Investments in Soil Conservation Structures: The Role of Operator and Operation Characteristics

Chester Young and James Shortle

Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1984, vol. 36, issue 02, 6

Abstract: Targeting Soil conservation programs to specific problem areas Implies that individual landowners are targeted for program participation A better understanding of how the characteristics of individual landowners and their farm operations influence conservation investments can help policymakers design more effective voluntary conservation programs This article uses the estimates of a logit model to study how these relationships apply to Soil conservation structures

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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