Rotational grazing adoption in cattle production under a cost-share agreement: Does uncertainty have a role in conservation technology adoption?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-252

  Kim, Seon Ae ^a   Gillespie, Jeffrey M ^a   Paudel, Krishna P ^b  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Ex ante technology adoption; Rotational grazing

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATTLE; CONSERVATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

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EID: 51349164494     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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