We are requesting your assistance with gathering farmer participation in an online simulation exercise. As part of a NRCS CIG grant, UMD is leading a team of researchers from UMD, UD, and PSU to better understand how to better incentivize the adoption of novel nitrogen management practices in corn. We have a team of behavioral economists from UD as project partners and they have developed this simulation to help us better understand how to increase farmer adoption of practices through incentives and rewards.
If you are a farmer, we would greatly appreciate your feedback using this Google Form. Upon completion of the Google Form, participants will receive a link to the simulation and unique participation code via email within minutes. In the simulation, participants will make corn sidedress decisions on a simulated field over ten growing seasons and their choices will help us understand how they chose to adopt novel practices (or not). The exercise should take no longer than 30 minutes, and you can earn Nutrient Management credits for your participation, AND earn cash up to $150.
Please contact Dr. Nicole Fiorellino at nfiorell@umd.edu if you have any questions.
