Factors Influencing Adoption of Remotely Sensed Imagery for Site-Specific Management in Cotton Production

James Larson (), Roland Roberts, Burton English, Sherry Larkin (), Michele Marra, Steven W. Martin, Kenneth W. Paxton and Jeanne M. Reeves

No 34971, 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This research evaluated the factors that influenced cotton producers to adopt remote sensing for variable rate application of inputs. Farmers who were younger, more highly educated, had a larger farm operation, and were more technologically savvy were more likely to have adopted remote sensing.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.34971

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