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Factors Affecting Adoption of Recommended Management Practices in Stocker Cattle Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Rachel J. Johnson ,
Damona Doye ,
David L. Lalman ,
Derrell S. Peel ,
Kellie Curry Raper  and
Chanjin Chung
Rachel J. Johnson
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Cost of Production Branch, Markets and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Damona Doye
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
David L. Lalman
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Derrell S. Peel
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Kellie Curry Raper
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Chanjin Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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Abstract

Binary logit regression models were used to estimate factors affecting adoption of recommended management practices. Variables analyzed include aspects of farm structure, human capital, farm objectives, and production system employed by the producer. Results reveal that operation size and dependency upon income from the stocker operation, in particular, influence the adoption of recommended practices. Older producers and those pursuing a year-round production strategy were found to lag in adoption.

Keywords

beef productionlogitmanagement practicesstocker cattleQ12Q16
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 15 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2010

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