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Assessing Spatial Break-even Variability in Fields with Two or More Management Zones

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  • English, Burton C.
  • Mahajanashetti, S.B.
  • Roberts, Roland K.

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Farmers are interested in knowing whether applying inputs at variable rates across a field is economically viable. The answer depends on the crop, the input, their prices, the cost of variable rate technology (VRT) versus uniform rate technology (URT), and the spatial and yield response variability within each field. Methods were investigated for determining the range of spatial variability over which the return to VRT covers its additional cost compared with URT in fields with multiple management zones. Models developed in this article, or variants thereof, could be used to help farmers make the VRT adoption decision.

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  • English, Burton C. & Mahajanashetti, S.B. & Roberts, Roland K., 2001. "Assessing Spatial Break-even Variability in Fields with Two or More Management Zones," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 33(3), pages 551-565, December.
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    1. Nathanael M. Thompson & James A. Larson & Margarita Velandia & Dayton M. Lambert & Burton C. English, 2024. "Variable-Rate Application on Fertilizer Use in Cotton Production," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(10), pages 1-40, April.
    2. Mooney, Daniel F. & Larson, James & Roberts, Roland & English, Burton, 2009. "When Does Variable Rate Technology for Agricultural Sprayers Pay? A Case Study for Cotton Production in Tennessee," Journal of the ASFMRA, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, vol. 2009, pages 1-11.
    3. Rejesus, Roderick M. & Marra, Michele C. & Roberts, Roland K. & English, Burton C. & Larson, James A. & Paxton, Kenneth W., 2013. "Changes in Producers' Perceptions of Within-Field Yield Variability after Adoption of Cotton Yield Monitors," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 295-312, May.

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