Are farmers’ decisions to work off the farm related to their decisions to participate in the conservation reserve program?

Autor:	Hung-Hao Chang, Richard N. Boisvert
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Agricultural diversification business.industry animal diseases media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Payment Agricultural science Work (electrical) Agriculture Economics Agricultural policy Conservation Reserve Program Agricultural productivity business Farm programs media_common
Zdroj:	Applied Economics. 41:71-85
ISSN:	1466-4283 0003-6846
DOI:	10.1080/00036840701720861
Popis:	Since both working off the farm and participating in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) remove important resources from US agricultural production, we utilize two econometric specifications to test hypotheses regarding whether these two decisions by farmers are independent. We find statistical evidence that decisions to participate in CRP and work off the farm are correlated. Characteristics of farm households and farm operations affect both decisions directly and indirectly, as do local economic conditions and participation in other farm programs. To illustrate their importance, we simulate the combined direct and indirect effects of changes in decoupled payments and farm size on the probabilities of farm households engaging in these two activities. We also illustrate that the probability of engaging in these two activities depends on whether the farm is located in a state, or local agricultural district or participates in a related farmland retention program.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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