Factors influencing a farmer's decision to invest in long-term conservation improvements

This investigation considers factors affecting the investment in long-term conservation improvements during the 1980s. A sample of 541 Kansas farms was used to investigate the effects of various factors on the probability and expected level of conservation investment. The results suggest differences...

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Published in:Land economics 1993-02, Vol.69 (1), p.67-81
Main Authors: Featherstone, Allen M., Goodwin, Barry K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural conservation
Agricultural land
Agricultural policy
Agriculture
Alternative agriculture
analisis estadistico
analyse statistique
conservacion de suelos
Conservation
conservation des sols
Crop economics
Crops
Decision
decision making
Econometrics
Economic aspects
Economic models
Environmental aspects
Factors
Farm management
Farmers
Farming
Farms
Financial investments
gestion de l' exploitation agricole
inversiones
investissement
Investment
Investment policy
Investments
Kansas
Land conservation
Land economics
Long term investments
manejo de fincas
modele
modelos
On farm conservation
prise de decision
Social research
Soil conservation
Statistical analysis
toma de decisiones
U.S.A
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Summary:This investigation considers factors affecting the investment in long-term conservation improvements during the 1980s. A sample of 541 Kansas farms was used to investigate the effects of various factors on the probability and expected level of conservation investment. The results suggest differences in farm sizes, incomes, and types and farming practices influence conservation investment decisions. Farmers whose farms are corporately organized make larger conservation investments. Farmers who are older invest less in conservation. Participation in government programs does not affect the investment in long-term conservation improvements. Conservation investment fell dramatically throughout the 1980s.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3146279