| Precision
Farming
2005
Demaree, L., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English, and J.A. Larson.
“Precision Farming Survey to Guide Research
Efforts: Cotton Producer Input Needed to Map Future
of Precision Farming Technology Adoption.”
Press Release in News about Cotton Incorporated
from the Cotton Board, December 2004.
English, B.C., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts,
and R.L. Cochran. “When Do Cotton Yield
Monitors Pay?” Paper presented at the
2005 American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual
International Meeting, 17-20 Jul. 2005, Tampa, FL. Paper
No. 051130, American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers, St. Joseph, MI, 2005. Available online at:
http://asae.frymulti.com/request.asp?
JID=5&AID=18868&CID=tfl2005&T=2
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, and J.A.
Larson. “Multiple Variable Rate Input
Application: A Decision Framework,” pp.
849-855. In (J.V. Stafford ed.) Precision Agriculture
’05. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference
on Precision Agriculture, 9-12 Jun. 2005, Uppsala, Sweden.
Larkin, S.L., L. Perruso, M.C. Marra,
R.K. Roberts, B.C. English, J.A. Larson, R.L. Cochran
and S.W. Martin. “Factors Affecting Perceived
Improvements in Environmental Quality from Precision
Farming.” Journal of Agricultural
and Applied Economics 37(2005):577-588.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, R.L. Cochran,
and J.B. Wilkerson. “Using Breakeven Analysis
to Determine Prices Farmers Can Pay for Precision Weed
Control Technology.” Paper presented
at the Seventh International Conference on Precision
Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management,
25-28 Jul. 2004, Minneapolis, MN. Paper: In D.J. Mulla
(ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision
Resources Management, Unpaginated CD-ROM, 2005.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and R.L. Cochran, “Evaluating Investment
in Precision Farming Technology.” Paper
presented at The 27th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage
Systems Conference, 27-29 Jun. 2005, Clemson University
Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC.
Paper: In W. Busscher, J. Frederick, and S. Robinson
(ed.), The 27th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage
Systems Conference—The Science of Conservation
Tillage: Continuing the Discoveries, pp. 68-69.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
R.L. Cochran, and B.S. Wilson. “A Computer
Decision Aid for the Cotton Yield Monitor Investment
Decision.” Computers and Electronics
in Agriculture 48(2005):216-234.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and T. Sharp. “A Case Study Analysis of
the Risk Management Potential of a Precision Farming
System for Cotton.” Paper presented in
the Organized Symposia “Issues in Precision Agriculture
and Risk Management” at the 2005 Southern Agricultural
Economics Association Annual Meeting, 5-9 Feb. 2005,
Little Rock, AR. Abstract: Journal of Agricultural
and Applied Economics. 37,2(2005): 515.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English. “Economic
Evaluation of Variable Rate Nitrogen Application on
Cotton.” In (L.U. Hatch ed.) “Spatial
Technologies in Agriculture and Natural Resources.”
Proceedings of a regional workshop sponsored by Southern
Natural Resource Economics Committee (SERA-IEG-30),
May 30, 1999, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Huntsville,
AL. Available online at: http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/233.htm
June 2001.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A. Larson. “An
Economic Decision Framework for Precision Application
of Two Inputs.” Paper presented at The
27th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Systems Conference,
27-29 Jun. 2005, Clemson University Pee Dee Research
and Education Center, Florence, SC. Paper: In
W. Busscher, J. Frederick, and S. Robinson (ed.), The
27th Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Systems Conference—The
Science of Conservation Tillage: Continuing the Discoveries,
pp. 70-72.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A.
Larson. “The Variable-Rate Decision for
Multiple Management Zones.” Selected
paper presented at the 2005 Southern Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, 5-9 Feb. 2005, Little Rock,
AR. Abstract: Journal of Agricultural and Applied
Economics 37,2(2005): 506.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
and R.L. Cochran. “Factors Influencing
Southeastern Cotton Farmers to Adopt Precision Farming
Technologies Earlier than Later.” Paper
presented at the Seventh International Conference on
Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources
Management, 25-28 Jul. 2004, Minneapolis, MN. Paper:
In D.J. Mulla (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh
International Conference on Precision Agriculture and
Other Precision Resources Management, Unpaginated
CD-ROM, 2005.
Roberts, R.K., J.A. Larson, B.C. English,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, K.W. Paxton, S.L. Larkin,
M.C. Marra, S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J.M. Reeves.
