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Baseline survey for beef cattle producers in the Southwest and Southern Plains

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.200029001.4
Title:Baseline survey for beef cattle producers in the Southwest and Southern Plains
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This data package includes survey questions from beef cattle producers collectively operating in at least 31 counties in at least 7 states (California, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) - "at least" because there were some respondents who chose not to provide the location of their operation. Responses were collected between January 22, 2020 and May 31, 2021. Most of the surveys were administered in person at the 2020 Southwest Beef Symposium in Amarillo, TX. The survey was also placed online and an additional few responses were collected through the online survey. These data represent a sample of convenience as no formal sampling scheme was employed in soliciting responses. Survey responses are summarized in the publication, Snapshot of Rancher Perspectives on Creative Cattle Management Options (Elias et. al, 2020).

The purpose of gathering these data was to learn more about the characteristics of beef cattle producers in the region and to gauge producer interest in precision livestock ranching technologies and heritage cattle – both strategies being researched by the Sustainable Southwest Beef Project to support sustainability of ranching operations in the Southwest and Southern Plains regions of the US.

Publication Date:2022-09-08
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://southwestbeef.org
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2020-01-22
End:
2021-05-31

People and Organizations
Contact:Jornada Information Manager (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) [  email ]
Creator:Elias, Emile (USDA-ARS SW Climate Hub/Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:Aney, Skye (NMSU, SW Climate Hub/Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:Duff, Glenn (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Gifford, Craig (New Mexico State University, )
Creator:Spiegal, Sheri (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Research Rangeland Management Specialist)
Creator:Cibils, Andres F (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Steiner, Jean (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Auvermann, Brent (Texas A&M University)
Creator:Estell, Rick E (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)

Data Entities
Other Name:
Baseline Producer Survey
Description:
Survey used for the study
Other Name:
Baseline Producer Survey (online version)
Description:
Online version of the survey used for the study
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Baseline Producer Survey
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:Survey used for the study
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:Baseline_Producer_Rancher_Survey_2020-01-10.pdf
Size:226892 byte
Authentication:93fc14fd181d519486dc84689713e66b Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:PDF
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/200029001/4/ab5611e0a0443643b845926cdc6a0a3a

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Baseline Producer Survey (online version)
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:Online version of the survey used for the study
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:Baseline_Producer_Rancher_Survey_online_version.pdf
Size:207007 byte
Authentication:0cf5da6cd6cfa0104aa0a8f6109ad191 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:PDF
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/200029001/4/06166edd8d9b8fa7b1074a20d8c7f722

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
noneheritage cattle
USDA National Ag Library's Agricultural ThesaurusLTAR, beef cattle, cattle production, precision agriculture, ranchers, ranching

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

Methods

Survey responses were collected between January 22, 2020 and May 31, 2021. Most of the surveys were administered in person at the 2020 Southwest Beef Symposium in Amarillo, TX. The survey was also made available online and an additional few responses were collected through the online survey. In total, 51 surveys were returned, of which 43 were used in our analysis. During an initial quality control review, two surveys were found to be somewhat questionable (e.g., incongruent answers, more than one mutually exclusive option selected) and it was determined they could not be relied upon; thus they were excluded. Another 6 respondents reported that they do not currently raise cattle (although at least one indicated that they had in the past) and these were also excluded from the main analysis. Their opinions about barriers to novel strategy adoption, however, were retained and reported separately to project researchers for consideration. All survey responses were aggregated to preserve respondent anonymity. Fill-in-the-blank answers were used to create additional categories if needed (as in the case of other breeds raised), or were generalized and reported in natural groupings (as in the case of suggested barriers to adoption of precision ranching technology).

See the file Baseline_Producer_Rancher_Survey_2020-01-10.pdf for a copy of the survey administered in-person, and Producer_Rancher Survey_online_version.pdf for the survey that was subsequently administered online.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Emile Elias
Organization:USDA-ARS SW Climate Hub/Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
emile.elias@ars.usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-3177
Individual: Skye Aney
Organization:NMSU, SW Climate Hub/Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
sierra@nmsu.edu
Individual: Glenn Duff
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
glennd@nmsu.edu
Individual: Craig Gifford
Organization:New Mexico State University
Email Address:
cgifford@nmsu.edu
Individual: Sheri Spiegal
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Position:Research Rangeland Management Specialist
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
sheri.spiegal@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-9512
Individual: Andres F Cibils
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM 88003 U.S.A
Email Address:
acibils@nmsu.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-6463
Individual: Jean Steiner
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM U.S.A.
Email Address:
jsteiner@nmsu.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-8717
Individual: Brent Auvermann
Organization:Texas A&M University
Address:
College Station, TX 77843 U.S.A.
Email Address:
brent.auvermann@ag.tamu.edu
Individual: Rick E Estell
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
rick.estell@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-4712
Contacts:
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Position:Jornada Information Manager
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA
Phone:
575-646-1739
Email Address:
jornada.data@nmsu.edu
Web Address:
https://jornada.nmsu.edu/ltar/data/documentation
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Jornada Experimental Range LTAR (USDA-ARS)
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA
Web Address:
https://jornada.nmsu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2020-01-22
End:
2021-05-31

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Sustainable Southwest Beef Coordinated Agriculture Project (CAP)
Personnel:
Individual:Dr. Sheri Spiegal
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States
Phone:
575-646-7018 (voice)
Email Address:
sheri.spiegal@usda.gov
Role:SW Beef Project Director
Individual:Dr. Glen Duff
Address:
Clayton Livestock Research Center,
15 NMSU Ln,
Clayton, NM 84115 United States
Phone:
575-644-0366 (cell)
Email Address:
glennd@nmsu.edu
Role:SW Beef Project Director
Individual:Dr. Brandon Bestelmeyer
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States
Phone:
575-646-4842 (voice)
Email Address:
brandon.bestelmeyer@usda.gov
Role:Research Leader (USDA LTAR)
Abstract:

The Sustainable Southwest Beef Coordinated Agriculture Project (CAP) is a five year (2019-2024) project that evaluates and promotes ranch and rangeland resilience in the Southwestern US. The project is funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and coordinated through New Mexico State University and the Jornada Long-Term Agroecosystems Research program (JER-LTAR). JER-LTAR is part of a national network of long-term agricultural and rangeland ecology research sites funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Jornada Experimental Range is administered by the USDA-ARS (USDA Agricultural Research Service).

Funding:

The Sustainable Southwest Beef CAP is supported by the USDA-NIFA (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Grant Number: 2019-69012-29853).

The JER-LTAR program is supported by the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (CRIS# 3050-11210-009-00D).

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:complete
Frequency:notPlanned
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