Open AccessADOPTION OF VARIABLE RATE TECHNOLOGY
Author(s) -
Isti Surjandari,
Marvin T. Batte
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
makara seri teknologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1693-6698
DOI - 10.7454/mst.v7i3.186
Subject(s) - variable (mathematics) , production (economics) , field (mathematics) , business , computer science , environmental economics , mathematics , economics , microeconomics , mathematical analysis , pure mathematics
Site Specific Management (SSM), which also variously referred to as Variable Rate Technology (VRT), is an emerging technology that enables producers to make more precise input application decisions based on soil and field characteristics. This study analyzes factors influencing the adoption of VRT for fertilizer application for cash grain production in Ohio. Results show that producer and field characteristics might influence the adoption decision on various SSM components differently. It also provides insight as to the sequence of adoption of SSM component technologies and how this sequence might differ for producers of differing characteristics.