Adoption of Variable Rate Technology

Abstract

Site Specific Management (SSM), which also variously referred to as Variable Rate Technology (VRT), is an emergingtechnology that enables producers to make more precise input application decisions based on soil and fieldcharacteristics. This study analyzes factors influencing the adoption of VRT for fertilizer application for cash grainproduction in Ohio. Results show that producer and field characteristics might influence the adoption decision onvarious SSM components differently. It also provides insight as to the sequence of adoption of SSM componenttechnologies and how this sequence might differ for producers of differing characteristics