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Program Participation Behavior of Nonindustrial Forest Landowners: A Probit Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Venkatarao Nagubadi ,
Kevin T. McNamara ,
William L. Hoover  and
Walter L. Mills Jr.
Venkatarao Nagubadi
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kevin T. McNamara
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics
William L. Hoover
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
Walter L. Mills Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
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Abstract

This study provides an analysis of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners' participation in forestry assistance programs. A probit model was used for data collected from a random sample of 329 Indiana landowners. The analysis revealed that total land owned, commercial reasons for ownership, government sources of information, and membership in forestry organizations influenced NIPF landowners' program participation. Age, fear of loss of property rights, and duration since the first wooded tract was acquired also influenced program participation. Location of landowners' residence on their wooded land and landowners' knowledge of and willingness to participate in a conservation easement influenced the participation in cost-share programs.

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classified forestry programscost-share programsnonindustrial private forest landownersparticipation behaviorprobit

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , December 1996 , pp. 323 - 336
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1996

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