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Determining the Minimum Acreage for Cost-Effective Adoption of Auto-Guidance Systems in Cotton Production

Lewis, M. Hope

from ARE Update Vol. 6, No. 6, July/Aug, 2003

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Abstract

New agricultural technologies require increased initial investment but tend to decrease variable costs. This article analyzes the minimum acreage needed to adopt auto-guidance technology in cotton production.

Keywords

technology, investment, cost, acreage, auto-guidance, cotton, profit, input, output, supply, price, benefit, cost-effective

Citation

Lewis, M. Hope. 2003. "Determining the Minimum Acreage for Cost-Effective Adoption of Auto-Guidance Systems in Cotton Production." ARE Update 6(6): 3-6. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1453327733/16642/