James F. Evans Collection, cited reference, 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 number of applications made of the computer. (author)
Batte, Marvin T. (author), Botomogno, Jean (author), Jones, Eugene (author), Schnitkey, Gary (author), and Schnitkey, Batte, and Jones: Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University; Botomogno: Department of Agricultural Economics, Dschang University Center, Cameroon
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Journal article
Publication Date:
1992-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06520
James F. Evans Collection; AGRICOLA IND 92048494, Mathematical logic models were used to examine farmers' information preferences for marketing, production, and financial decisions. Dependent variables represented the preferred information source category: Cooperative Extension Service, printed, broadcast, specialist, and other sources. Independent variables included farm and business characteristics. In general, farmers preferred information from printed sources, and the Cooperative Extension Service ranked highly as an information source. Results did not support the contention that farmers are substituting specialist services for information received from the Cooperative Extension Service. (author)
Beilock, Richard (author), Polopolus, Leo (author), and Associate Professor and Professor, respectively, of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida; Associate Professor and Professor, respectively, of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 72 Document Number: C03332
Bergstrom, John C. (author), Randall, Alan (author), Stoll, John R. (author), and Bergstrom: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia; Stoll: Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University; Randall: Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ohio State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04067
