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Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Production Performance of Dairy Operations

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  • Hisham S. El-Osta
  • Mitchell J. Morehart

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Data from the 1993 Agricultural Resource Management Study were used to examine the impact of technology adoption on production performance of a sample of dairy farms. Findings showed that the adoption of a capital- or a management-intense technology would measurably lower the likelihood of a farmer being in the lowest quartile of production performance. The economic costs of milk production by the top-performance group were estimated to be 53% lower than those by the low-performance group, providing evidence of the importance of improved production practices to the viability of many dairy operations.

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  • Hisham S. El-Osta & Mitchell J. Morehart, 2000. "Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Production Performance of Dairy Operations," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 22(2), pages 477-498.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:22:y:2000:i:2:p:477-498.
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