“Adoption of COTMAN for Precision Farming.”
Presentation at the Cotton Incorporated COTMAN Working
Group Meeting, November 16-17, 2005, Austin, TX.
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Cochran, R.L., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts, and B.C. English.
“Will Providing Custom Variable Rate Application
Services be Profitable for Your Agribusiness?”
Paper presented at the 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
5-9 Jan. 2004, San Antonio, TX. Paper: In P.
Dugger and D. Richter (eds.), Proceedings 2004 Beltwide
Cotton Conferences, pp. 656-657. National Cotton
Council of America, Memphis, TN, 2004.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, J.A. Larson,
and R.L. Cochran. “Will Cotton Yield Monitors
Pay for You?” Presented at the Annual
Conference of the American Farm Bureau, Honolulu, Hawaii,
January 2004.
Larson, J.A. “Economics
of Precision Agriculture.” PowerPoint
Presentation published in the Proceeding of the 2004
Crop Management Seminar, Grand Casino Tunica Resort
Convention Center, Robinsonville, MS, 9-11 Nov. 2004.
Larson, J.A., and R.K. Roberts. “Farmers'
Perceptions of Spatial Yield Variability as Influenced
by Precision Farming Information Technologies.”
Selected paper presented at the 2004 Southern Agricultural
Economics Association Annual Meeting, 14-18 Feb. 2004,
Tulsa, OK. Abstract: Journal of Agricultural and
Applied Economics 36(2004): 524.
Larson, J.A., and R.K. Roberts. “Will
Precision Farming be Profitable on Your Farm?”
Presentation at the 23rd Annual Milan No-Till
Crop Production Field Day, 22 Jul. 2004. Paper: 23rd
Annual Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day Tour
Reports, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Special
Publication 04-01.
Larson, J.A., B.C. English, C. Hellwinckel,
D. De La Torre, Ugarte and M. Walsh. “A
Farm-Level Evaluation of Conditions Under Which Farmers
Will Supply Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Production.”
Selected Paper at the 2005 American Agricultural
Economics Association Annual Meeting, 24-27 Jul. 2005,
Providence, RI.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, R.L. Cochran,
and J.B. Wilkerson. “Using Breakeven Analysis
to Determine Prices Farmers Can Pay for Precision Weed
Control Technology.” Paper presented
at the Seventh International Conference on Precision
Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management,
25-28 Jul. 2004, Minneapolis, MN. Paper: In D.J. Mulla
(ed.), Proceedings of The Seventh International
Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision
Resources Management, Unpaginated CD-ROM, 2005.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, R.L. Cochran,
and J.B. Wilkerson. “Using Breakeven Analysis
to Determine Precision Weed Control Technology.”
Seventh International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Conference Abstracts, pp. 124, July 25-28, 2004, Minneapolis,
MN.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and R.L. Cochran. “CYMIDA B A Cotton Yield
Monitor Investment Decision Aid.” Paper
presented the Workshop Decision Aids: Tomorrow's
Solutions Today at the 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
5-9 Jan. 2004, San Antonio, TX. Paper: In P. Dugger
and D. Richter (eds.), Proceedings 2004 Beltwide
Cotton Conferences, pp. 201-203. National Cotton
Council of America, Memphis, TN, 2004.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and R.L. Cochran. “Development of Decision
Aids to Facilitate Farmer Analysis of Investment in
Cotton Precision Farming.” PowerPoint
Presentation published in the Proceeding of the 2004
Crop Management Seminar, Grand Casino Tunica Resort
Convention Center, Robinsonville, MS, November 9-11,
2004.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C.
English, R.L. Cochran. “University of
Tennessee Software Analyzes Cotton Yield Monitoring
Costs.” SeedQuest.com. Online
at: http://www.
seedquest.com/News/releases/2004/january/7402.htm
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English, R.L. Cochran,
and J.E. Travis. “Yield Monitor Decision
Aid: New Software Aids Cotton Producers in Yield Monitor
Investment Decision.” Cotton Grower
40(August 2004):10.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C.
English, J. Parker, and T. Sharp. “A Case
Study Economic Analysis of a Precision Farming System
for Cotton.” Paper presented at the 2004
Beltwide Cotton Conferences, 5-9 Jan. 2004, San Antonio,
TX. Paper: In P. Dugger and D. Richter (eds.),
Proceedings 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
pp. 539-442. National Cotton Council of America, Memphis,
TN, 2004
Marra, M.C., E. Wu, R.K. Roberts, B.C.
