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| Mishra, Ashok K.; Williams, Robert P.; Detre, Joshua D.. |
| The Internet is becoming an increasingly important management tool in production agriculture. Using data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a double-hurdle estimation approach, we explore the adoption of computers with Internet access by and Internet purchasing patterns of farm households. Adoption of the Internet is positively related to age and education of the operator, off-farm work, presence of spouse, participation in government programs, farm size, and regional location of the farm. Internet purchasing patterns of farm households are positively related to the education of the operator and spouse, presence of teenagers, and regional location of the farm. Finally, farm businesses and their households are more likely to... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Adoption of Internet; Education; Farm size; Farm households; Internet; Double-hurdle model; Farm business; Major household items; Minor farm inputs; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55545 |
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| Sommer, Judith E.; Hoppe, Robert A.; Green, Robert C.; Korb, Penelope J.. |
| National average statistics related to farm production mask the diversity in the Nation's 2 million farms and the people who operate them. Farms in the United States differ not only by size (sales and acres) and type of production, but also by organizational characteristics (land ownership, legal organization, contracting arrangements) and financial characteristics (debt, assets, income, expenditures). Farm operators and their households vary with respect to demographic characteristics (occupation, age, education), financial characteristics (dependence on farm income, operator/spouse labor allocation), and management characteristics (information sources, business goals). |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Farm income; Financial performance; Farm management; Farm business; Government payments; Farm loans; Computer use; Minority farmers; Female farm operators; Farm operator household; Family farm; Small farm; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33620 |
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