The Variable-Rate Decision for Multiple Inputs with Multiple Management Zones



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The Variable-Rate Decision for Multiple Inputs with Multiple Management Zones

Roland K. Roberts, Burton C. English, and James A. Larson
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tennessee
2126 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
[email protected], (865) 974-7482

Selected Paper Prepared for Presentation at the
Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting
Little Rock, Arkansas, February 5-9, 2005

Abstract: Research has evaluated the relative profitability of variable-rate versus uniform-rate
application of a single input in fields with multiple management zones. This paper addresses the
variable-rate decision for multiple inputs. The decision-making framework is evaluated for
nitrogen and water applied to irrigated cotton in fields with three management zones.

Keywords: Breakeven analysis, cotton, economic feasibility, multiple inputs, precision farming,
variable-rate technology

JEL Classifications: Q12

Copyright 2005 by Roland K. Roberts, Burton C. English, and James A. Larson. All rights
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