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Working Papers

2013

1. Environmentally Responsible versus Profit Oriented Farmers: Evidence from Precision Technologies in Cotton Production
   2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
2. What Makes Soil Sampling More Durable than Yield Monitors
   2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2012

3. Is Yield Endogenous to Price? An Empirical Evaluation of Inter- and Intra-Seasonal Corn Yield Response
   2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (14)

2011

4. Farmers' Perceptions about Spatial Yield Variability and Precision Farming Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Cotton Production in 12 Southeastern States
   2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association View citations (3)
5. How Farmers Bid Into the Conservation Reserve Program: An Empirical Analysis of CRP Offers Data
   2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2010

6. Changes in Producers’ Perceptions of Within-field Yield Variability Following Adoption of Cotton Yield Monitors
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
7. Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption for Cotton Production
   2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida, Southern Agricultural Economics Association View citations (1)
8. Precision Farming by Cotton Producers in Twelve Southern States: Results from the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey
   Research Reports, University of Tennessee, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (5)
9. The Effect of Label Information on Farmers’ Pesticide Choice
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2008

10. Adoption and Abandonment of Precision Soil Sampling in Cotton Production
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Adoption and Abandonment of Precision Soil Sampling in Cotton Production, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association (2008) View citations (30) (2008)
11. PDA and Handheld GPS Adoption in Precision Cotton Production
    2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
12. Valuing the Changes in Herbicide Risks Resulting from Adoption of Roundup Ready Soybeans by U.S. Farmers: An Empirical Analysis of Revealed Value Estimates
    2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association View citations (3)

2007

13. Factors Influencing Adoption of Remotely Sensed Imagery for Site-Specific Management in Cotton Production
    2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama, Southern Agricultural Economics Association View citations (5)
14. Relative Importance of Environmental Attributes Using Logistic Regression
    2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama, Southern Agricultural Economics Association View citations (1)

2006

15. Do Farmers Value The Environment? Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program Auctions
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Do farmers value the environment? Evidence from a conservation reserve program auction, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (22) (2008)
16. Measuring Part-Whole Bias: Some Evidence from Crop Biotechnology
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
17. Precision Farming by Cotton Producers in Eleven Southern States: Results from the 2005 Southern Precision Farming Survey
    Research Reports, University of Tennessee, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (3)

2005

18. Towards a Generalizable Measure of the Value of a Change in Pesticide Use
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in 2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association (2005)

2004

19. ADOPTION OF SPATIAL INFORMATION GATHERING TECHNOLOGIES AND VARIABLE RATE INPUT APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY COTTON FARMERS IN THE SOUTHEAST
    2004 Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2003

20. An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Corn Rootworm Resistant, Transgenic Corn Technology
    2003 Conference (47th), February 12-14, 2003, Fremantle, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society View citations (17)

2002

21. Precision Farming by Cotton Producers in Six Southern States: Results from the 2001 Southern Precision Farming Survey
    Research Reports, University of Tennessee, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (8)
22. The payoffs to agricultural biotechnology: an assessment of the evidence
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (27)

2000

23. A meta-analysis of rates of return to agricultural R & D: ex pede Herculem?
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (190)
24. ESTIMATING THE DEMAND FOR A NEW TECHNOLOGY: BT COTTON AND INSECTICIDE POLICIES IN THE SOUTHEAST
    Transitions in Agbiotech: Economics of Strategy and Policy, June 24-25, 1999, Washington, D.C., Regional Research Project NE-165 Private Strategies, Public Policies, and Food System Performance View citations (27)

1998

25. Research returns redux: a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Research returns redux: a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (2000) View citations (75) (2000)

1991

26. Potential Uses for the Yield Variability Dataset
    1991 Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk Meeting, March 17-20, 1991, San Antonio, Texas, Regional Research Projects > S-232: Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk

1989

27. NOTES ON THE AAEA SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATION: PUBLIC CHOICES OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES WHICH DEAL WITH NON-EMBODIED AGRICULTURAL EXTERNALITIES
    1989 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1985

28. MODELS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION UNDER RISK: SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS
    Regional Research Projects > 1985: S-180 Annual Meeting, March 24-27, 1985, Charleston, South Carolina, Regional Research Projects > S-180: An Economic Analysis of Risk Management Strategies for Agricultural Production Firms View citations (1)

Undated

29. CAPITAL ASSET VALUATION UNDER RISK AVERSION: DISCUSSION
    Regional Research Projects > 1987: S-180 Annual Meeting, March 22-25, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, Regional Research Projects > S-180: An Economic Analysis of Risk Management Strategies for Agricultural Production Firms

Journal Articles

2013

1. Changes in Producers' Perceptions of Within-Field Yield Variability after Adoption of Cotton Yield Monitors
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (2), 295-312 View citations (1)
   Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (2), 18 (2013) View citations (1)

