

Information was collected from 552 land operators in soil erosion-prone areas of Ohio to determine attitudes toward a proposed soil conservation program similar to the Conservation Reserve Program. Study respondents were basically positive toward the proposed program. Perceptions concerning farmers' rights, the extent of erosion occurring on a farm and in a county, the responsibility for assuming the costs of adoption, the priority given to erosion control, and the risks associated with adoption were shown to be the best predictors of attitudes toward the proposed program.