ABSTRACT

Probit analysis of responses from a 2001 survey of cotton farmers in six southeastern states was used to determine the factors that influence cotton farmers to use precision soil sampling and variable rate lime application. Farm size, college attendance, farmer age, land quality, and the farmer's perceptions about the importance and profitability of cotton precision farming were significant in determining the use of precision soil sampling. Variable rate lime application, given that a farmer used precision soil sampling, was significantly explained by land quality and the farmer's age and knowledge about the cost of precision farming.