Production response of Illinois farmers to premiums for low-temperature dried corn

• Published in: Agribusiness (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 197 - 209
• Main Authors: Hill, L.D, Brophy, J.P, Florkowski, W.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.1988; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Wiley; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Series: Agribusiness
• Subjects: ADOPCION DE INNOVACIONES; ADOPTION DE L'INNOVATION; Agricultural economics; Agricultural production; ANALISIS ESTADISTICO; ANALYSE STATISTIQUE; BALANCE DE PROVISIONES; BILAN D'APPROVISIONNEMENT; CALIDAD; Censuses; Corn; DRYERS; DRYING; Education; Farm machinery; Farmers; Farms; Fossil fuels; GRAIN; GRANOS; Heat; ILLINOIS; INCENTIVES; INCENTIVOS; INCITATION; INNOVATION ADOPTION; logit analysis; Low; Marketing; ordinary least squares; Polls & surveys; Premiums; Purchasing; QUALITE; QUALITY; Questionnaires; SECADO; SECADORAS; SECHAGE; SECHOIR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; Supply & demand; SUPPLY BALANCE; TEMPERATURA; TEMPERATURE; Temperatures; Washers & dryers; ZEA MAYS; United States > US; Illinois

Low‐temperature drying methods result in improved corn quality, which is of some importance to all users but is particularly important to dry millers. Several low‐temperature drying methods exist, but there are few economic incentives to encourage their use. A supply function based on farm survey da...