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Computer Use by Ohio Commercial Farmers
Author(s) -
Batte Marvin T.,
Jones Eugene,
Schnitkey Gary D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1242625
Subject(s) - multinomial logistic regression , agricultural economics , computer literacy , marketing , logit , computer science , agricultural science , business , economics , econometrics , world wide web , environmental science , machine learning
Although computer technologies have evolved rapidly, farmers have been slow to adopt these technologies. This research identifies factors influencing farmers' adoption of computers and the number and type of applications for which the computer is used. Ohio commercial farmers were randomly sampled and analyzed using multinomial logit techniques. Results suggest that older farmers are less likely to adopt computers, less likely to find them useful, and make fewer applications of the computer in their business. Education level is positively associated with computer adoption and with increased numbers of applications made of the computer.