An overview of Coloradans' perceptions of agriculture
Date
2017-02
Authors
Thilmany, Dawn, author
Chriestenson, Chad, author
Martin, Michael, author
Sullins, Martha, author
Jablonski, Becca, author
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
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Starting in 1996, the Colorado Department of Agriculture identified the need to better understand how: a) the citizens of Colorado viewed the agricultural industry as a whole; b) the public perceives emerging policies meant to support or influence the role of agriculture in Colorado; and c) and how the Department's own programs were valued. In 2016, as they have every five years since 1996, they partnered with Colorado State University to frame a survey that would evaluate the public's attitudes about such issues as food prices, food safety, pesticide use, environmental practices, wildlife and agriculture, animal welfare, land use, population growth and agricultural land preservation, among other things. This report has a particular focus on how a respondent's history and depth of experience in agriculture may influence their opinions on several key issues.
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February 2017.
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household food production
agriculture
economy
quality of life
survey
Colorado