Riparian landowner willingness to cultivate agricultural-riparian shrub willow in potato-cropping systems on Prince Edward Island

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Recent research done by the East Prince Agri-Environmental Association found that growing 30 foot wide shrub willow buffers just outside of existing riparian areas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural fertilizers, increase the protection of streams from fertilizers and pesticides, while simultaneously sequestering carbon and producing a willow biomass crop. However, this removes an additional 30 feet of agricultural land from potato production.

We are conducting this survey of potato growers to better understand the opportunities and barriers to growing shrub willow on potato farms on PEI.