Using Video Messages to Promote Residential Adoption of Fertilizer Best Management Practices
Vol. 2018 No. 5, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
Vol. 2018 No. 5

Using Video Messages to Promote Residential Adoption of Fertilizer Best Management Practices: AEC6446/WC309, 7/2018

Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc309-2018
Published 2018-07-27
Amanda D. Ali
University of Florida
Laura A. Sanagorski Warner
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-6666
Peyton Beattie
University of Florida
Alexa J. Lamm
University of Florida
Joy N. Rumble
University of FLorida
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Behavior change
Extension communications
Extension methods
Message Testing

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Ali, Amanda D., Laura A. Sanagorski Warner, Peyton Beattie, Alexa J. Lamm, and Joy N. Rumble. 2018. “Using Video Messages to Promote Residential Adoption of Fertilizer Best Management Practices: AEC6446/WC309, 7/2018”. EDIS 2018 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc309-2018.
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Abstract

Residents are inclined to over-irrigate and over-fertilize their lawns to uphold landscape appearances influenced by homeowner associations and neighborhood aesthetics (Nielson & Smith (2005). While these practices affect water quantity and quality, water quality is most impacted by fertilizer runoff (Nielson & Smith, 2005; Toor et al., 2017). Supporting water programs and engagement in fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) can have positive impacts on water quality. The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory can be used to explain how a population accepts and adopts fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) over time (Rogers, 2003). Adoption can be understood through a population's perception of relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, observability, and trialability of fertilizer BMPs. The information presented here is an exploration of how extension can use video messages to influence residents' perception of these factors which influence adoption. The videos positively influence residents' perceptions of fertilizer BMPs, and recommendations are offered for applying this research to extension programs. 

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References

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). (2014). Water quality /quantity best management practices for Florida Nurseries. Retrieved from http://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/37570/848371/nurseryBMPlores.pdf

Nielson, L., & Smith, C. L. (2005). Influences on residential yard care and water quality: Tualatin watershed, Oregon. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 41(1), 93-106. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03720.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03720.x

Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.

Toor, G. S., Occhipinti, M. L., Yang, Y-Y., Majcherek, T., Haver, D., & Oki, L. (2017). Managing urban runoff in residential neighborhoods: Nitrogen and phosphorus in lawn irrigation driven runoff. PLOS One, 12(6), 1-17. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179151 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179151

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