PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ted L. Napier
AU  - Cameron S. Thraen
AU  - Akia Gore
AU  - W. Richard Goe
TI  - Factors affecting adoption of conventional and conservation tillage practices in Ohio
DP  - 1984 May 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 205--209
VI  - 39
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/3/205.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/3/205.full
AB  - 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.