Article
Producer Participation in Biomass Markets: Farm Factors, Market Factors, and Correlated Choices
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
8-1-2015
DOI
10.1017/aae.2015.9
Abstract
This study evaluates attitudes toward production of three major types of biomass—corncobs, corn stover, and dedicated energy grass—using responses to a mail survey of 2,250 Iowa farmers. We examine how factors influencing willingness to supply biomass vary across biomass types and analyze the presence of potential correlations across interest in growing various types of biomass. We find that correlation in choices across biomass types is strong and statistically significant. Farmers consider corn stover and corncobs as complementary, but dedicated energy grasses and corncobs or stover as substitutes. Factors affecting farmer choices also vary significantly by type of biomass.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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The Authors
Copyright Date
2015
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Mohammad Mainul Hoque, Georgeanne M. Artz, Darren H. Jarboe and Bobby J. Martens. "Producer Participation in Biomass Markets: Farm Factors, Market Factors, and Correlated Choices" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 47 Iss. 3 (2015) p. 317 - 344 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/darren-jarboe/19/
This article is published as Hoque, Mohammad Mainul, Georgeanne M. Artz, Darren H. Jarboe, and Bobby J. Martens. "Producer participation in biomass markets: farm factors, market factors, and correlated choices." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 47, no. 3 (2015): 317-344. doi: 10.1017/aae.2015.9. Posted with permission.