Actor-network analysis of partners facilitating regenerative ranching practices in the US Northern Great Plains

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-22 DOI:10.1016/j.rala.2025.01.003

Timothy Pape , Gwendŵr Meredith , David Sandahl , Md Faizul Kabir , Simanti Banerjee , Craig Allen , Elliott Dennis , Mitchell Stephenson

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Abstract

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Regenerative agriculture has been offered as an ecologically thoughtful means of food production, yet questions remain regarding how individuals in rural communities transition toward regenerative practices.
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We studied dynamics related to the transition from traditional ranching to regenerative ranching by employing actor-network analysis on 24 semistructured interviews from ranchers in the Northern Great Plains region of the United States, who self-identify as implementing regenerative agricultural practices.
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We found government and nongovernmental organization financial and technical programs are vital for effectuating regenerative practices on ranching operations, even though many programs are not directly oriented toward regenerative agriculture.
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Understanding the processes and relationships facilitating regenerative ranching is important for policymakers and stakeholders engaged in managing rangelands resiliently and equitably.

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促进美国北部大平原牧场再生实践的合作伙伴的行动者-网络分析

•可再生农业已被视为一种生态上深思熟虑的粮食生产方式，但关于农村社区的个人如何向可再生实践过渡的问题仍然存在。•我们通过对来自美国北部大平原地区的农场主的24个半结构化访谈进行行动者网络分析，研究了与从传统牧场向再生牧场过渡相关的动态，这些农场主自认为实施了再生农业实践。•我们发现政府和非政府组织的财政和技术项目对于在牧场运营中实施可再生实践至关重要，尽管许多项目并不直接面向可再生农业。•了解促进再生牧场的过程和关系，对于参与牧场弹性和公平管理的政策制定者和利益相关者非常重要。

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