Government Programs and Adoption of Conservation Tillage Practices on Non-Irrigates Wheat Farms

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume

69

Publication Date

1987

First Page

786

Last Page

795

Abstract

A whole-farm simulation analysis is used to investigate producer preferences for adoption of separate tillage practices (minimum-till, combination-till, or no-till) under provisions of both the 1981 and 1985 farm bills. An analysis of preference for participation or nonparticipation in government programs under both farm bills is also considered. For risk-averse producers, a combination-tillage practice with program participation is found to dominate (as measured by stochastic dominance) the other strategies considered under both the 1981 and 1985 provisions.

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