Manure Handling System Attributes Impact on Manure Management Investment Decisions: A Random Utility Model Approach

Joleen Hadrich, Christopher Wolf () and Frank Lupi

No 6532, 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: A random utility model framework was used to estimate the probability that a farmer chooses one of three mutually exclusive manure handling systems (daily haul, short term, and long-term storage) based on manure handling system attributes as well as individual farmer/farm characteristics. Results demonstrate that costs of manure handling systems, as well as compliance with environmental programs, play the largest role in determining the decisions made by producers and should be considered when designing these programs in the future.

Keywords: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6532

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