English, J.A. Larson, R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L.
Larkin, S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley. “Estimating
Demand for Precision technology in an Emerging Market:
Cotton Yield Monitors in the Southeastern U.S.”
Paper presented at the 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
5-9 Jan. 2004, San Antonio, TX. Paper: In P.
Dugger and D. Richter (eds.), Proceedings 2004 Beltwide
Cotton Conferences, pp. 524-538. National Cotton
Council of America, Memphis, TN, 2004.
Oliveira, C.W., R.E. Yoder, and
J.A. Larson. “Evaluating the Returns to
Site-Specific Irrigation.” Paper presented
at the Seventh International Conference on Precision
Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management,
25-28 Jul. 2004, Minneapolis, MN. Paper: In D.J. Mulla
(ed.), Proceedings of The Seventh International
Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision
Resources Management, Unpaginated CD-ROM, 2005.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A.
Larson. “Deciding on Variable Rate Input
for Multiple Inputs for Multiple Management Zone.”
PowerPoint Presentation published in the Proceeding
of the 2004 Crop Management Seminar, Grand Casino Tunica
Resort Convention Center, Robinsonville, MS, November
9-11, 2004.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
and R.L. Cochran. “The Effects of Farm
and Farmer Characteristics on the Timing of Precision
Soil Sampling Technology Adoption.” Seventh
International Conference on Precision Agriculture Conference
Abstracts, pp. 120, July 25-28, 2004, Minneapolis, MN.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
and R.L. Cochran. “Factors Influencing
Southeastern Cotton Farmers to Adopt Precision Farming
Technologies Earlier than Later.” Paper
presented at the Seventh International Conference on
Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources
Management, 25-28 Jul. 2004, Minneapolis, MN. Abstract:
Seventh International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Conference Abstracts, pp. 120, 2004.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S. L. Larkin, M. C. Marra,
S.W.,Martin, K. Paxton, J. Reeves, and D. Shurley. “2005
Cotton Precision Farming Survey.” PowerPoint
Presentation published in the Proceeding of the 2004
Crop Management Seminar, Grand Casino Tunica Resort
Convention Center, Robinsonville, MS, November 9-11,
2004.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English,
J.A. Larson, R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin,
M.C. Marra, S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J.M. Reeves.
“Adoption of Site-Specific Information
and Variable Rate Technologies in Cotton Precision Farming.”
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36(2004):143-158.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin, M.C. Marra,
S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J.M. Reeves. “Adoption
of Spatial Information Gathering Technologies and Variable
Rate Input Application Technologies by Cotton Farmers
in the Southeast.” Journal of Agricultural
and Applied Economic 36 (2004):524. Presented at
the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual
Meeting, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, February 14-18, 2004.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin, M.C. Marra,
S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J.M. Reeves. “Factors
Affecting Adoption of Cotton Precision Farming Technologies
in the Southeast.” Proceedings of the
2004 Cotton Economics and Marketing Conference, Beltwide
Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 5-9,
2004.
Robinson, E. “Is Precision
Farming for Your Farm?” Elton Robinson
reviews Milan No-Till Field Day presentation made by
J.A. Larson and R.K. Roberts, Milan, TN, July 22, 2004.
Delta Farm Press 61(September 15, 2004):6.
Robinson, E. “Is
Precision Farming Right for You?” Elton
Robinson reviews Milan No-Till Field Day presentation
made by J.A. Larson and R.K. Roberts, Milan, TN, July
22, 2004. Southeast Farm Press 31(September
15, 2004):27.
Thompson, A., D.D. Tyler, M. Essington,
and R.K. Roberts. “Soybean Production
and Profit as Influenced by Variable Rate Liming.”
Presentation to the Tennessee Soybean Promotion
Board. Pigeon Forge, TN, January 21-22, 2004.
Yancy, C. “Decision Aid
Helps Growers Make Precision Ag Choices.” Cecil
Yancy interviews Jeanne Reeves of Cotton Incorporated
about CYMIDA and Projects 99-735 and 00 871. Southeast
Farm Press 31(April 21, 2004):4, 8.
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Cochran, R.L., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts, B.C. English.
