Factors affecting adoption of conventional and conservation tillage practices in Ohio

Ted L. Napier; Cameron S. Thraen; Akia Gore; W. Richard Goe

ABSTRACT:

Data were collected in 1982 from 918 farmers living in 9 randomly selected Ohio counties to examine adoption of conventional and soil conservation tillage practices. Relatively few of the adoption behaviors could be explained with the variables included in the analysis, but the best predictors were factors associated with scale of farming operation. Diffusion-type variables were shown to be of very little value in understanding adoption of soil erosion control practices. Alternative theoretical perspectives are suggested for future research.

Footnotes

Ted L. Napier is a professor of development sociology, Cameron S. Thraen is an assistant professor of agricultural economics, and Akia Gore and W. Richard Goe are graduate research associates in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Salaries and research support provided by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service via NC-162, Hatch 722, and State 502 projects. Partial funding for data processing was provided by the National Institute for Farm Safety and the Nationwide Insurance Company.
Copyright 1984 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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