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Farm Operator Opinion and Agricultural Policy; Kansas Survey Results
Author(s) -
Barkley Andrew P.,
Flinchbaugh Barry L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/12.2.223
Subject(s) - multinomial logistic regression , agriculture , operator (biology) , commodity , agricultural policy , public opinion , agricultural economics , public policy , economics , public economics , business , political science , economic growth , geography , mathematics , statistics , finance , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , repressor , politics , transcription factor , law , gene
Results from a recent survey concerning Kansas farm operator opinions on farm and public policy views are presented and analyzed. The survey results indicate general support for the current agricultural commodity programs. Contentious issues include conservation and environmental policies, production risk and crop insurance, and international trade. Multinomial logit (regression) analysis reveals statistical relationships between operator characteristics (e.g. age, education, farm size) and policy views. Self‐interest is found to be a determinant of operator opinion by sales class.