“CYMIDA: Cotton Yield MonitorInvestment
Decision Aid.” Tennessee Agricultural
Experiment Station, Department of Agricultural Economics,
Brochure, July 2003.
Cochran, R.L., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts,
and B.C. English. “Will Variable Rate
Application Technology Pay in Tennessee: A Breakeven
Analysis.” Tennessee Agricultural Experiment
Station, Department of Agricultural Economics, Research
Series 03-03, 2003.
Cochran, R.L., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts,
B.C. English, B.S. Wilson, and M.B. Cooney. “CYMIDABAn
Interactive Computerized Cotton Yield Monitor Investment
Decision Aid User Guide for Version 1.2.” In
(ed. J.A.. Larson) Cotton Incorporated 2003 Annual Report,
Project 99-735, January 2004.
English, B.C., J.A. Larson, R.K.
Roberts, and A. Fitchpatrick. “Characteristics
of Early Cotton Yield Monitor Adopters.”
Paper presented at the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
6-10 Jan. 2003, Nashville, TN. Paper: In P. Dugger and
D. Richter (eds.), Proceedings of the 2003 Beltwide
Cotton Conferences, pp. 388-389. National Cotton
Council of America, Memphis, TN, 2003.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and R.L. Cochran. “Analysis of Breakeven
Yield Gains and Input Cost Savings for a Cotton Yield
Monitoring Information System.” Selected
paper presented at the 2003 Southern Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, 2 -5 Feb. 2003, Mobile,
AL. Abstract: Journal of Agricultural and Applied
Economics. 35(2003): 444.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and R.L. Cochran. “Breakeven Analysis
for a Cotton Yield Monitor Information System.”
Paper presented at the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
6-10 Jan. 2003, Nashville, TN. Paper: In P.
Dugger and D. Richter (eds.), Proceedings of the
2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, pp. 390-393.
National Cotton Council of America, Memphis, TN, 2003.
Larson, J.A., B.C. English, R.K. Roberts,
and R.L. Cochran. “A Cotton Yield Monitor
Investment Decision Aid.” Paper presented
at the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, 6-10 Jan. 2003,
Nashville, TN. Paper: In P. Dugger and D. Richter (eds.),
Proceedings of the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
pp. 532-533. National Cotton Council of America, Memphis,
TN, 2003.
Larson, J.A. R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
R.L. Cochran, and B.P. Wilson. “Cotton
Yield Monitor Investment Decision Aid (CYMIDA) Web-Site.”
Created 2003. On-line at:
http://economics.ag.utk.edu/cymida.html.
Oliveira, C.W.,
R.E. Yoder, J.B. Wilkerson, D.C. Yoder, and J.A Larson.
“Evaluation of Management Units for Site Specific
Irrigation Adoption.” Presentation at
the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual
International Meeting, 27-30 Jul. 2003 Las Vegas, NV.
Paper 032145, American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
St. Joseph, MI, 2003.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran. Use of Precision Farming Technologies
by Cotton Farmers.” Proceedings of the
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers, July 27-30, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English,
J.A. Larson, and R.L. Cochran. “Use of
Precision Farming Technologies in Cotton Production
as Influenced by Producer and Farm Characteristics.”
pp. 295-296. In (eds. A. Werner and A. Jarfe) Programme
Book of the Joint Conference of ECPA-ECPLF. Wageningen,
The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2003.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin, M.C. Marra,
S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J.M. Reeves. “Cotton
Precision Farming Technology Adoption as Influenced
by Farm Attributes and Farmer Characteristics and Perceptions.”
Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Department
of Agricultural Economics, Staff Paper No. SP 01-03,
2003.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin, M.C. Marra,
S.W. Martin, J. Reeves, and W.D. Shurley. “Factors
Affecting Use of Precision Soil Sampling and Variable
Rate Lime Application.” pp. 394-395.
In P. Dugger and D. Richter (eds.) Proceedings of
the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Nashville, TN,
January 6-10, 2003. National Cotton Council of America,
Memphis, TN, 2003.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, W.R. Goodman, S.L. Larkin, M.C. Marra,
S.W. Martin, W.D. Shurley, and J. Reeves. “Use
of Precision Farming Technologies in Cotton Production
as Influenced by Producer and Farm Characteristics.”
Web publication of presentation at the Fourth
European Conference on Precision Agriculture, http://www.ecpaberlin.org/index.php?Menue=Program&go
=shownewprogramtable , 2003.
