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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Farmers' Perceptions about Spatial Yield Variability and Precision Farming Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Cotton Production in 12 Southeastern States
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| Autores: |
Kotsiri, Sofia
Rejesus, Roderick M.
Marra, Michele C.
Velandia, Margarita M.
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| Data: |
2011-01-13
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Multinomial logit
Endogeneity
Variable rate input applications
Site specific information gathering technology
Yield perceptions
Agribusiness
Farm Management
Production Economics
Productivity Analysis
Q12
Q16
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| Resumo: |
This paper examines how cotton farmers' perceptions about their spatial yield variability influence their decision to adopt precision farming technologies. Utilizing cross-section survey data from 12 Southeastern states and a two-step econometric modeling approach, we find that farmers who perceive their yields as more spatially heterogeneous will more likely use site specific information gathering technologies and apply their inputs at a variable rate. In addition, our empirical analysis shows that perceptions about future profitability and importance of precision farming, along with socio-economic factors, also drive the technology adoption decision. These results have implications for producers contemplating the variable rate management decisions, as well as dealers selling these precision farming technologies.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/98689
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| Relação: |
Southern Agricultural Economics Association>2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas
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| Formato: |
22
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