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Findings of MGSP 2008 Survey. 2008 MGSP Kickoff 28 October 2008. Sampling Frame. 2400 surveys were mailed out 1200 farm residents 800 rural residents 400 urban residents Undeliverable/bad addresses were minimal 18 for farm residents 66 for non-farm residents.
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Findings of MGSP 2008 Survey 2008 MGSP Kickoff 28 October 2008
Sampling Frame • 2400 surveys were mailed out • 1200 farm residents • 800 rural residents • 400 urban residents • Undeliverable/bad addresses were minimal • 18 for farm residents • 66 for non-farm residents
Water supply to homes (1996-2008) Farmers Non-Farmers
Origin of Public Water (1996-2008) Farmers Non-Farmers
Home and Garden Practices of Non-Farmers (2000 & 2008) Undesirable Practice
Farm Management Practices of Farmers (2008) NOTE: FAS is Farm Assessment System
Farm Management Practices of Farmers (2000 & 2008) Undesirable Practices
Farmers’ Participation in NRCS Programs (2008) NOTE: NCRS is National Resources Conservation Service
Effectiveness of Assessment Systems in providing Technical Assistance (2008)
Motivating factors for participating in Assessment Systems (2008)
Knowledge of and participation in MAEAP (2008) MAEAP verified Familiarity with MAEAP
Participation in MAEAP by Farmers familiar with MAEAP (2008) Plan to be MAEAP verified MAEAP Phase 1 Attendance
Positive Factors MAEAP Familiarity Farm Acreage Groundwater knowledge Negative Factors Age Livestock operation Groundwater Stewardship Participation Decision
Positive Factors MAEAP Familiarity MGSP participation Farm size Row crop operation Negative Factors Hay/Forage operation Choice of Number of Groundwater Stewardship Practices
Salient Findings • Groundwater knowledge of Michigan residents remained at comparable level with 1996 results. • Groundwater knowledge of Michigan resident is not influenced by residential location or by farm size. However, groundwater knowledge appears to be influenced by the level of education. • Michigan residents’ risk perception of groundwater contamination has risen since the 2000 survey.
Salient Findings • Urban residents’ perception of the impact of household and industrial material and of the impact of land uses and practices on groundwater quality is much higher than those of farm and rural residents. • The list of materials and land uses and practices ranked as constituting high to moderate impact on groundwater has been steadily increasing since 1996 and those materials and land uses and practices related to agricultural production featured more prominently on these lists in 2008 than in 1996 or 2000.
Salient Findings • Awareness of and participation in groundwater conservation programs declined in 2000 compared to previous years. However, large farm operators showed high level of awareness and participation than do small and medium-size farm operators. • Farmers’ engagement in farm management practices indicative of good stewardship behavior is encouraging. Participation in Farm Assessment System seems to induce farmers to engage in positive groundwater stewardship practices. • Non-farm home owners’ participation in home and garden practices indicative of good stewardship practices has improved from the 2000 results.
Salient Findings • The practice of testing drinking water remains popular among Michigan residents although there has been a decline in the percentage of farm and non-farm households that tested their drinking water within a period of less than two years from the survey. • Farm operators are as familiar with the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) as they are with most groundwater stewardship programs, although large farm operators are more likely to be familiar with MAEAP and identify it as being beneficial than do small and medium-size farm operators.
Salient Findings • The decision by farmers to adopt any groundwater stewardship practices is positively influenced by knowledge about groundwater issues, farm acreage, and familiarity with MAEAP but negatively influenced by age and having a livestock operation. • The choice of how many groundwater stewardship practices to adopt is positively influenced by farm size, familiarity with MAEAP, participation in MGSP and having a row crop operation but negatively influenced by having a hay or forage operation.