Thompson, M.A., H.P. Denton,
M.E. Essington, D.D. Tyler, and R.K. Roberts. “Soybean
Production and Profit as Influenced by Variable Rate
Liming.” Presentation to the Tennessee
Soybean Promotion Board, Pigeon Forge, TN, January 9-10,
2003.
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Cochran, R.L., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts,
B.C. English, B.S. Wilson, and M.B. Cooney. “CYMIDA–An
Interactive Computerized Cotton Yield Monitor Investment
Decision Aid: Users Guide.” Tennessee
Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Agricultural
Economics, Staff Paper 12-02, December 2002.
Cochran, R.L., R.K. Roberts, B.C. English,
and J.A. Larson. “Precision Farming by
Tennessee Cotton Producers: Results from the 2001 Southern
Precision Farming Survey.” Tennessee
Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Agricultural
Economics, Research Series 08-02, 2002.
English,B.C. J.A Larson, R.K. Roberts,
and R.L. Cochran. "Information to Assist
in Making the Decision on Whether to Purchase a Cotton
Yield Monitor.” Oral presentation at
the 2002 American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 28-31, 2002.
Larkin, S., B.C. English, J.A Larson,
M. Marra, S. Martin, J. Reeves, R.K. Roberts, and D.
Shurley. “Determinants of Perceived Environmental
Benefits from Precision Farming.” Paper
presented in an organized symposium entitled “Current
Status and Future Prospects for Precision Farming in
Cotton Production” at the 2002 Southern Agricultural
Economics Association Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, Feb.
3-6, 2002. Abstract J. Agr. & Appl. Econ.
34, 2(2002):385.
Marra, M., E. Wu, B.C. English,
S. Larkin, J.A Larson, S. Martin, J. Reeves, R.K. Roberts,
and D. Shurley “Demand for a More Accurate
Yield Monitoring Technology by Cotton Farmers .”
Paper presented in an organized symposium entitled
“Current Status and Future Prospects for Precision
Farming in Cotton Production” at the 2002 Southern
Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Orlando
Fl, Feb. 3-6, 2002. Abstract J. Agr. & Appl.
Econ. 34, 2(2002):385.
Marra, M., E. Wu, R.K. Roberts, B.C.
English, J. A. Larson, R.L. Cochran, B. Goodman, S.
Larkin, S. Martin, D. Shurley, and J. Reeves. "Southeastern
Cotton Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Yield Monitors
with GPS." Presented in an Organized Symposium,
ACurrent Status and Future Prospects for Precision Farming
in Cotton Production,@ Journal of Agricultural and
Applied Economics 34(2002):385.
Larson, J.A., R.L. Cochran, R.K. Roberts,
and B.C. English. “Cost Analysis of a
Cotton Yield Monitoring System.” Proceedings
of the 6th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
and Other Precision Resources Management, Minneapolis,
MN, July 14-17, 2002.
Larson, J.A., B.C. English, and R.K.
Roberts. “Precision Farming Technology
and Risk Management.” Chapter 19, pp.
417-442. In (eds. R.E. Just and R.D. Pope) A Comprehensive
Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, 2002.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English,
and J.A. Larson. “Factors Affecting the
Location of Precision Farming Technology Adoption in
Tennessee.” Journal of Extension.
40,1(2002): 1-10.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A.
Larson. “Targeting Precision Farming Extension
and Agribusiness Services towards Locations with High
Probabilities of Adoption.” Proceedings
of the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on Business
Honolulu, Hawaii, June18-22, 2002.
Roberts, R. K., B.C. English,
J.A. Larson R.L. Cochran, R. Goodman, S. Larkin, M.
Marra, S. Martin, J. Reeves, and D. Shurley. “Precision
Farming by Cotton Producers in Six Southern States:
Results from the 2001 Southern Precision Farming Survey.”
Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Research Series
03-02, 2002.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, J.A. Larson,
R.L. Cochran, R. Goodman, S. Larkin, M. Marra, S. Martin,
D. Shurley, and J. Reeves. "Factors Influencing
Precision Farming Technology Adoption by Cotton Farmers."
Presented in an Organized Symposium, ACurrent Status
and Future Prospects for Precision Farming in Cotton
Production." Journal of Agricultural and Applied
Economics 34(2002):385.
