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2. Factors affecting adoption of smart farms: The case of Korea
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yoon, Cheolho (author), Lim, Dongsup (author), and Park, Changhee (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11677
- Journal Title:
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Journal Title Details:
- 108
- Notes:
- 10 pages., The smart farm, a future-oriented farm operation that integrates information and communications technologies, is an emerging trend in agriculture. This study investigates the factors affecting the adoption of the smart farm in Korea and analyzes them empirically. The research model is based on Rogers' innovation diffusion theory and existing models of adoption of information technology in organizations. The model proposes that adoption of innovative technology is influenced by relative advantages, complexity, and compatibility of the technology, the innovativeness and IT knowledge characteristics of the CEOs, financial costs, human resource vulnerability and lack of skills, competitive pressure, government support and the change to the digital environment. These factors were categorized according to TOE framework, investigated, and empirically tested using survey data to determine their influence on the adoption of smart farms. The results showed that the compatibility of technology, financial costs for the organization, and the digital environment change influence the adoption of smart farms. This study suggests practical implications for the adoption of smart farm technology based on the results.
3. NIFA funds project to enhance social media marketing for small medium-sized farms
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- ACES Staff (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-03
- Published:
- USA: College of ACES, University of Illinois Urbana-Illinois
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12840
- Notes:
- 3 pages
4. The determinants of beginning farm success
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Key, Nigel (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-14
- Published:
- UK: Cambridge University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12868
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 54, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 25 pages, Using linked data from multiple years of the U.S. Census of Agriculture, this study identifies farm and operator characteristics associated with beginning farm survival, growth, and success. Success is defined as continuing in business for 5 years without a decline in farm real estate asset value. The results indicate which types of beginning farms and farmers are likely to survive and grow—information which could be useful in targeting program resources. By identifying policy-amenable variables that correlate with both farm survival and business expansion, the results also suggest possible mechanisms for increasing the success of beginning farms.