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Potential Farmer Adoption of High Available Phosphorus Corn over a Three-year Period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

John C. Bernard ,
John D. Pesek Jr.  and
Amy Parish
John C. Bernard*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at University of Delaware
John D. Pesek Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at University of Delaware
Amy Parish
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at University of Delaware
*
Correspondence: John C. Bernard ▪ 229 Townsend Hall ▪ Department of Applied Economics and Statistics ▪ University of Delaware ▪ Newark, DE 19716 ▪ Phone 302.831.1380 ▪ Emailjbernard@udel.edu.
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Abstract

Corn containing high levels of available phosphorus (HAP) allows poultry to use more of the phosphorus they consume and could potentially reduce contamination of water from run-off. This study uses a conjoint analysis survey of Delmarva corn growers to model adoption of hypothetical HAP varieties over a three-year period. An optimal variety has a low technology fee and yield drag and a high harvest premium. Adoption of HAP corn increases during the period although growers’ tolerance of technology fees and yield drags diminishes over time. Adoption is further affected by farm size, farmer age, and the portion of income from corn.

Keywords

chickenconjoint analysiscorngenetically modifiedphosphorus pollution

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Research Article
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , December 2015 , pp. 214 - 232
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Copyright © 2015 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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