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Exploring Differences in Precision Agriculture Adoption: New and Beginning Farmers, and Established Farmers

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper compares precision agriculture (PA) adoption between new and beginning farmers (NBFRs) and established farmers using data from a 2021 U.S. Midwest farmer survey. We focus on the human capital of two different groups of farmers in the PA adoption.
Whoi Cho, Oscar Sarasty, Tong Wang
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Autonomous Agricultural Robot Using YOLOv8 and ByteTrack for Weed Detection and Destruction

Machines
Automating agricultural machinery presents a significant opportunity to lower costs and enhance efficiency in both current and future field operations. The detection and destruction of weeds in agricultural areas via robots can be given as an example of ...
Ardin Bajraktari, Hayrettin Toylan
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao, Simon Meister, Lucie Maruejols, Xiaohua Yu   +3 more
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YOLOC-tiny: a generalized lightweight real-time detection model for multiripeness fruits of large non-green-ripe citrus in unstructured environments

Frontiers in Plant Science
This study addresses the challenges of low detection precision and limited generalization across various ripeness levels and varieties for large non-green-ripe citrus fruits in complex scenarios.
Zuoliang Tang, Zuoliang Tang, Lijia Xu, Haoyang Li, Mingyou Chen, Xiaoshi Shi, Xiaoshi Shi, Long Zhou, Yuchao Wang, Zhijun Wu, Yongpeng Zhao, Kun Ruan, Yong He, Wei Ma, Ning Yang, Lufeng Luo, Yunqiao Qiu   +16 more
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Crop Insurance Design and On‐Farm Risk Adaptation

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States spends billions annually on crop insurance premium subsidies, yet the prevailing distance‐based guarantee design unintentionally rewards risk‐taking by linking subsidies to yield variability. We consider a simple redesign: define guarantees in terms of probability so that coverage reflects a consistent likelihood of indemnity.
Gerald Van Tassell, Alan P. Ker
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Real-time crop row detection using computer vision- application in agricultural robots

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
The goal of achieving autonomous navigation for agricultural robots poses significant challenges, mostly arising from the substantial natural variations in crop row images as a result of weather conditions and the growth stages of crops.
Md. Nazmuzzaman Khan, Adibuzzaman Rahi, Veera P. Rajendran, Mohammad Al Hasan, Sohel Anwar   +4 more
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
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Evolutionary Parameter Tuning Method for a Graph-Based Path Planning Algorithm in Agricultural Robotic Manipulators

IEEE Access
The successful execution of path planning algorithms can be substantially impacted by the selection of appropriate planner’s parameters. Identifying the optimal parameters suitable for a specific task and environment may require a heuristic ...
Seyed Abdollah Vaghefi, Mohd Faisal Ibrahim, Mohd Hairi Mohd Zaman   +2 more
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Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
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