Volume
58
Issue
5
DOI
10.34068/joe.58.05.16
Abstract
Diversifying a farm's production operations or marketing channels can boost income and raise farm survival rates. But are beginning and small-scale farmers inclined toward a strategy of diversification? We analyzed 578 attendee surveys from 10 years of an Extension workshop for new and small-scale farmers in Ohio. We investigated the farming profile of beginning and small-scale farmers, the degree to which they are interested in pursuing diversified farming, and whether these interests vary by gender. We found evidence that new and small-scale farmers are interested in alternatives to commodity grain farming, that these alternatives are associated with diversified farming systems, and that some specific diversification interests vary by gender.
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Recommended Citation
Mariola, M., Moledina, A., & Nye, L. A. (2020). Are Beginning and Small-Scale Farmers Drawn to Diversification? Ten Years' Findings From Ohio. The Journal of Extension, 58(5), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.58.05.16