2012

2. The Effect of Label Information on U.S. Farmers' Herbicide Choices
   Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2012, 41, (2), 200-214 View citations (2)
   Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2012, 41, (2), 15 (2012) View citations (2)

2011

3. Intensity of Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption by Cotton Producers
   Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2011, 40, (01), 12 View citations (32)
   Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2011, 40, (1), 133-144 (2011) View citations (28)

2010

4. Factors Influencing Farmer Adoption of Portable Computers for Site-Specific Management: A Case Study for Cotton Production
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (2), 193-209 View citations (5)
   Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (2) (2010) View citations (5)
5. The Economic Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2010, 25, (2), 13 View citations (1)

2008

6. A Binary Logit Estimation of Factors Affecting Adoption of GPS Guidance Systems by Cotton Producers
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (01), 11 View citations (16)
   Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (1), 345-355 (2008) View citations (18)
7. Adoption and Abandonment of Precision Soil Sampling in Cotton Production
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2008, 33, (3), 21 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Adoption and Abandonment of Precision Soil Sampling in Cotton Production, 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida (2008) View citations (30) (2008)
8. Do farmers value the environment? Evidence from a conservation reserve program auction
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008, 26, (6), 1323-1332 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Do Farmers Value The Environment? Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program Auctions, 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
9. Valuing the Changes in Herbicide Risks Resulting from Adoption of Roundup Ready Soybeans by U.S. Farmers: A Revealed-Preference Approach
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (3), 777-787 View citations (2)
   Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (3), 11 (2008) View citations (2)

2007

10. A Genetically Engineered Crop's Impact on Pesticide Use: A Revealed-Preference Index Approach
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2007, 32, (3), 16 View citations (2)

2005

11. Factors Affecting Perceived Improvements in Environmental Quality from Precision Farming
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (3), 12 View citations (6)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (3), 577-588 (2005) View citations (5)

2004

12. Adoption of Site-Specific Information and Variable-Rate Technologies in Cotton Precision Farming
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (01), 16 View citations (22)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (1), 143-158 (2004) View citations (24)

2003

13. Pesticide Productivity: Of Bugs and Biases
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003, 28, (3), 15 View citations (10)
14. The economics of risk, uncertainty and learning in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: where are we on the learning curve?
    Agricultural Systems, 2003, 75, (2-3), 215-234 View citations (193)

2001

15. INFORMATION QUALITY, TECHNOLOGY DEPRECIATION, AND BT COTTON ADOPTION IN THE SOUTHEAST
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001, 26, (01), 18 View citations (18)

2000

16. Estimating the Demand for a New Technology: Bt Cotton and Insecticide Policies
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 82, (1), 118-132 View citations (41)
17. Research returns redux: a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2000, 44, (2), 31 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Research returns redux: a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D, EPTD discussion papers (1998) View citations (28) (1998)

1998

18. SOURCES OF AND SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL RISK: THE VIEW FROM THE COAST
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (01), 3

1997

19. Transgenic Technology for Crop Protection: The New "Super Seeds"
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1997, 12, (3), 6 View citations (10)

1994

20. KANSAS WHEAT YIELD RISK MEASURES AND AGGREGATION: A META- ANALYSIS APPROACH
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1994, 19, (01), 9 View citations (26)

1992

21. Agricultural Resource Economics and the Environment
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 14, (2), 313-326 View citations (3)

1991

22. QUALITY CHANGES AND LIMITED MARKETING SEASON EFFECTS ON THE DEMAND FOR FRESH BLUEBERRIES
    Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1991, 20, (2), 7
23. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL LINKAGES IN U.S. POTATO PRICES
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1991, 22, (2), 8 View citations (1)

1990

24. TOWARD A MARKETING STRATEGY FOR FRESH WILD BLUEBERRIES IN THE NORTHEAST
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1990, 21, (2), 10
25. The Decision to Double Crop: An Application of Expected Utility Theory Using Stein's Theorem
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 72, (2), 337-345 View citations (11)

1989

26. A COMPUTABLE ECONOMIC THRESHOLD MODEL FOR WEEDS IN FIELD CROPS WITH MULTIPLE PESTS, QUALITY EFFECTS, AND AN UNCERTAIN SPRAYING PERIOD LENGTH
    Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1989, 18, (01), 6 View citations (4)

1987

27. THE ROLE OF FARM SIZE AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS IN THE CHOICE BETWEEN RISKY TECHNOLOGIES
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1987, 12, (2), 10 View citations (13)

1985

28. HOW PRICE INSTABILITY COMPLICATES THE ANALYSIS OF PRICE SUPPORTS: DISCUSSION
    Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1985, 14, (2), 2