Precision Farming
Economic and
Environmental Evaluations of Site Specific Farming
Technologies
Principal Investigator: Marvin T.
Batte
Summary:
Site specific farming is an emerging technology with
substantial promise to aid both farmers and society.
This research examines economic and environmental
impacts of site specific farming adoption. In
particular, it attempts to quantify the degree of
variation of yields within a field and to determine that
portion of variability that is due to factors under the
control of the farmer; to compare the financial
performance of variable rate fertilizer applications
relative to a uniform rate of application; to evaluate
the environmental consequences of site specific farming
practices; to estimate the profitability of adoption of
site specific farming technologies; to examine how
farmers will use information provided by this technology
to make a range of farm decisions; and to estimate the
impacts on rural communities of widespread adoption of
site specific farming technologies. The results of this
research will be helpful to farmers as they make site
specific farming adoption decisions, will help direct
the future development of this technology by improving
our understanding of important decision parameters, and
will help society evaluate the potential improvements
(or harm) that this technology might contribute to the
environment and to rural communities relative to current
agricultural production methods. The project also
includes an Extension education component intended to
facilitate transfer of information to farmers and others
facing adoption decisions.
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Batte, Marvin T., D. Lynn Forster, Isti
Surjandari, William E. Hudson, and Jose
Rodrigues-Solis. "1999 Ohio Precision
Agriculture Survey".
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0001, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, September, 1999. |
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Forster, D. Lynn,
Marvin T. Batte, Jose Rodrigues-Solis, William
E. Hudson, and Isti Surjandari. "1999
Ohio Cash-Leased Farmland Rents and Market
Values".
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0002, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, September, 1999. |
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Batte, Marvin T. "Precision Farming -- Factors
Influencing Profitability." Department of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development
Economics, The Ohio State University.
ESO 2542.
April 1999. |
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Batte, Marvin T.
“Precision Farming and Land Leasing Practices.” AED Economics Report
AEDE-RP-0010-01. Department of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development
Economics, The Ohio State University, September,
2001. |
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Arnholt, Michael,. Marvin T. Batte and Steve
Prochaska. “Adoption and Use of Precision
Farming Technologies: A Survey of Central Ohio
Precision Farmers.” AED Economics Report
AEDE-RP-0011-01. Department of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development
Economics, The Ohio State University, December,
2001. |
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Arnholt, Michael and Marvin T. Batte "
The Impact of Precision Farming on Ohio Farm
Management: Case Studies of Leading Ohio
Precision Farmers ".
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0004, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, December, 2001. |
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Arnholt, Michael,. Marvin T. Batte and Steve
Prochaska. " Adoption Levels of Precision
Farming Component Technologies: A Survey of
Precision Farming Adopters in Central Ohio."
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0008, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, December 2001. |
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Arnholt, Michael,. Marvin T. Batte and Steve
Prochaska. " A Survey of Precision Farming
Adopters in Central Ohio: Primary Motives for
Adoption."
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0009, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, December 2001. |
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Arnholt, Michael,. Marvin T. Batte and Steve
Prochaska. "A Survey of Precision Farming
Adopters in Central Ohio: Changing Farm
Management Practices."
First Report,
AEDE-FR-0010, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, December 2001. |
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Batte, Marvin T. "Precisely What is the Future
of Precision Farming?" In 2003 Ohio Policy &
Outlook Guide AEDE-RP-0030, Department of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development
Economics, The Ohio State University, December
2002. |
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Batte, Marvin T. and Mohammad Reza Ehsani.
"Precision Profits: The Economics of a Precision
Agricultural Sprayer System." AED Economics
Report
AEDE-RP-0056-05, Department of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Development Economics, The
Ohio State University, December, 2005. |
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Batte, Marvin T., Craig Pohlman, D. Lynn
Forster, and Brent Sohngen. "Adoption and Use
of Precision Farming Technologies: Results of a
2003 Survey of Ohio Farmers." AED Economics
Report
AEDE-RP-0039-03. Department of
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development
Economics, The Ohio State University, December,
2003. |
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Batte, Marvin T.
"Factors Influencing the Profitability of
Precision Farming Systems." Journal
of Soil and Water Conservation,
2000, Vol. 55 No. 1:12-18.
(Copyrighted - see journal) |
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Batte, Marvin T. and Michael W. Arnholt. "Farmer
Evaluation of Precision Farming Technologies."
Journal of the American Society of Farm
Managers and Rural Appraisers, 2002: 78-89.
(Copyrighted - see journal) |
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Batte, Marvin T.
and Michael W Arnholt. "Precision Farming
Adoption and Use in Ohio: Case Studies
of Six Leading-Edge Adopters." Computers and
Electronics in Agriculture 38 (2003):
125-139.
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Batte,
Marvin T. "Precision Farming and Land Leasing
Practices." Journal of the
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers, 2003:
55-63.
(Copyrighted - see journal) |
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Batte, Marvin T.
and Mohammad Reza Ehsani. "The Economics of
Precision Guidance with Auto-Boom Control
for Agricultural Sprayers". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture,
Vol 53(1) 2006:28-44.
(Copyrighted - see journal) |
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Isgin, T., Bilgic, A., Forster, D. L., and
Batte, M. T. 2008. Using Count Data Models to
Determine the Factors Affecting Farmers'
Quantity Decisions of Precision Farming
Technology Adoption. Computers and
Electronics in Agriculture 62(2): 231-242.
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