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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops: Examining the Economic Factors of Adoption in Alabama
Autores:  Bergtold, Jason S.
Fewell, Jason E.
Duffy, Patricia A.
Data:  2010-05-03
Ano:  2010
Palavras-chave:  Cover crops
Conservation
Adoption
Generalized ordered logit
Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy
Farm Management
Land Economics/Use
Production Economics
Resumo:  The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings both direct and indirect costs and benefits. The literature has shown that cover crops can improve soil conservation and productivity, potentially improving cash crop yields and decreasing cash crop production costs. Farmers will adopt cover crops if the net economic benefit of utilizing them is positive. This study examines farmers’ willingness to grow cover crops as a soil conservation practice and to examine the socio-economic factors affecting their decision. Survey data collected in 2007-8 from Alabama farmers about cover crop adoption and management is utilized to estimate a cover crop adoption model.
Tipo:  Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  http://purl.umn.edu/61486
Relação:  Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado
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