Farmers' Perceptions and Information Sources: A Quantitative Analysis

Richard L. Farnsworth and L. Joe Moffitt

Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1984, vol. 36, issue 01, 4

Abstract: Using the concept of negentropy and ordinary least squares, this article investigates the role of public and private information sources m forming growers' Yield perceptions Paid private consultants reduced the discrepancy between gamma-distributed actual and perceived Yield distributions, whereas farm advisor contacts tended to increase the discrepancy between actual and perceived Yield distnbutions for a group of 28 cotton growers m California's San Joaquin Valley Results were inconclusive for extension research personnel and other agricultural Scientists, chemical company meetings, grower meetings, farm publications, and educational level

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149054

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