Roberts, R.K., S.B. Mahajanashetti,
B.C. English, J.A. Larson, and D.D. Tyler. “Variable
Rate Nitrogen Application on Corn Fields: The Role of
Spatial Variability and Weather.” Journal
Agricultural and Applied Economics. 34,1(2002):
111-129.
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English, B.C., J.A. Larson, and R.K.
Roberts. "Incorporating Risk into an Economic
Analysis of Variable Rate Application.”
Presented at the Annual S-283 Meeting, Raleigh, NC,
December 3-4, 2001.
English, B.C., J.A. Larson, R.K. Roberts.
“Precision Farming Technology Adoption
in Tennessee Counties: A Logit Analysis.” Paper
presented at the 2001 Southern Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, January
27-31, 2001. Abstract J. Agr. & Appl. Econ.
33, 3(2001): 627.
English, B.C., S.B. Mahajanashetti,
and R.K. Roberts. "Assessing Spatial Break-even
Variability in Fields with Two or More Management Zones.”
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
33 (2001):551-565.
English, B.C., and R.K. Roberts.
“Farmer Perceptions on Adopting Precision Farming
Technologies in Tennessee.” Journal
of Agricultural and Applied Economics 33(2001):381.
English, B.C., and R.K. Roberts.
“Findings from a Focus Group of Precision Farming
Technology Adopters.” Proceedings
of the 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conferences 1(2001):291-292.
Larson, J.A., B.C. English, and R.K.
Roberts. “Does Risk Matter in Precision
Farming? A Case Study Analysis for Variable Rate Application
of Nitrogen on Corn.” Paper presented
at the SER-IEG-31 Annual Meeting entitled “A Comprehensive
Assessment of the Role of Risk in Agriculture. Gulf
Shores, AL, March 22-24, 2001.
Roberts, R.K., and B.C. English.
“Evaluating the Returns to Variable Rate Nitrogen
Application.” Abstract in Agricultural
and Natural Resource Economics, Social Science
Electronic Publishing, Inc., April 2001, http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=244630.
Roberts, R.K., and B.C. English.
“Profitability of Variable Rate Nitrogen Application
Assuming Different Rules for Uniform Rate Application.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Western Agricultural Economics Association, Logan, UT,
July 8- 11, 2001.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A.
Larson. “Analysis of Precision Farming
Technology Adoption in Relation to Cotton Production
in Tennessee.” 2000 Annual Report to
Cotton Incorporated (99-735), 2001.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English,
and S.B. Mahajanashetti. "Environmental
and Economic Effects of Spatial Variability and Weather.”
In (Gilbert Grenier and Simon Blackmore Eds.)
Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Precision
Agriculture 2(2001):545-550.
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English, B.C., and R.K. Roberts.
“Identifying Physical Field Attributes
that Result in Increased Profitability Through Precision
Farming.” Presented to the Tennessee
Soybean Promotion Board, Pigeon Forge, TN, January 2000.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, and J.A.
Larson. “A Logit Analysis of Precision
Farming Technology Adoption in Tennessee.”
The University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment
Station, Department of Agricultural Economics Staff
Paper 00-01, 2000.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. “An Economic and Environmental
Analysis of Precision Farming on Selected West Tennessee
Soils.” American Society of Agricultural
Engineers Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
July 8- 12, 2000.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, and D.E.
Sleigh. “Spatial Distribution of Precision
Farming Technologies in Tennessee.” The
University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Research Report 00-05, 2000.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, and B.C.
English. "Factors Influencing the Adoption
of Precision Farming Technologies in Tennessee Counties."
Presented at the Annual S-283 Meeting, Nashville, TN,
November 30-December 1, 2000.
Larson, J.A., R.K. Roberts, and B.C.
English. “Precision Farming Adoption in
Tennessee.” 20th Annual Milan No-Till
Crop Production Field Day Tour Reports, July 27, 2000,
Special Publication 00-01, pp. 6-7.
Mahajanashetti, S.B., B.C. English,
and R.K. Roberts. "Precision Farming: Economic
and Environmental Consequences of Spatial Variability,”
pp. 55-56. In (M. Mahadevappa, S.G. Patil,
C. Jagannath, and Nalini A.S. Prabhakar, eds.) Abstracts
of Bharata Ratna Sir M. Vishveshvaraya Memorial National
Seminar on Environmental Pollution and Management.
Seminar Held at Dharwad, Karnataka, India, November
24-25, 2000.
Roberts, R.K., and B.C. English.
