Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Keywords
maize, producer beliefs
Journal/Book/Conference Title Title
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Volume
43
Issue
2
First Page
151
Last Page
171
Abstract
Fungal disease management in U.S. corn production has undergone a major shift in the last 2 decades. The decision to apply fungicide, a management practice that was once rarely considered, is now contemplated annually by many U.S. corn producers. We investigate potential factors underlying the fungicide treatment decision. We use economics, agronomy, and plant pathology literature to develop a conceptual model of the fungicide treatment decision and test the model using a survey of Midwest corn producers. We find the treatment decision is positively related to perceived economic gains, but heuristic factors also have a strong influence.
Department
Department of Economics
Original Publication Date
5-2018
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
©2018 Western Agricultural Economics Association. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.
Date Digital
2018
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Rosburg, Alicia and Menapace, Luisa, "Factors Influencing Corn Fungicide Treatment Decisions" (2018). Faculty Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/eco_facpub/1
Comments
First published in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, v. 43, no.2 (May 2018), pp. 151-171, published by Western Agricultural Economics Association.