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Adoption of Technology, Management Practices, and Production Systems by U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Producers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

J. Ross Pruitt ,
Jeffrey M. Gillespie ,
Richard F. Nehring  and
Berdikul Qushim
J. Ross Pruitt
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jeffrey M. Gillespie
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Richard F. Nehring
Affiliation:
USDA Economic Research Service, Washington, DC
Berdikul Qushim
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Abstract

Using USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, factors leading to the adoption of technology, management practices, and production systems by U.S. beef cow-calf producers are analyzed. Binary logit regression models are used to determine impacts of vertical integration; region of the U.S.; farm size, diversification, and tenure; and demographics on adoption decisions. Significant differences were found in adoption rates by region of the U.S., degree of vertical integration, and size of operation, suggesting the presence of economies of size and vertical economies of scope. Results also indicate high degrees of complementarity among technologies, management practices, and production systems.

Keywords

cattlecow-calfmanagement practicesproduction systemstechnology adoptionD21Q12Q16
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , May 2012 , pp. 203 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2012

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