This paper uses data from dairy farmers in six U.S. states to examine farm-level factors influencing the adoption of recombinant bovine somatatropin (rBST), a productivity-enhancing hormone that is injected in cows. The results of multinomial logit estimations of rBST adoption and disadoption...

Trends and determinants in the adoption of recombinant bovine somatotropin are examined using data from across the United States. The core findings are: (a) moderate adoption rates and relatively small impacts on national milk production; (b) substantial disadoption, farmers who have tried the...

This article exploits panel data from Wisconsin dairy farmers to examine the dynamics of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) adoption and to identify the characteristics that distinguish among nonadopters, disadopters, and early and late adopters. Panel methods are used to control for omitted...

Trends and determinants in the adoption of recombinant bovine somatotropin are examined using data from across the United States. The core findings are: (a) moderate adoption rates and relatively small impacts on national milk production; (b) substantial disadoption, farmers who have tried the...

This article exploits panel data from Wisconsin dairy farmers to examine the dynamics of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) adoption and to identify the characteristics that distinguish among nonadopters, disadopters, and early and late adopters. Panel methods are used to control for omitted...

Trends and determinants in the adoption of recombinant bovine somatotropin are examined using data from across the United States. The core findings are: (a) moderate adoption rates and relatively small impacts on national milk production; (b) substantial disadoption, farmers who have tried the...

This article exploits panel data from Wisconsin dairy farmers to examine the dynamics of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) adoption and to identify the characteristics that distinguish among nonadopters, disadopters, and early and late adopters. Panel methods are used to control for omitted...

We evaluate the impact of agricultural land market liberalization policies in Latin America by empirically examining the degree to which the reforms have broken down the dependence of operational area on owned area. We use panel data sets from Honduras and Peru to estimate the relationship...