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The impact of computer information systems on dairy farm management decisions

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  • Eduardo Jofre-Giraudo

    (Cornell University)

  • Deborah H. Streeter

    (Cornell University)

  • William Lazarus

    (University of Minnesota)

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This study focuses on whether information systems improve farm management. Fifty New York dairy farms were selected based on their use of computerized information systems. Each computer user was matched with a non-computer-using farm. On-farm interviews and business summaries were analyzed. Information systems provided the ability to do sensitivity analysis on planning decisions. Their speed of processing and accuracy contributed to control functions. Farmers with information systems spent more time on management tasks, but were more likely to delegate routine decisions. Farmer perceptions were that the systems had produced benefits that were equal to or exceeded costs.

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  • Eduardo Jofre-Giraudo & Deborah H. Streeter & William Lazarus, 1990. "The impact of computer information systems on dairy farm management decisions," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(5), pages 463-474.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:6:y:1990:i:5:p:463-474
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199009)6:5<463::AID-AGR2720060505>3.0.CO;2-A
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    1. King, Robert P., 1985. "Farm Information Systems: Needs, Methods, And Responsibilities," North Central Region Archives 260644, North Central Region - North Central Cooperative Extension Association (NCCEA).
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    2. E. J. Jaselskis & R. L. Wilson & A. Ladson, 1997. "Developing an International Agribusiness Construction Information System," Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC) Publications (archive only) 97-mwp4, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    3. Nuthall, Peter L. & Bishop-Hurley, G.J., 1995. "Farm Computer Uptake and Practices in New Zealand," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 63(02), pages 1-10, August.
    4. E. J. Jaselskis & R. L. Wilson & A. Ladson, 1997. "Developing an International Agribusiness Construction Information System," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 97-mwp4, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.

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