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An Empirical Analysis of Louisiana Small Farmers’ Involvement in the Conservation Reserve Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Patricia E. McLean-Meyinsse ,
Jianguo Hui  and
Randolph Joseph Jr.
Patricia E. McLean-Meyinsse
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jianguo Hui
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Randolph Joseph Jr.
Affiliation:
USDA-Soil Conservation Service, Alexandria, Louisiana
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Abstract

The study examines Louisiana small farmers' reasons for not participating in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), their awareness of the program, and their willingness to participate in the program. The results suggest that: farmers do not participate in the CRP if revenues from cropland are an important source of income, or if they are tenants; awareness is significantly related to education, income, race, and average return per acre; willingness is positively influenced by payment per acre, age, and farm status. Participation depends on whether payments per acre are comparable to the opportunity costs of removing cropland from production.

Keywords

binomial and multinomial logit modelsconservation reserve programnonparticipationsmall farmerssocioeconomic characteristics
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , December 1994 , pp. 379 - 385
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1994

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