Farmers' perspectives on collaborative approaches to water governance

Specifically, the study aimed to identify (1) benefits that accrue both to farmers and the collaborative process, and (2) challenges for farmers and to collaborative processes that result from the participation of producers in collaborative processes. [...] First round procedure Questions in the first round addressed the roles of farmers in collaborative approaches to water governance, and the challenges and benefits of farmers participating for both farmers and the collaborative process. [...] In Round Two, farmers had the opportunity to review the benefits identified in Round One and to identify the extent to which they agreed that they accrued to farmers from participating in collaborative approaches (Appendix B). [...] Even taking time to go through the policy papers and becoming familiar with the mapping will help Educating themselves about the farmers to understand the impact the Clean Water Act could have on the way they do business in the impacts of policies and regulations on future. [...] They need to understand that some of the policies are fair and some are not and the fact that compensation is not a word that the government wants to hear.