“Use of Precision Farming Technologies by Crop
Producers in Tennessee: Results from Surveys of Agricultural
Extension Agents, Off-Farm Service Providers and Producers.”
Cotton Incorporated, January 2000.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and J.A.
Larson. “Net Cash Income per Farm Influences
Where Precision Farming Technologies Are Used in Tennessee.”
Grant Report to Cotton Incorporated, October 2000.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. "Evaluating the Returns
to Variable Rate Nitrogen Application..”
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
32(2000):133-143.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and D.E.
Sleigh “Precision Farming Services in
Tennessee: Results of a 1999 Survey of Precision Farming
Service Providers.” The University of
Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report
00-06, 2000.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and D.D.
Tyler. “The Role of Spatial Variability
and Weather in Variable Rate N Application on Corn Fields.”
Presented at the Annual S-283 Meeting, Nashville, TN,
November 30-December 1, 2000.
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English, B.C. and R.K. Roberts.
"Does Variable Rate Input Application Pay?"
Cotton Grower Plus 1999:14:3:12-13.
English, B.C., and R.K. Roberts. "Perceptions
of What Economists Need From and Can Give to Other Disciplines."
Presented in an Organized Symposium (The Role of Agricultural
Economists in Multidisciplinary Precision Farming Research)
at the Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics
Association, August 8-11, Nashville, TN.
English, B.C. and R.K. Roberts. "Precision
Application of Fertilizer and Lime: Results from Precision
Farming Surveys in Tennessee." Soil Management,
Soil Fertility and Environmental Science Crop Research
and Recommendation Meeting, Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
December 7, 1999.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. "Spatial Break-Even Variability
for Variable Rate Technology Adoption."
In (P.C. Robert, R.H. Rust, and W.E. Larson, eds.) Proceedings
of the Fourth International Conference on Precision
Agriculture, 1998:1633-1642.
English, B.C., R.K. Roberts, D.E. Sleigh,
S.B. Mahajanashetti. "Spatial Break-Even
Analysis of Variable Rate Potassium Application Technology
on Cotton: An Application on a Soybean-Cotton Field
in Western Tennessee." In (P. Dugger and
D. Richter, eds.) 1999 Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Conferences,
Orlando, FL, January 3-7, 1999:1:31-32.
Mahajanashetti, S.B., B.C. English,
and R.K. Roberts. "Economic and Environmental
Benefits of Variable Rate Application of Nitrogen to
Corn Fields: Role of Variability and Weather."
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
81,5: 1291.
Mahajanashetti, S.B., B.C. English,
and R.K. Roberts. "Spatial Break-Even Variability
for Custom Hired Variable Rate Technology Adoption."
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
81,5: 1296.
Robert, R.K., and B.C. English (Organizers).
"The Role of Agricultural Economists in
Multidisciplinary Precision Farming Research."
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
1999:81:(abstract forthcoming).
Roberts, R.K., and B.C. English. "Spatial
Distribution of Precision Farming Services and Technologies
in Tennessee." Presented at the Annual
Meeting of Southern Regional Research Project, S-283,
Memphis, TN, November 15-16, 1999.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. "Does Precision Farming
Pay?" Department of Agricultural Economics
and Rural Sociology, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment
Station, Staff Paper SP99-01, 1999.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, S.B. Mahajanashetti.
"Economic Evaluation of Variable Rate Nitrogen
Application on Cotton." In (P. Dugger
and D. Richter, eds.) 1999 Proceedings Beltwide Cotton
Conferences, Orlando, FL, January 3-7, 1999:1:20.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. "Effects of Yield Response
and Spatial Variability on Use of Variable Rate Nitrogen
Technology." Invited paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of Southern Regional Information
Exchange Group, SRIEG-10, Huntsville, AL, May 20-21,
1999.
Roberts, R.K., B.C. English, and S.B.
Mahajanashetti. "Hypothetical Example of
Evaluating Economic Benefits and Costs of Precision
Farming." Journal of Agricultural
and Applied Economics 31,2:396.
Tyler, D.D., J.B. Wilkerson,
W.E. Hart, H.P. Denton, D.D. Howard, R.K. Roberts, B.C.
English, M.E. Essington, H.J. Savoy, and R.S. Freeland.
"Precision Farming Research for Enhanced
Agricultural Sustainability." Invited
presentation, American Chemical Society Fall Meeting,
New Orleans, August 23, 1999.
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