Soil, psychology, sociology: What’s the connection?

Snorek examines reasons farmers move to regenerative 
agriculture practices 

  • The adoption of soil health management systems by ag producers involves more than just looking at profits and reducing inputs. In her interviews with Nebraska and Kansas farmers who have made the transition, Julie Snorek examined the psychological and social dynamics in play.
    The adoption of soil health management systems by ag producers involves more than just looking at profits and reducing inputs. In her interviews with Nebraska and Kansas farmers who have made the transition, Julie Snorek examined the psychological and social dynamics in play.

    When it comes to promoting good soil health practices the disciplines of psychology and sociology probably don’t come immediately to mind. We might tend to think more about the work of biologists, agronomists and, of course, the farmers themselves who must be willing to take a risk to shift paradigms and think about farming in a new way. But there among the ag producers, soil scientists and v…