caa a22 4500 467918325 CHVBK 20180406152909.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10584-006-9053-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10584-006-9053-2 North Florida Dairy Farmer Perceptions Toward the Use of Seasonal Climate Forecast Technology [Elektronische Daten] [Victor Cabrera, Norman Breuer, Peter Hildebrand] Evidence of increasing nitrogen levels in the Suwannee River Basin in North Florida demands a collaborative effort to find creative ways to reduce N pollution. This study explores the perspectives, perceptions, and attitudes of dairy farmers regarding adoption of climate forecasts as a potential way to mitigate the problem. These farmers are heavily scrutinized because of their nitrogen emissions. By contrasting scientists' pre-conceived attitudes about the usefulness of ENSO-based forecasts with dairy farmers' perceptions, gathered in a participatory and consensual manner, valuable lessons were learned. A deeper understanding of the day to day realities of dairy farming systems help researchers pinpoint management adaptations that are not only useful, but feasible, in light of improved seasonal climate forecasts. Furthermore, dairy farmers' perceptions regarding the use of seasonal climate information to mitigate the nitrate problem are critical for designing future dairy systems. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Cabrera Victor Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, 256 Frazier Rogers Hall, PO Box 110570, FL 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut Breuer Norman Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, 256 Frazier Rogers Hall, PO Box 110570, FL 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut Hildebrand Peter Food and Resource Economic Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1172 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110240, 32611-0240, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut Climatic Change Kluwer Academic Publishers 78/2-4(2006-10-01), 479-491 0165-0009 78:2-4<479 2006 78 10584 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-006-9053-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-006-9053-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cabrera Victor Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, 256 Frazier Rogers Hall, PO Box 110570, FL 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Breuer Norman Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, 256 Frazier Rogers Hall, PO Box 110570, FL 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hildebrand Peter Food and Resource Economic Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1172 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110240, 32611-0240, Gainesville, Florida, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Climatic Change Kluwer Academic Publishers 78/2-4(2006-10-01), 479-491 0165-0009 78:2-4<479 2006 78 10584 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer