Adoption and Frequency of Precision Soil Testing in Cotton Production

Dayton Lambert, Burton English, David C. Harper, Sherry Larkin (), James Larson (), Daniel Mooney, Roland Roberts, Margarita Velandia and Jeanne M. Reeves

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2014, vol. 39, issue 01, 18

Abstract: A 2009 survey of cotton farmers in twelve states collected information about the use of georeferenced precision soil testing (PST). Adoption of PST technology and the interval until retesting were examined with a Poisson hurdle regression. Survey data were calibrated using a post-stratification weighting protocol. Farming experience, farm size, land ownership, variable rate fertilizer management plans, and the use of soil electrical conductivity devices were correlated the with period until PST adopters retested soil. Understanding how producers perceive the useful life of soil-test information may be important for monitoring the effectiveness of best nutrient management practice adoption.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.168262

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